Poga
| Poga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Anisophylleaceae |
| Genus: | Poga Pierre[1] |
| Species: | P. oleosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Poga oleosa | |
Poga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Poga oleosa, a large tree found from southeast Nigeria to Gabon.[2] Its common names include afo nut, inoi/inoy nut and poga.[3] Its seeds are dispersed by forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis).[4] Local people collect and sell the edible nuts for their oil.[5] The wood, known as ovoga, is used for veneers, furniture and boxes.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1254 (1896)
- ^ "Poga Pierre". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Poga oleosa afo nut". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
Other common names; ... inoi nut, inoy nut, poga
- ^ Beaune, David; Fruth, Barbara; Bollache, Loïc; Hohmann, Gottfried; Bretagnolle, François (2013). "Doom of the elephant-dependent trees in a Congo tropical forest". Forest Ecology and Management. 295: 109–117. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.041.
- ^ a b "Poga oleosa Ovoga". Forest Products Laboratory. USDA. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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