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The'top 10' species in Cameroon: a survey of farmers' views on trees

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Results are reported from a survey of 5 villages. The 10 preferred species identified were (in descending order of preference): Irvingia gabonensis Baillonella toxisperma Dacryodes edulis Elaeis guineensis Ricinodendron heudelotii Alstonia boonei Guibourtia demensei [G. demeusii] Entandrophragma cylindricum Garcinia lucida and Chlorophora excelsa [Milicia excelsa].

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