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Table 1.2. Farmers' most important tree species in the humid lowlands of Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana.

Nigeria Cameroon Ghana

Rank Species % APS Species % APS Species % APS

1 Irvingia gabonensis 86 7.8 Irvingia gabonensis 86 6.0 Artocarpus communis 67 4.5

2 Chrysophyllum albidum 56 6.8 Baillonella toxisperma 77 6.0 Annona squamosa 58 3.5

3 Dacryodes edulis 64 6.2 Dacryodes edulis 67 4.6 Chrysophyllum albidum 46 3.0

4 Milicia excelsa 64 5.8 Ricinodendron heudelotii 67 4.1 Tetrapleura tetraptera 54 2.9

5 Vernonia amygdalina 62 5.6 Alstonia boonei 63 3.6 Garcinia afzelji 29 2.0

6 Garcinia kola 39 4.6 Guibourtia demeusi 37 3.4 Ricinodendron heudelotii 42 1.9

7 Treculia africana 28 3.9 Endrandsphaga cylindricum 60 2.6 Dacryodes klaineana 25 1.9

8 Dennetia tripelata 30 3.7 Milicia excelsa 37 1.8 Synsepalum dulcificum 42 1.8

9 Neubouldia laevis 30 3.0 'Esok' 33 1.7 Spondias mombin 42 1.8

10 Occimum gratissimum 11 2.5 Raphia spp. 23 1.5 Solanum indicum 33 1.8

% = percentage of households mentioning the species; APS = average preference scores for those households mentioning the species,
'10' indicates a ranking of 1st, '9' a ranking of 2nd, etc.