tipped hairs. Leaves ovate- to rhomboid-elliptic, obtuse, 5-nerved at
base, 1-2½ in. long, crenate, rough-pubescent; pet. quite as long as
leaves. Infl. monœcious, crowded in clusters at ends of branches. Fem.
bracts small, sub-reniform, with 8-10 triangular gland-tipped teeth,
crowded; sep. 3, ciliate; ovary 3-lobed, pubescent; styles short,
slender, divided almost to the base.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Addai & Gir).
=A. crenata= _Hochst._
Annual, up to 18 in. high; stem grooved, short-pubescent. Leaves ovate,
5-nerved at base, 1-2 in. long, crenate, glabrous; pet. at least as long
as leaves. Infl. bisexual; fem. fl. crowded at base and a few abortive
ones at tip, male fl. in between, few. Fem. bracts ciliate, not gland-
tipped; ovary pilose, styles 3, laciniate, slender.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Kordofan Prov.
=A. indica= _Linn._
Erect, almost unbranched herb, up to 3 ft. high, shortly pubescent and
angular. Leaves lanceolate- to rhomboid-ovate, acute, cuneate and
5-nerved at base, 1-2½ in. long, serrate, glabrous except on nerves;
pet. usually longer than blade. Infl. bisexual, axillary, solitary, or
in pairs, up to 2½ in. long with 1-7 distant fem. fl. below and few
terminal male fl., with 1 abortive fem. fl. at tip. Fem. bracts 1-2
flowered, suborbicular, up to ⅓ in. broad, with 10-12 triangular teeth;
sep. 3; ovary deeply 3-lobed, pilose; styles short, laciniate.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Khartoum Prov.; Upper White Nile
Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
The roots, leaves and tender shoots are used in India for various
disorders. The juice of the plant is esteemed as an emetic for children.
=A. bipartita= _Muell. Arg._
Climbing shrub, branches angular. Leaves ovate, acuminate, rounded or
subcuneate and digitately 15-nerved at base, 1¼-2½ in. long, serrate,
densely pubescent on nerves below; pet. ½-¾ in. long, pubescent. Infl.
bisexual, axillary, solitary, pedunculate; ped. ab. 1 in. long with a
fem. 2-fl. bract slightly above middle, upper part male, spicate, 1-1½
in. long.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
250 =Lepidoturus laxiflorus= _Benth._
Diœcious shrub or small tree. Leaves oblong, acuminate, rounded and 3-
(rarely 5-) nerved at base, 3-5 in. long, closely crenate, shining and
glabrous above, long hairy on nerves below; pet. 1-1½ in. long. Male
spikes numerous from below the leaves, at length 2-3 in. long; bracts
scarious, ovate; calyx usually 4-lobed; st. 8, filam. slightly connate
at base. Fem. spikes few-flowered; calyx 3-5-sect; ovary 3-celled,
pubescent; styles long, slender, simple; capsule 3-dymous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River & Linduku River &
Kulenjo).
251 =Alchornea cordifolia= _Muell. Arg._
_A. cordata_ Benth.
Shrub or small tree, erect or half-climbing. Leaves broadly ovate,
cordate, 4-8 in. long. 3-6 in. broad, subentire, with a gland in the
axil of each nerve at the base. Male spikes in copious axillary
panicles. Styles 2. Fruit puberulous.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
=A. glabrata= _Prain._
Shrub or tree, up to 40 ft. high. Leaves alt., almost subsessile, oblong
or oblong-oblanceolate, acute, narrowed to base, entire or crenate, 4-6
in. long, with 1-2 pairs of glands at or near the base below. Infl.
diœcious. Male spikes panicled, terminal; calyx 4-lobed; st. 8 or less,
free or slightly connate at base. Fem. spikes simple, terminal; calyx-
lobes usually 4 (to 6); caps. 3-celled, smooth, ⅓ in. across; styles
simple, linear.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Yuru River).
252 =Neoboutonia macrocalyx= _Pax._
Diœcious tree, up to 65 ft. high. Leaves cordate-orbicular, 5-7 nerved
at base, 8 in. long, hoary-stellate and sparsely lepidote on nerves
beneath; stip. lanceolate, under ½ in. long. Male fl. copiously
panicled, nearly ¼ in. across; calyx 2-fid, stellate pubescent; sta. ab.
30, connective of anther with a terminal gland. Fem. fl. in simple or
sparingly branched racemes, ¾ in. wide; sep. 5, accrescent, connate
below; styles 2-fid, rather broad; caps. 3-coccous, ½ in. across.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
=N. canescens= _Pax._
Diœcious tree, 25-40 ft. high; twigs rusty-scurfy. Leaves petioled,
orbicular-cordate, acute, entire, 5-7 nerved at base, 4-8 in. long,
sparingly stellate-scurfy on main nerves above, beneath closely
adpressed scurfy. Male fl. copiously panicled; calyx glabrous; sta. ab.
20, filaments hardly longer than anthers; connective usually with 3
apical glands. Fem. fl. in copiously branched racemes, small; ovary with
tufts of stellate hairs; styles narrow with 2 linear lobes. Caps.
3-coccous, brown-scurfy, ¼ in. across.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River).
253 =Mallotus oppositifolius= _Muell. Arg._
Diœcious shrub, 6-12 ft. high. Leaves opp., ovate-acuminate or acute,
cordate or obtuse and 3-nerved at base, 6-7 in. long, somewhat sinuate-
dentate, rusty-stellate on nerves and glandular beneath. Racemes
axillary, rachis rusty-pubescent. Male 4-5 in. long; fl. glomerate;
calyx 4 (-5) valved; sta. numerous, free, purple. Fem. in fl. 2½-3 in.
long; sep. 4-5; ovary 3-celled, globose; stigmas plumose. Caps.
3-coccous, ¼-⅓ in. wide.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River, Dar Fertit: Biri
River near Deim Zubeir, Bongo-land: Baiko); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-
land: Diagbe River).
254 =Macaranga Schweinfurthii= _Pax._
Armed diœcious shrub to lofty tree; spines on stem and branches. Leaves
alt., ovate, shallow lobed, irregularly toothed, 6-18 in. long; base
narrowly deep-cordate and with a pair of glands at junction with
petiole; pet. 8-16 in. long; stip. ovate, 1¼ in. long. Male fl. in
lateral panicles, fascicled in axils of fallen leaves; sta. 2-5. Fem.
fl. in short lateral racemes; ovary glabrous, 2-3 celled; stigmas
spreading; caps. 2-coccous; cocci ½ in. across.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Yuru & Diagbe Rivers).
255 =Ricinus communis= _Linn._ =var. genuina= _Mull. Arg._ HURUA or
KHIRUWI—Arab; BULLAS—Hadendowa; BOMBŌR (Dilling) & PWA (Kadugli)—Nuba;
HOLLOLA or SHUNSHUMUT—Hameg; FAP—Nuer; BUNGA—Zande. The Castor-Oil
Plant.
Tall herb or shrub, with deeply 7 or more lobed palmate leaves. Fl. in
large pyramidal panicles, males below, fem. above. Caps. prickly; seeds
mottled.
Semi-wild on river banks; Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile Prov.; White Nile
Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Bahr El Jebel.
The seeds yield the Castor-Oil of commerce. The leaves, pounded into a
paste, are applied externally for headaches.
=var. africana= _Muell. Arg._
Fruit with only few prickles.
Khartoum Prov.; Kordofan Prov. (J. Kōn).
256 =Dalechampia scandens= _Linn._ =var. cordofana= _Muell. Arg._
DEMCHIRAI (Meshra El Zeraf) & ABULISEIG (N. Kordn.)—Arab; GADIANG (or
AGADIANG) (Meshra El Zeraf)—Dinka.
Slender, monœcious climber; stem pubescent; leaves deeply 3-5 partite;
lobes rather wide-oblong, acute or obtuse; base cordate, 5-7 nerved;
length 2-5 in. Fl. in dense, long peduncled axillary heads, subtended by
a pair of yellowish, ½-¾ in. long and broad bracts.
Kassala Prov. (Goz Regeb); Khartoum Prov. (J. Malakhit); White Nile
Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan Prov. (Obeid to Melbes); Upper White Nile
Prov.; Mongalla Prov. (Bor, Dinka-land).
It is used for scorpion stings.
257 =Tragia cannabina= _Linn. f._ DEMCHIRAI (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab;
MADIAB-DIAB (Meshra El Zeraf)—Dinka.
Sub-erect or rambling herb, 2-5 ft. high, sometimes hispid with white,
stinging hairs. Leaves alt., deeply 3-partite, sometimes 5-partite at
base, sometimes without lateral lobes, central lobe oblong, 2½ in. long,
margin lobulate; nerves bristly; pet. ¼-½ in. long. Racemes bisexual,
leaf-opposed, 1-2 in. long on naked, bristly 2-3 in. long peduncles;
male fl. rather lax, numerous, fem. fl. 2-3 below the male; bracts
lanceolate, small. Male sep. 3, ovate; sta. 3. Fem. calyx segm. 6, with
dense white bristles, accrescent later. Ovary bristly; styles 3, connate
in lower half. Caps. 3-coccous.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf);
Sobat River (Nasser); Bahr El Jebel (Shambé and Bari country); Mongalla
Prov. (Yei River).
=var. Brouniana= _Prain._
Herb, 4-6 in. high, hispid, and with white, stinging hairs. Leaves
short-petioled, deeply 3-partite, narrow-lanceolate, central lobe 2 in.
and lateral ½ in. long; margin sparingly toothed. Racemes terminal,
occasionally leaf-opposed, under 1 in. long.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post, Saoleil); Up. White Nile Prov. (Kaka); Nuba
Mts. Prov. (Kadugli).
The root is chewed and applied to scorpion stings.
=var. intermedia= _Prain._
Stems erect or sub-erect, 2-3 ft. high, glabrous or pubescent, beset
with white, stinging hairs. Leaves distinctly petiolate, the lowest
3-partite, the upper sometimes all without lateral lobes, central lobe
lanceolate, 3½ in. long, sparingly sharply toothed. Racemes leaf-
opposed.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); White Nile (Dinka country).
=T. tripartita= _Schwfth._
Erect herb, 1½-2 ft. high, woody below; stem with sparse stinging hairs.
Leaves deeply 3-partite, lobes lanceolate or lin.-lanceolate, the
central one 4-7 in. long, margin subentire; pet. up to ⅓ in. long.
Racemes bisexual, terminal and leaf-opposed, 2 in. long on naked
peduncles 1-3 in. long; male fl. above and 1-3 fem. fl. below; bracts
ab. ⅙ in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma).
=T. cordifolia= _Vahl._
Slender twiner, without stinging hairs, puberulous. Leaves ovate-
lanceolate, long acuminate, cordate, 2½-4 in. long; margin serrate or
almost fimbriate dentate, puberulous and bristly on nerves; pet. ½-2½
in. long. Racemes bisexual, terminal, rather lax, 1½-2½ in. long, with a
naked peduncle ½-2 in. long. Male fl. numerous above and a solitary
basal fem. fl. Pedicels, both sexes, as long as their bracts and usually
solitary.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (J. El Amira); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
=T. mitis= _Hochst._
Slender twiner without stinging hairs. Differs from above in being
diœcious and in the male fl. being above on the raceme in 3-fl.
glomerules and from middle downwards in lax 3-fl. cymules.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma & near Hammad).
=T. bongolana= _Prain._
Slender climber. Leaves retrosely hispid on nerves and petioles. Male
fl. twice as large as in above, otherwise much alike.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Sabbi & between Kero & Reggo).
=T. Benthami= _Baker._
Slender climber, finely puberulous and with few stinging hairs. Leaves
ovate acute or acuminate, shallowly or rarer deeply wide cordate,
sharply serrate, 2-4 in. long, sparingly bristly on nerves; pet. ¾-2½
in. long, bristly with stinging hairs. Racemes lateral and terminal on
lateral branches, ½-¾ in. long with a naked peduncle, ¼-⅓ in. long,
densely set with stinging hairs; male fl. numerous above and 2-3 basal
fem. fl.; pedicels, both sexes, solitary, almost as long as the bracts.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River).
=T. Schweinfurthii= _Baker._
Diœcious herb from woody base, 4-8 in. high, densely pilose, without
stinging hairs. Leaves linear-oblong to lanceolate, 1½-2 in. long,
minutely serrate, sessile or nearly so. Racemes terminal and leaf-
opposed, more numerous on male plant. Male racemes 1½-4 in. long with a
short pilose peduncle; pedicels shorter than the lanceolate bracts; sep.
3; sta. 3. Fem. racemes ¾-1½ in. long, with a pilose peduncle ⅓-½ in.
long; fl. 3-6; pedicels longer than bracts; calyx-segm. 6, at length
accrescent; styles 3, short, connate at base; caps. 3-coccous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Dar Fertit & Golo country).
=ULMACEÆ.=
258 =Celtis integrifolia= _Lam._ IBNU (Baggara), LEBINGA (Fung Prov.) or
MAHAGAYA (Kordn.)—Arab; EIRĀL (Dilling) & DOMBELABAI (Fan Yan)—Nuba;
BAKKA—Bari.
Large tree with smooth, grey bark. Leaves alt., shortly petioled, ovate,
short acuminate, base unequally rounded, entire, 1½-3 in. long,
3-nerved. Infl. polygamous, axillary, shorter than the leaf, cymose,
hermaphr. fl. above, few, male fl. below, numerous, shorter stalked;
calyx 4-5 lobed; stamens 4-5, minute; stigma bifid, sometimes twice so.
Drupe ovoid, globose, about ⅓ in. long.
Blue Nile Prov.; Fung Prov.; White Nile Prov. (Dueim); Kordofan Prov.
(near Singukai); Nuba Mts. Prov. (Dar Nuba); Sobat River; Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Dinka: Ghazal River, Mittu: Mvolo, Rohl River); Bahr El Jebel.
Wood perishable, yellowish white, density 0.750.
259 =Trema guineensis= _Ficalho._
Shrub or tree; branches hairy. Leaves alt., ovate-oblong, acute to
acuminate, base unequally cordate, 2½-4 in. long, margin denticulate,
basally 3-nerved; petiole short. Infl. axillary, polygamous dense; fl.
5-merous, minute. Drupe small.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land).
260 =Chætacme microcarpa= _Rendle._
Shrub or small tree, armed with solitary or paired axillary spines.
Leaves alt., distichous, elliptic-oblong to ovate, apiculate, 2-4 in.
long. Infl. monœcious, male fl. greenish, axillary, cymose; calyx
5-partite; sta. 5; fem. fl. solitary or few; calyx 5-partite; style
2-branched; drupe globose, ⅓ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
=ROSACEÆ.=
261 =Rubus sp.=
Scandent shrub. Leaves pinnate, with prickly axis; leaflets ovate-
oblong, acutely acuminate, doubly serrate, 2-3 in. long, pubescent on
the nerves beneath. Flowers paniculate; buds ovoid silky, with long
glabrous tips.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River)
262 =Parinarium curatellifolium= _Planch._
Small or moderate-sized tree, tawny-tomentose on extremities. Leaves
alternate, coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, 4½ in. long. Flowers terminal or
from the upper axils, in panicles 3-6 in. long; calyx tube campanulate;
petals 5, inserted in mouth of calyx tube; stamens 7 to many, united
into a tube at base. Drupe size of a plum, edible.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas, Wau & Biselli).
Hard, heavy wood, light brown in colour, suitable for joinery. Fruit the
size of a plum, edible.
263 =Potentilla supina= _Linn._
Decumbent herb, up to 1 ft. high, with pinnately 3-5 fol. leaves and
leaf-opposed yellow flowers.
Berber, Khartoum, Blue Nile, White Nile & Kordofan Provinces.
The plant is rich in tannin and is probably astringent and tonic. The
root is sometimes used as a febrifuge.
264 =Neurada procumbens= _Linn._
Tomentose annual, with procumbent branches. Leaves ovate-oblong with 1-4
obtuse lobes on each side, ab. ½ in. long. Flowers axillary, solitary,
roundish, hairy. Fruit orbicular, ¾ in. across, prickly.
Nubia; Red Sea Prov. (Dongonab, & 21° N.L.)
=CHAILLETIACEÆ.=
265 =Dichapetalum Schweinfurthii= _Engl._
Large shrub. Leaves obliquely oblong-elliptic, acute, the large about 6
in. by 2½ in., slightly pubescent on the nerves below. Flowers axillary,
clustered white or yellow, sweet smelling. Petals bilobed. Fruit
globose, tomentose.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: by the Mbrwole
River).
=CÆSALPINIACEÆ.=
266 =Cæsalpinia pulcherrima= _Sw._
Shrub with bi-pinnate leaves and orange-red flowers, with very long
tassel-like stamens.
Introduced. Cultivated for its brilliant orange-red flower.
267 =Poinciana elata= _Linn._ OGOI—Hadendowa.
Small to middle-sized tree. Leaves abruptly bi-pinnate; flowers large
whitish, turning orange when fading.
Red Sea Prov.
Wood yellow, close, even-grained, easily worked, weight 45-48 lbs. per
cft.
=P. regia= _Bojer._ The Flamboyant or the Gold Mohur Tree.
Large tree, frequently flowers before the leaves appear. Leaves abruptly
bi-pinnate; pinnæ 8-20 pair. Flowers large. Introduced. Highly
ornamental.
268 =Parkinsonia aculeata= _Linn._ SESABAN (wrongly named)—Arab.
Small spiny tree. Leaves bi-pinnate; secondary petioles abruptly
pinnate, somewhat flattened; leaflets small. Flowers yellow; pods
constricted between the seeds. Throughout the Sudan (Introduced).
269 =Cassia Kotschyana= _Oliv._ SENNA & UMKATSHU—Arab; GAFELE &
BOYEH—Golo; OKIL—Jur; RATU—Zande.
Small tree. Leaves abruptly pinnate; flowers in long drooping panicles,
showy, yellow; pods cylindrical, up to 2 ft. long and ab. ½ in. in
diameter, break transversely.
Fung Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Darfur, Bahr El Ghazal & Mongalla Provinces.
=C. occidentalis= _Linn._ ’SORIB (Baggara) & SENNA—Arab; ASHASHI
(Dilling) & ASHASHINI (J. Ghulfan)—Nuba.
Semi-woody herb, up to 5 ft. high. Leaves abruptly pinnate; rachis 4-6
in. long, with a gland at base; leaflets 4-5 pair, narrow with acute
apex. Flowers yellow; pod linear, slightly compressed between the seeds.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Berber Prov. (Shendi); Khartoum, Blue Nile,
Fung, Kordofan, Darfur & Mongalla Provinces.
The leaves, roots, and seeds are used medicinally, i.e., pounded leaves
for healing fresh wounds, the seeds in ringworm, and the root as
diuretic. An infusion of the leaves is considered useful in bilious
fevers. The seeds toasted, and ground, are used as a substitute for
coffee.
=C. Sieberiana= _DC._
Small tree, glabrous or extremities puberulous. Leaflets 6-14 pair,
ovate-elliptical, up to 3½ in. long. Racemes 4-18 in. long; bracts
present during flowering; flowers yellow; 3 stamens longer than the
other 7. Pod sub-cylindrical, elongate.
Fung Prov.; Nuba Mts. Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land); Mongalla
Prov.
Wood very hard and heavy, fibrous, yellow ochre colour, density 0.818.
Difficult working, suitable for joinery, cart building. Resistant to
pests.
=C. Arereh= _Del._ GARADAYA (Fung)—Arab; KAFA—Burun; UMFLOGORU—Hameg;
GAFELE—Golo; MASISI—Bongo.
Shrub or small tree. Leaflets 7-9 pairs, ovate to lanceolate, obtusely
acuminate, reticulately-veined, 2½ in. long. Racemes terminal short;
bracts present at flowering time; petals yellow; 3 stamens longer than
the rest. Pod cylindrical, up to 20 in. long and 1 in. in diam.,
dehisces longitudinally showing numerous dissepiments.
Nubia; Blue Nile Prov.; Kordofan Prov. (South); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s
Post); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (near Chak Chak); Mongalla Prov.
=C. Tora= _Linn._ HEREISHAH—Arab; KAITELANG (Dilling)—Nuba; KIAR
(Mongalla)—Dinka.
Erect annual, 1-2 ft. high. Leaflets 3-pair, obovate, with a gland on
the rachis between the lowest one or two pairs. Flowers yellow, solitary
or in pairs; pod 6-8 in. long, thin, quadrangular, curved when young.
Kassala Prov.; Blue Nile Prov. (Abu Haraz); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post);
White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Upper White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Jur-land: Agade); Mongalla Prov.; Darfur Prov. (Kulme).
Has similar properties to _C. occidentalis_ Linn. (above).
=C. obovata= _Collad._ SANNA or SENNA EL KELB—Arab; AMBARKI—Hadendowa;
ALL’A (Dilling)—Nuba.
Bushy herb. The flat pod has a series of crested plaits on its sides.
Leaflets 3-7 pairs, obovate to oblong. Racemes axillary, bracts
rotundate, ovate; 2 anthers longer than the rest.
Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile Prov., and most parts of the Northern Sudan.
The leaves are occasionally mixed with those of the true Senna.
=C. holosericea= _Fresen._
Shrubby and velvety. Leaflets 5-8 pairs, ovate to oblong, 1 in. long.
Racemes shorter than the leaves. Pod 1½ in. long, broadly falcate.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Seterri, South of Suakin); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur
Ghattas).
=C. didymobotrya= _Fres._
Shrub, 10 ft. high. Leaflets 8-16 pairs, oval-oblong, apex rounded,
mucronate, base obliquely rounded. Racemes 5-12 in. long, from upper
axils, flowers packed at first in imbricate, caducous bracts. Pod
linear-oblong, 3-4 in. long.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=C. acutifolia= _Del._ SENNA or SENNA EL RIF (N. Kordn.) & SENNA
MEKKA—Arab.
Undershrub. The flat pod has no crest on its side. Leaflets 4-5 pairs,
oval to lanceolate, acute. Racemes from axils of upper leaves, much
longer than the leaves; pods broadly oblong, slightly curved, without
crest on the sides, ab. 2 in. long.
North Sudan; Red Sea Prov.; Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile, Darfur & Kordofan
Provinces.
The pods and leaves constitute the true Alexandrian Senna of commerce.
=C. Absus= _Linn._ HABBAT EL AIN (N. Kordn.) & HAB EL AIN (Port
Sudan)—Arab.
Erect annual, 1-2 ft. high, covered with bristly glandular hair. Leaves
small; rachis swollen at the base and with a gland between every one of
the 4 pairs of leaflets, which are broadly oval or obovate-oval; pod 1-2
in., hairy, linear, ab. ¼ in. broad.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Kordofan Prov.;
Upper White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
The seeds are used for ophthalmia and the ringworm.
=C. mimosoides= _Linn._
Shrubby. Leaflets very small, linear, unequal sided, usually 10-80 pair;
flowers yellow; pod linear, ab. 2 in. long, slightly pilose.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Kordofan Prov. (El
Obeid & Tekele); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambé); Darfur Prov. (Kulme).
=C. nigricans= _Vahl._ SURIB (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Erect herb, up to 5 ft. high, somewhat similar to above. Leaflets small,
8-18 pair; flowers very small. Pod linear, ab. 2 in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Khartoum Prov.; Fung Prov. (Harun); Kordofan
Prov. (near Rahad); Nuba Mts. Prov. (J. Eliri); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Bongo-land: Addai, Niamniam-land); Mongalla Prov.
=C. goratensis= _Fresen._
Shrub or small tree. Leaflets 7-9 pairs, oblong to obovate-elliptic,
rounded both ends, pubescent, 1½ in. long, with inter-petiolular glands.
Flowers corymbose, crowded at ends of branches; petals yellow, large,
unequal. Pods constricted, up to 4 in. long.
Blue Nile Prov. (Upper); White Nile Prov.; Nuba Mts. Prov.; Mongalla
Prov. (near Gigging).
270 =Bauhinia fassoglensis= _Kotschy._ KARAUERAU—Arab; PAJ (Bahr El
Ghazal)—Dinka & Jur; USIN—Golo; KORA—Hameg.
Scandent shrub. Leaves bilobed, like a camel’s foot, up to 4½ in. broad.
Flowers in leaf-opposed or terminal racemes, 1 ft. long; calyx strongly
keeled; cor. white; stamens 10, of which usually only 2 perfect.
Kassala & Blue Nile Provinces (Sennar to Gallabat); Fung Prov.; Kordofan
Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Sabbi).
=B. rufescens= _Lam._ KULKUL—Arab; TARWARA (Dilling)—Nuba.
Small tree, with smooth, white bark. Leaves bilobed, small, usually
under 1 in. diam. Flowers white, small, fragrant, in terminal racemes or
corymbs; calyx spathaceous; stamens 10, perfect. Pod linear, coriaceous,
curved, up to 3½ in. long.
Kordofan, Nuba Mts. & Darfur Provinces.
Wood hard, homogeneous, close and fine grained, density 0.713, light
brown in colour, used in carpentry. The bark is employed for making
ropes, and also for tanning leather. As with other species of this genus
various parts are used in native medicine.
=B. reticulata= _DC._ ABU KHAMEIRA, TAMBAREIB & KHARUB—Arab; KUBUY
(Dilling); KIRKONGAW (J. Eliri), BĀSIGSI (Kadugli) & KADAWDO (Rashad-
Talodi)—Nuba; POFFEH—Bari; PAI (Renk) & PAJ (Bahr El Ghazal)—Dinka;
PAJ—Jur; KWIELIA or USIN—Golo; MUGGAL—Hameg; DANG & NGWAIN—Nuer;
FOICHA—Burun; DAGPA—Zande.
Small tree; young parts rufous. Leaves large, bilobed. Flowers numerous;
calyx rufous; petals white. Pod long, flat, somewhat twisted, glossy,
dark brown, up to 1 ft. long and 3 in. broad.
South of Lat. 13° N.
Wood rather hard, light brown in colour, density 0.707, homogeneous,
works easily, but is seldom of useful size, it makes poor fuel. Ropes
and clothes are made from the bast fibre by Golo-women. The seeds are
eaten. A decoction of leaves is used as a gargle for toothache. From the
roots a mahogany-coloured pigment is obtained.
=B. variegata= _Linn._ Camel-foot tree.
Moderate-sized tree, with bilobed leaves and axillary racemes of purple
and cream-coloured flowers. Pod 6-18 in. long, linear, flat.
Introduced. Grown in gardens.
271 =Isoberlinia sp.= KOBBO—Bongo.
Leaflets, 4 pairs, ovate, oblique, 5-6 in. long, 3 in. broad,
reticulate. Flowers paniculate. Sepals velvety. Bracts small, deciduous.
Fruits woody. Seeds orbicular, flat.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land).