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Table 10 Suppliers’, manufacturers’, retailers’ and consumers’ preferences for specific wood species for roller

From: Assessment of local wood species used for the manufacture of cookware and the perception of chemical benefits and chemical hazards associated with their use in Kumasi, Ghana

 

Wood species

Respondents

Local name

Scientific name

Manufacturers (n=22)(%)

Suppliers (n=22)(%)

Consumers* (n=106)(%)

Retailers (n=25)(%)

Albizia

Albizia adianthifolia

4.5

0

0

0

Apru

Nesogordonia papaverifera

0

0

0

24

Danta

Cistanthera papaverifera

18.3

45.5

13

4

Hyedua

Guibourtia ehie

4.5

0

0

0

Kyere

Pterygota macrocarpa

13.8

0

0

0

Mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

22.2

31.8

19

0

Odum

Chlorophora excelsa

0

0

28.5

0

Papao

Afzelia africana

13.8

0

0

0

Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

0

0

32.1

68

Sapelle

Entandrophragma cylindricum

9.1

0

0

0

Teak

Tectona grandis

13.8

22.7

7.4

4

Total

 

100

100

100

100

  1. *Excludes 19 respondents who claimed not to be knowledgeable in wood species.