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Table 9 Suppliers’, manufacturers’, retailers’ and consumers’ preferences for specific wood species for grinding pestle

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

Suppliers (n=22)(%)

Consumers* (n=106)(%)

Retailers n=25)(%)

Kyere

Pterygota macrocarpa

0

4.8

8

Mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

46

8.8

12

Nyamedua

Alstonia boonei

0

33.6

44

Odum

Chlorophora excelsa

27.2

19.2

28

Teak

Tectona grandis

0

0

8

Wawa

Triplochiton scleroxylon

13.4

33.6

0

Wonton

Morus mesozygia

13.4

0

0

Total

 

100

100

100

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