Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, H: Environment & Earth Science, Volume 23 Issue 1

Tree Species Diversity Status and Contributors to Forest Degradation in Shasha Forest Reserve, Nigeria © 2023 Global Journals 1 Year 2023 42 Global Journal of Science Frontier Research Volume XXIII Issue ersion I VI ( H ) handles, and implements and made into a type of guitar. Bignoniaceae Mikhamia spp Moraceae Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.Berg African teak It is used for construction work, shipbuilding and marine carpentry, sleepers, framework, trucks, draining boards, outdoor and indoor joinery, stairs, doors, frames, garden furniture, cabinetwork, paneling, flooring and profile boards for decorative and structural uses. It is also used for carving, domestic utensils, musical instruments, and toys. Moraceae Morusmesozygia Stapf The wood is suitable for sliced veneer, high-class furniture, flooring, staircases, joinery, and turnery, agricultural implements, toys, novelties, carvings, boxes, crates, vats, posts, poles, piles, mine props and shingles. Moraceae Musangacercropioides R.Br Corkwood Production of stools, musical instruments,walkingsticks, trays, baskets, toy popguns. Moraceae Myrianthusar boreus P. Beauv. Giant yellow mulberry, Monkeyfruit It is used to make domestic utensils and also used for fencing. Malvaceae Nesogordonia papaverifera (A.Chev.) R.Capuron Red wood It is used for general construction, floors, joinery, turnery, boatbuilding, tool handles, gunstocks, plywood, utility crossarms, and furniture. Sterculiaceae Octolobusangustatus Hutch . The stems are made into spear shafts Rubiaceae Oxyanthus speciosus DC Whipstick loquat The wood is used for building poles, whipsticks, and tool handle. The wood is used for fuel. Apocynaceae Picralima nitida (Stapf) T Durand &H.Durand Small dippers and spoons are made from the shell of the fruit. It is used traditionally to make items such as combs incense holders, spoons, walkingsticks, arrows, weaver's shuttle. Myristicaceae Pycnanthusangolensis (Welw. ) Ward African nutmeg/ilomba It is used for veneer peeling, panels, furniture frames, box-making, pencils, and minor joinery. Apocynaceae Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel . Poison devils pepper Hunting poison Euphorbiaceae Ricinodendronafricanum (Ball.) Pierre It is used in making small kitchen utensils, carved material, dye, and tanning. Euphorbiaceae Ricinodendronheudelotii (Ball.) Pierre African oil-nut tree Paper pulp, bowls, used for fishnet floats and rafts for heavy timbers, used for rough planks and coffins. Violaceae Rinoreadentata (P. Beauv.) Kuntze Oloborobo Chewing stick Bignoniaceae Spathodeacampanulata P. Beauv . African tulip tree It is used for making blacksmiths' bellows. The wood is used for the carving and production of plywood. Sterculiaceae Sterculiaoblonga Mast Yellow sterculia It is used for flooring, beams, planks, and furniture. Sterculiaceae Sterculiarhinopetala K. Schum. Aye Timber, construction, flooring, joinery, interior trim, paneling, stairs, high-quality furniture, ship and boat building, turnery, tool handles, toys, poles, veneer and plywood.