Terry C.H. Sunderland, Susan T. Harrison and Ousseynou Ndoye 5no. countryspeciescommonpart of thedominanttransfor-scale ofnationalgeogr.authorsnamesresourceform ofmation*tradetrade andrange***usedmanagementexport**1GhanaGarcinia kola;Tweapeah, nsorkorstemwildlowinternationalmediummediumBlay, D.Garcinia epunctata2CameroonPrunus africanaPygeum, Red stinkwood,barkwildhighinternationalmediumsmallNdam, N. and Tonye, M.Wotango3NamibiaHarpagophytumDevil’s claw,rootmanagedhighinternationalmediummediumWynberg, R.procumbensArthritis root4SouthCassipourea flanaganiiUmemezibarkwildlownationallowsmallCocks, M.L. and Dold, A.P.Africa
5BeninVitellaria paradoxaShea, Karitékernelswild/highinternationalmediumlargeSchreckenberg, K.managed6NigeriaGarcinia kolaBitter cola, Orogboseedswild/lownationallowmediumAdebisi, A.A.managed7NigeriaDacryodes edulisSafou, Bush pear,fruitmanaged/lownationallowmediumAdewusi, H.G.Orumucultivated8KenyaBrachylaena huillensisMahogany, MuhuwoodwildmediuminternationalhighmediumChoge, S.K.9UgandaPolyscias fulvaMutati, Parasol tree,woodwildmediuminternationallowmediumOmeja, P.et al.Setaala10ZimbabweAfzelia quanzensisAfzelia, Pod mahogany,woodwildmediuminternationallowlargeStanda-Gunda, W.Mukambaand Braedt, O.11SouthPterocarpus angolensisKiaat, African teak,woodwildmediumnationalmediumlargeShackleton, S.E. andAfricaMurotsoShackleton, C.M.12CameroonAcacia seyalSeyal, White-galledwoodwildlownationallowlargeIjang, T.P.acacia, Ulbe13ZimbabweHyphaene petersianaIlala palm, IlalaleaveswildmediuminternationallowmediumSola, P.14GhanaEremospatha macrocarpa;Rattan, Mfia, AyiestemwildmediuminternationalmediumlargeAdu-Anning, C.Laccosperma secundiflorum;Calamus deerratus15EquatorialLaccosperma secundiflorum;Aka, RattanstemwildmediumnationallowlargeSunderland, T.C.H.et al.GuineaLaccosperma robustum;Eremospatha macrocarpa16CameroonLaccosperma secundiflorum;Maraca, Rattan,stemwildmediuminternationallowlargeDefo, L.Eremospatha macrocarpa;ÉkèLaccosperma robustum17ZimbabweLoxodonta africanaAfrican Elephant, NzouelephantwildhighinternationalmediumlargeDoré, D. and Bond, I.* The degree of processing that is required: Low (e.g. fruit, bush meat or other products that can be used directly by the consumer), medium (e.g. fibre from grass used for weaving or handicrafts;wood for carvings); or high (e.g. essential oil extracted from plant and used in incense or as a chemical component in medicine).** Value of national trade and export in 1998: Low (< 1,000,000 US$/year); medium (1,000,000 - 10,000,000 US$/year); high (10,000,000 US$/year).*** Geographic range: Total area (global) over which the target species lives: Large (>1,000,000 km2 ); Medium (<1,000,000>75,000 km2 ); Small (<75,000 km2 ).Table 1.Important characteristics of the cases01 introduction Africa.p65 5 22/12/2004, 11: