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]
Other common names; ... inoi nut, inoy nut, poga
Poga | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Anisophylleaceae |
Genus: |
Poga Pierre [1] |
Species: | P. oleosa
|
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]
Other common names; ... inoi nut, inoy nut, poga