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O. wrightianus Hutch.<br />

Vernacular names<br />

BENIN: h<strong>of</strong>le (Defi); gbe-dekun (Gun-Gbe) NIGERIA: akwal� (Igbo); pank�r�<br />

(Yoruba).<br />

Uses<br />

The Igbo in Nigeria split the stem to make tying material <strong>of</strong> different sorts: a coarse<br />

cordage ekwel� or akwal�; a finer twine ud�, and string or thread, elili (Jeffreys,<br />

1960). A specialised twine called akwal� anya is made for tying bulky packages<br />

(ibid.). This also serves for binding hut frames together. The leaf sheath base is also<br />

used by the Igbo as a chew stick (Dalziel, 1937).<br />

References: BENIN: Pr<strong>of</strong>izi (1986); Aufsess 430 (herb. K!): NIGERIA: Jeffreys (1960); (Dalziel,<br />

1937); Holland (1922).<br />

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