Qualitative and Quantitative Determination of Phytochemical Contents of Indigenous Nigerian Softwoods

Table 1

Table of the botanical and local names as well as location of various Nigerian softwoods.

S/N	Wood sample (botanical name)	Classification	Botanical families	Igbo	Yoruba	Hausa	Location
1	Monodora tenuifolia	Softwood	Annonaceae	Ehuru ofia	Lakesin	Guyiyadanmiya	Port Harcourt
2	Moringa oleifera	Softwood	Moringaceae	Okwe oyibo	Ewe igbale	Zogalla gandi	Lagos, Ibadan
3	Protea elliottii	Softwood	Proteaceae	Okwo	Dehinbolorun	Halshena	Nsukka
4	Barteria nigritiana	Softwood	—	Ukwoifia	Oko	Idon zakara	Nsukka, Enugu
5	Anogeissus leiocarpus	Softwood	Combretaceae	Atara	Egba	Marike	Onitsha, Awka
6	Allanblackia floribunda	Softwood	Guttiferae	Egba	Orogbo	Guthiferae eku	Calabar, Ikom
7	Glyphaea brevis	Softwood	Tiliaceae	Anyasu alo	Eso, shishi	Bolukonu kanana	Calabar
8	Sterculia oblonga	Softwood	Sterculiaceae	Ebenebe	Aworlwo	Kukuki	Ibadan
9	Uapaca guineensis	Softwood	Euphorbiaceae	Obia	—	Wawan kurmi	Onitsha
10	Amphimas pterocarpoides	Softwood	Leguminosae	Awo	Ogiya	Wawan kurmii	Umuahia, Ikom
11	Albizia adianthifolia	Softwood	Leguminosae-Mimosoideae	Avu	Anyimebona	Gamba	Enugu, Nsukka
12	Dichapetalum barteri	Softwood	Dichapetalaceae	Ngbu ewu	Ira	Kirni	Onitsha, Agulu
13	Afzelia bipindensis	Softwood	Fabaceae	Aja	Olutoko	Rogon daji	Benin
14	Afzelia bella	Softwood	Fabaceae	Uzoaka	Peanut	Epa	Owerri, Orlu
15	Dichrostachys cinerea	Softwood	Fabaceae	Amiogwu	Kara	Dundu	Onitsha
16	Pentaclethra macrophylla	Softwood	Leguminosae	Ugba	Apara	Kiriya	Onitsha
17	Tetrapleura tetraptera	Softwood	Leguminosae-Mimosoideae	Oshosho	Aridan	Dawo	Onitsha, Akpaka
18	Afrormosia laxiflora	Softwood	Leguminosae-Papilionoideae	Abua ocha	Shedun	Idon zakara	Sokoto
19	Sacoglottis gabonensis	Softwood	Rhizophoraceae	Nche	Atala	Chediya	Rivers
20	Cassipourea barteri	Softwood	Lecythidaceae	Itobo	Itobo	Odu	Eket
21	Combretodendron macrocarpum	Softwood	Ochnaceae	Anwushi	Anwushi	Akasun	Udi, Owerri
22	Cordia millenii	Softwood	Meliaceae	Okwe	Okwe	—	Owerri, Onitsha
23	Khaya ivorensis	Softwood	Bignoniaceae	Ono	Oganwo	Madachi	Calabar
24	Kaempferia galanga	Softwood	Zingiberaceae	Shanty	—	—	Enugu