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Uses
The cane of this species is poor in quality. It is rather inflexible and prone to breaking.
However, particularly in the absence of other species, O. mannii can be employed for
coarse weaving. In the Congo, the stem epidermis is used by the Téké for tha
manufacture of coarse baskets and local weaving. In Equatorial Guinea, the juvenile
stems are sometimes used for weaving in the same manner as the young stems of E.
macrocarpa, which they resemble; hence the same name for the juvenile form
(Sunderland, 1998).
References: CAMEROON: Hédin (1929); van Gemerden BJ (herb. K!): EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
Sunderland (1998): CONGO: Profizi & Makita-Madzou (1996).
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O. tuleyi sp. nov.
Vernacular names
NIGERIA: iboh (Ekit): CAMEROON: madame (Trade/Pidgin); mo’ap (Balundu-
Bima); edju (Bakundu-Balue); moa-echié (Denya)
Uses
This cane is not used commercially at all due to the poor quality of the cane
(Sunderland pers. obs.; Morakinyo, 1994). It is rather weak, inflexible and rather
prone to breakage on bending. However, the base of the leaf sheath is often used by
the indigenous communities of SW Cameroon as a chew-stick (Sunderland unpubl.
notes; Thomas et al., 1989; Sunderland & Tchouto, 1999). In Nigeria, the stem
epidermis is often used for tying yams to their climbing poles (“yam-barns”) as it rots
fairly quickly and does not constrict the developing climbing stems (Morakinyo,
1994).
References: NIGERIA: Morakinyo, 1002 (herb. K!): CAMEROON: Thomas et al., (1989); Sunderland
(unpubl. notes).
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