pubescent on both surfaces, about ½ in. long. Pod torulose, glaucous,
6-8-seeded, ⅔ in. long.
Khartoum Prov. (6th Cataract); Blue Nile and Kordofan Provinces.
=I. astragalina= _DC._
Herb, 1-2 ft. high. Leaflets 7-11, white hairy. Racemes dense, 1-4 in.
long. Cor. yellow; pods narrow-linear, ½ in. long.
Kordofan Prov.; Darfur Prov. (Surutj).
=I. alternans= _DC._
Prostrate herb with silvery hairs. Leaflets 7-9. Racemes dense 12-20
flowered. Cor. violet; pods deflected, linear, ½ in. long.
Darfur Prov. (foothills of Jeb. Marra 5,000 ft.).
=var. paucijuga= _Schwfth._
Leaflets 3-5. Pods ⅓ in. long.
Between Suakin & Berber (Wadi Haraza).
=I. semitrijuga= _Forsk._ EL SHEREI’A (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Bushy herb, glaucous-silvery. Leaflets 3 pairs and an odd one, which is
stalked. Racemes 6-12 flowered. Pods linear, ¾ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (coast); between Suakin & Berber; Berber Prov. (near Abu
Hamed); Blue Nile Prov.; Kordofan Prov.
=I. Garckeana= _Vatke._
Shrub with winged stems. Leaves pinnate. Leaflets 7-11, ovate or
elliptic, 1½-2 cm. long, about 1 cm. broad, finely appressed-pubescent.
Racemes dense, ¾ as long as the leaves, with long linear bracts. Pods
reflexed, 2 in. long, strigose.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
=I. Quartiniana= _A. Rich._
Undershrub, 2-3 ft. high. Leaflets 5-7, thinly silky. Racemes short;
cor. purplish. Pod linear, spreading, 1½ in. long.
Red Sea Prov. (coast, 22° N.L.).
=I. Binderi= _Kotschy._
Scabrous undershrub. Leaflets 3-7, obovate, emarginate and mucronate.
Racemes of ab. 20 flowers.
White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Bongo-land:
Addai).
=I. Schimperi= _Jaub._ & _Spach._
Much branched shrub, up to 10 ft. high, silvery. Leaflets 5-7, obovate.
Flowers purplish, ab. 20 in close, axillary racemes. Pod linear, 1 in.
long, deflexed.
Red Sea Prov.
=I. secundiflora= _Poir._
Bushy herb, clothed with red or greyish hairs mixed with stalked glands.
Leaves subsessile, 9-13 fol. Racemes dense; cor. reddish. Pod linear-
oblong, ¾ in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=I. microcarpa= _Desv._
Canescent annual or biennial. Leaflets 8-12, opposite, oblanceolate,
rounded at the apex. Racemes rather lax-flowered, shorter than the
leaves. Pods ellipsoid, ⅙ in. long, strigose.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.).
=I. articulata= _Gouan._
Shrub, up to 12 ft. high, very glaucous. Leaflets 9, opposite, obovate,
appressed-pubescent. Racemes about ⅓ as long as the leaves. Pods sickle-
shaped, tomentose, torulose, ½ in. long.
Red Sea Prov.; Berber Prov. (Barbadiap, Atbara); Blue Nile Prov. (J.
Kon); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambé); Red Sea Prov. (Khor Aiet).
=I. argentea= _Linn._ NIL BALADI—Arab.
Much-branched shrub, silvery. Leaflets 9, silvery on both sides,
obovate. Racemes of 12-20 yellow flowers. Pod falcate, terete,
deflected, ½ in. long.
Nubia; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambé).
Yields an indigo.
=I. arrecta= _Hochst._
Much-branched shrub, silky. Leaflets 13-17, oblanceolate, turn black
when dried. Racemes of 6-12 yellow flowers. Pod deflexed, linear, up to
¾ in. long.
Blue Nile Prov.; Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, near Gindi, 7,400 ft.); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land & Mittu-land).
The chief Indigo producing plant in Africa, largely cultivated in Java.
=I. tinctoria= _Linn._
Bushy shrub, 2-4 ft. high, with white appressed hairs. Leaflets 7-11;
pod linear, cylindrical, apiculate.
Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile Prov. (Rufaa); Fung Prov.; Kordofan Prov. (El
Obeid); Mongalla Prov. (Kenissa).
Yields a large percentage of the Indigo of commerce. It is also suitable
for green manure.
=I. emarginella= _Steud._
Undershrub, 3-4 ft. high, almost glabrous. Leaflets 9, obovate, apex
rounded, mucronate. Flowers yellow, in dense axillary conical racemes.
Pod narrow-linear, deflexed, ¾ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: by the Sueh River).
=I. anabaptista= _Steud._
Branched shrub. Leaflets 3-5 oblong-oblanceolate up to 1 in. long,
appressed-pilose. Racemes very short. Flowers and pods reflexed, the
latter curved, flat, ¾ in. long, laxly pubescent.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.); Berber Prov. (Zeidab & Shendi); Fung Prov.
(Jongol’s Post); Kordofan Prov. (Abu Gerad).
=I. aspera= _Perr._
Herb, 1 ft. or more high. Leaflets 5, linear-lanceolate, silvery.
Flowers pink, 20-30 in axillary racemes, 2-3 in. long. Pod deflexed,
narrow-linear, 1 in. long.
White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan Prov.
=I. arabica= _Jaub._ & _Spach._
Branched, bushy herb, silky. Leaflets 3-5 obovate, lateral ones often
folded, with decurved point. Racemes axillary short, of 6-10 scarlet
flowers. Pod linear-oblong, mucronate, subtorulose, under ½ in. long.
White Nile Prov.
=I. cordifolia= _Roth._
Bushy herb, 6-9 in. high, densely villous. Leaves simple, cordate-ovate.
Flowers red, in dense axillary clusters, 3-6 together. Pods oblong,
cuspidate, minute.
Nubia; Blue Nile & Kordofan Provinces.
=I. conjugata= _Baker_
Shrubby; branches almost 4-angled. Leaflets 3, the terminal one up to 2½
in. long and up to ½ in. broad. Racemes axillary; short-stalked, of 20
fl. and more. Cor. yellowish. Pod deflexed, linear, 1 in. long.
White Nile Prov.
=I. capitata= _Kotschy._
Shrub. Leaflets 7-9. Flowers in dense, rounded terminal heads, 1 in.
broad; bracts pinnate. Pod oblong, small.
White Nile & Bahr El Ghazal Provinces.
=I. parvula= _Del._
Trailing herb; leaflets 3, small cuneate. Flowers in lax, subsessile
clusters of 2-4. Pod linear, ½ in. long.
Nubia; Mongalla Prov. (Mongalla).
=I. costata= _Guill._ & _Perr._
Scabrous herb. Leaflets 13-15. Racemes slender, axillary, 2-3 in. long.
Cor. pink. Pod linear, deflexed, 1 in. long.
Darfur Prov.
=I. oxalidea= _Welw._
Small herb. Leaflets 3-5, the lateral ones alternate. Racemes lax, of
6-20 purplish flowers. Pod deflexed, linear, under ½ in. long; style
persistent.
Fung Prov. (Harun forest); Mongalla Prov. (Mongalla).
=I. endecaphylla= _Jacq._
Bushy herb, 1-3 ft. high. Leaflets 7-9, oblong. Racemes dense, 1-4 in.
long. Cor. purple. Pod linear, deflexed, ¾ in. long.
Nubia; Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Mongalla
Prov. (Mongalla).
=I. orthocarpa= _Baker._
Branched undershrub; pods cylindrical, straight, deflexed. Leaflets
9-13, obovate. Racemes sessile, 10-20 flowered; cor. yellow.
Nubia (from Berber southwards); Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile Prov.; White
Nile Prov. (Jebelein); Kordofan Prov.
=I. suffruticosa= _Mill._
Undershrub. Leaflets about 10, oblong or obovate. Pods much curved, ⅔
in. long.
Blue Nile Prov. (J. Moya).
=I. tritoides= _Baker._
Prostrate herb. Leaflets 3, obovate, very acute, up to 1 in. long,
densely appressed-pilose. Racemes elongated, lax-flowered. Pods nearly
straight, 1¾ in. long, shortly pubescent.
Nubia (Suakin to Berber).
=I. near Bainesii= _Baker._
Erect undershrub; pods recurved, nearly ½ in. long. Leaves simple,
narrowly obovate, ⅓ in. long, closely appressed hairy.
Red Sea Prov. (Port Sudan & Dongonab).
301 =Helminthocarpum abyssinicum= _A. Rich._
Wiry, silky herb, 1 ft. high. Leaflets 7. Flowers 4-6 together in short-
stalked axillary heads. Cor. yellow and red, twice the length of calyx.
Pods small, spirally twisted, of 1 spiral only or less.
Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, 7,000 ft.).
302 =Biserula Pelecinus= _L._
Slender herb. Leaves pinnate. Leaflets about 12 pairs, obovate, widely
emarginate, ⅙ in. long, pilose. Flowers in axillary racemes, few. Fruits
flat, 1 in. long, with broad dentate wings.
Darfur Prov. (J. Kurku: Darfur Plain, 3,600 ft.).
303 =Tephrosia humilis= _Guill._ & _Perr._
Herb, under 1 ft. high. Leaflets 9-11, linear-oblong, silky beneath.
Racemes leaf-opposed, of 6-12 pink flowers; anthers, in this genus, not
apiculate. Pod downy, linear, upcurved, up to 2 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=T. nana= _Kotschy._
Small herb; leaflets 9-11, linear-oblanceolate. Racemes leaf-opposed, of
6-12 purple flowers. Pod linear, falcate, silky.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
=T. Vogelii= _Hook. f._ DAWA NA SAMAKI—Arab (Tuku-Tuku dialect).
Shrub, 10 ft. high, with rusty-silky tomentum. Racemes terminal, of
20-30 flowers, 4-6 in. long. Cor. violet, rarely white, ab. 1 in. deep;
style bearded. Pod 5 in. long, ½ in. broad, brown-velvety. Leaflets
17-25.
Mongalla Prov. (Opari District); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: by the
Yuru River).
Used to stupefy fish, the leaves and branches are pounded and thrown on
the surface of the water; the fish rise after a few minutes and are
quite wholesome and fit for food.
=T. aff. T. hirtæ.= _Boj._
Stout, bushy herb with fulvous hairs; pods densely villous.
Mongalla Prov.
=T. Kotschyana= _Hochst._
Leaflets linear-lanceolate, about 2 in. long, finely appressed pilose
below; lateral nerves numerous, ascending. Racemes long-stalked, lax-
flowered. Pods falcate, 2 in. long, puberulous, about 10-seeded.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat).
=T. linearis= _Pers._
Copiously branched perennial. Leaflets 5-17 linear, grey-hairy. Racemes
lax, 4-8 flowered. Cor. reddish. Pod linear, 1-2 in. long, narrow,
downy.
Kordofan Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Niamniam-land).
=T. nubica= _Baker._ UM SABA (Medani)—Arab.
Much-branched undershrub, 12-18 in. high; stems woolly. Racemes terminal
or leaf-opposed, 6-12 flowered; cor. pink. Pods densely white-silky,
1-seeded.
Blue Nile Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Darfur Prov. (J. Serg).
=T. obcordata= _Baker._ IDEINAT EL FAR (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Woody herb or undershrub. Stem and leaves white woolly. Plant often
adorned by white feathery tassel-like galls. Leaves subsessile, simple,
obcordate.
Kordofan Prov.; Darfur-Kordofan border, 13° N. Lat.
=T. rigida= _Baker._
Undershrub. Leaflets 13-17, linear. Racemes terminal, dense, 2-4 in.
long. Cor. pale-red. Pod 2 in. long, ¼ in. broad, slightly upcurved.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=T. purpurea= _Pers._
Much-branched perennial, 1-2 ft. high; leaflets 5-10 pair and a terminal
one, on pilose stalk; pods ab. 1½ in. linear, slightly curved,
mucronate.
Kordofan Prov. (El Obeid).
Fresh root-bark ground and made into a pill with a little black pepper,
is frequently given in cases of obstinate colic.
=var. pubescens= _Baker._
Darfur Prov.
=T. leptostachya= _DC._
Stems ultimately glabrous, but pod silky, slightly falcate, 1¾ in. long.
Leaflets about 14, mucronate, 1 in. long, shortly appressed-pubescent.
Flowers few, in long lax racemes.
Fung Prov. (Disa); Kordofan Prov. (Abu Gerad).
=T. Apollinea= _DC._ AMAYOK—Arab.
Bushy herb, 12-18 in. high. Leaflets 5-9, oblong. Racemes terminal or
lateral, loosely 6-12 flowered; cor. red. Pod narrow-linear, 1½ in.
long.
Red Sea Prov. (22° N.L.); Wadi Halfa; Dongola Prov. (Merowe); Berber
Prov.; Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile Prov. (Medani); Fung Prov.; Kordofan
Prov.
Said to be used to adulterate Senna.
=T. vicioides= _A. Rich._
Diffusely-branched herb, silky. Leaflets 7-9, obovate-oblong. Flowers
purple, axillary, solitary or in pairs. Pod 1 in. long, narrow-linear,
recurved.
Berber Prov. (Shendi); Kordofan Prov. (Abu Gerad).
=T. lathyroides= _Guill._ & _Perr._ UM SABA (Medani)—Arab.
Herb. Leaves pinnate 5-foliolate; leaflets lanceolate, subacute, about
1¼ in. long, thinly setulose. Flowers axillary, clustered. Pod slightly
curved, 1¾ in. long, thinly pilose, about 8 seeded.
Between Suakin & Berber (Wadi Leimab); Blue Nile Prov. (Medani);
Kordofan Prov.
=T. uniflora= _Pers._
Bushy herb. Leaves about 8-foliolate; leaflets very silky, oblanceolate,
mucronate, ½-⅔ in. long. Flowers axillary, solitary or paired. Pod
slightly curved, 2 in. long, shortly pubescent.
Between Suakin & Berber (Omareg); Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); White Nile
Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan Prov. (El Greo).
=T. lupinifolia= _DC._ KEREIWIT EL GHURAB (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Wide trailing perennial with digitate leaves; leaflets 5-7. Racemes
terminal or leaf-opposed, up to 1 ft. long; corolla reddish. Pod linear,
sometimes oblong, 1-6 seeded.
Kordofan Prov.; Darfur Prov. (Plains 40-80 m. N.E. of El Fasher).
=T. emeroides= _A. Rich._ SUREP (Medani)—Arab.
Somewhat woody herb. Leaves pinnately 5-7 fol. Flowers yellow, solitary
to 3 in the axils of leaves. Pods 2 in. long, narrow, densely rusty-
tomentose.
Blue Nile Prov. (Medani).
=T. dichroocarpa= _Steud._
Tall, hairy herb or undershrub. Leaflets 11-15. Racemes terminal, 6-9
in. long; cor. red. Pod narrow, silky, 2 in. long.
Fung Prov.
=T. fulvinervis= _Hochst._
Herb, 2-3 ft. high; tawny silky. Leaflets 9-13, linear, the midrib
tawny. Racemes lateral with 3-4 distant, tawny-silky flowers. Pod 2 in.
long, narrow, silky.
Kordofan Prov.
=T. subtriflora= _Hochst._
Perennial. Leaflets 5-7. Flowers 1-3, sessile in axils of the leaves;
cor. purple. Pod 1¼ in. long, narrow.
Dongola & Kordofan Provinces.
=T. anthylloides= _Hochst._ UM ATFEIR—Arab.
Bushy herb or undershrub, 1-2 ft. high. Leaflets 7-9. Flowers 1-3
axillary, purple. Pod up to 2½ in. long.
Khartoum Prov. (J. Malakit); Blue Nile, White Nile, Kordofan & Mongalla
Provinces.
=T. longipes= _Meissn._
Herb; leaflets up to 9, linear, up to 2 in. long. Racemes terminal and
lateral, of 6-10 purple flowers. Pod 2 in. long; linear, straight.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
=T. incana= _Graham._
Grey woolly undershrub or herb. Leaflets 11-13 oblanceolate. Racemes
terminal or lateral, 6-12 in. long, lower flowers in clusters of 3-4;
cor. reddish. Pod deflexed and recurved, 2 in. long, very silky.
Kordofan Prov. (Gefil).
304 =Mundulea suberosa= _Benth._
Small tree or large arborescent shrub; young twigs pilose; leaflets
13-23. Racemes terminal and leaf-opposed 4-6 in. long; cor. red. Pod 3-5
in. long and under ½ in. broad, torulose, silky.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (J. Eliri); Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, 6,500 ft.).
305 =Milletia Barteri= _Dunn._
Leaflets 4 pairs and an odd one, opposite, obovate-elliptic, obtusely
acuminate, 3-4 in. long, 2 in. broad, glabrous. Flowers rose, in large
panicles. Calyx cupular, silky.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Yabo River).
306 =Sesbania punctata= _DC._ TAURI—Arab.
Erect shrub with paripinnate leaves. Leaflets 20-50 pair. Racemes 6-12
flowered; corolla yellow, much spotted with purple. Pod 8-12 in. long.
Nubia; Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Kordofan Prov.
Recommended for growing as a green manure.
=S. ægyptiaca= _Pers._ SESABAN—Arab; KAILKAIL (Dilling) & KENTII (J.
Eliri)—Nuba.
Copiously branched shrub, 6-10 ft. high. Leaflets 10-20 pairs; pod
pendulous, narrowly linear, usually somewhat twisted, 6-8 in. long.
Racemes 6-12 flowered; cor. yellow.
Found in most parts of the Sudan. In India the bark is made into ropes,
and the wood into charcoal; the leaves furnish cattle fodder. It is very
quick-growing and forms a good temporary shelter for slower-growing
plants.
=S. ægyptiaca= _Pers._ =var. bicolor= _Wight_ & _Arn._ SENA—Arab.
Standard petal and tips of wing-petals suffused with purple.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Berber Prov. (Zeidab); Khartoum Prov.; Fung,
White Nile & Kordofan Provinces.
=S. aculeata= _Pers._
Erect herb, 2-4 ft. high; branches ascending, more or less prickly.
Leaflets 20-50 pairs; pod 6-9 in. long, erect or spreading, not twisted.
Cor. pale yellow.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); White Nile Prov.
Yields a fibre durable under water, and useful for ropes and fishing
nets. Suitable for a green manure.
=S. microphylla= _Harms._
Small herb; flowers yellow mottled with purple or black spots. Leaflets
very small, about ⅙ in. long. Pod 4½ in. long, linear, moniliform.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Ghabat El Arab).
=S. mossambicensis= _Klotzsch._
Small herb; corolla standard striate, not mottled. Leaflets as in
preceding species. Pod 2½ in. long, moniliform.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: by the Yubbo River).
=S. pachycarpa= _DC._
Annual, 1-3 ft. high; corolla dotted; pod about 6 in. long, ¼ in. broad.
Leaflets 15-20 pairs, linear-oblong, ½-¾ in. long.
Kordofan Prov.; Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
=S. arabica= _Hochst._ SURA & TAURI (Blue Nile)—Arab.
Claws of corolla appendaged; standard conspicuously spotted. A tall
herb. Leaflets up to 30 pairs, linear-oblong, ⅔ in long. Pods much
constricted between the seeds.
Fung Prov.; Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
=S. tetraptera= _Hochst._ SURIB (Fung), & ?KOL (White Nile)—Arab.
Shrubby herb up to 3 or 4 ft. high. Pod 4-winged. Leaflets 15-20 pairs.
Racemes 4-6 flowered; cor. yellow.
Blue Nile Prov.; White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Nuba Mts. Prov.
The leaves are eaten as a pot-herb.
307 =Astragalus prolixus= _Sieb._
Prostrate herb, 1 ft. or more long, silky. Leaves imparipinnate;
leaflets 11-13. Racemes 6-12 flowered. Pod oblong-turgid, partly divided
inside by a longitudinal membrane, ¼ in. long.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Dongola Prov.; between Berber & Khartoum;
Khartoum Prov.
May be one of the several species which yield “Gum-Tragacanth.”
=A. abyssinicus= _Steud._
Shrubby herb, 3-4 ft. long. Side-leaflets 10-15 pair. Racemes dense, 4-6
long. Cor. yellow. Pod 1 in. long, linear, completely divided inside by
a longitudinal membrane.
Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, 8-9,000 ft.).
308 =Glycyrrhiza glabra= _Linn._
Leaves odd-pinnate; leaflets about 6 pairs, oblong-lanceolate,
emarginate, 1½ in. long, ⅔ in. broad, gland-dotted below. Flowers in
slender axillary racemes half as long as the leaves.
Sudan; Libyan Desert (Khor Wau).
309 =Taverniera lappacea= _DC._
Stems procumbent, shrubby. Joints of the pods with rigid hooked
bristles. Leaves 3-fol. Flowers yellowish, axillary, solitary or in
pairs.
Nubia.
=T. ægyptica= _Boiss._
Much-branched low shrub; pods densely bristly. Leaves simple, obovate-
cuneate. Flowers solitary or in pairs, axillary.
Nubia.
310 =Alhagi maurorum= _Desv._
Low shrub, 1-3 ft. high, armed with spreading spines, 1 in. long. Leaves
simple, obovate-oblong, drooping from spines and branches. Flowers red,
solitary or in pairs from the spines. Pod falcate, 1 in. long.
Nubia.
Said to yield “manna.” The plant has antibilious properties.
311 =Herminiera Elaphroxylon= _Guill._ & _Perr._ AMBATCH, AMBAJ &
TUROR—Arab; ADĪT (Kenissa) & WOR (Renk)—Dinka; RUR & TYEF—Nuer.
Small tree with showy yellow flowers and prickly branches. Stems swollen
at base consist of pith-like substance. Leaves abruptly pinnate; stamens
monadelphous; pods spirally contorted.
Blue Nile Prov.; White Nile (from Abba Island southwards) & affluents;
Kordofan Prov. (Rahad).
The swollen stems which consist of pith, are used to make rafts and
canoes. This species is very similar to _Æschynomene Pfundii_ Taub.
=H. excelsa= _Kotschy._ ?ADDIT (Renk)—Dinka.
White Nile Prov.
This and the next species are known only by name.
=H. humilis= _Kotschy._
Fung Prov.
312 =Æschynomene uniflora= _E. Meyer._
Shrubby up to 4 ft. high. Legumes deeply sinuate, dividing into
dissepiments. Leaflets 10-20 pair, sensitive. Flowers mostly solitary,
yellow.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
=Æ. Indica= _Linn._
Annual, 1-3 ft. high. Leaflets 40-70, alternate, sessile; pod 1-1½ in.,
narrow, slightly curved, glabrous. Flowers pale yellow, 2-4 in. lax,
short-peduncled racemes.
Kordofan Prov. (in marshes); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir,
Shambé, Niamniam-land); Mongalla Prov. (Bor); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s
Post).
=Æ. cristata= _Vatke._
Shrub with hollow stems. Leaflets about 20 pairs, narrowly oblong, ⅓ in.
long, nearly glabrous. Flowers few, axillary, pedunculate. Petals
crested. Pods flat, breaking up into segments.
Bahr El Jebel (Sudd).
=Æ. Rüppellii= _Baker._
Low shrub; twigs viscid, brown. Leaflets 8-12 pair. Racemes axillary 6-8
flowered; cor. yellow. Pods ¼ in. long, with 2 constricted joints.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
=Æ. nilotica= _Taub._
Twiggy. Leaves very short. Leaflets about 12 pairs, oblong, mucronate, ⅙
in. long. Flowers subsolitary. Petals slightly fringed.
White Nile Prov. (by J. Nyemati).
=Æ. Pfundii= _Taub._
Shrub 6-8 ft., with soft wood. Leaflets numerous, oblong, serrulate, 1
in. long. Flowers few in racemes. Calyx villous. Petals not crested.
Pods ¾ in. broad, pilose, breaking up into narrowly oblong segments.
Kordofan Prov. (Bir Rahad); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post).
This species closely resembles _Herminiera Elaphroxylon_ G. & P., but
branches not spiny.
=Æ. aspera= _Linn. f._
Perennial 2-4 ft. high, stem spongy, pith-like; pod 3-4 in. long, over ¼
in. wide, nearly straight, 6-7 jointed, each joint with sharp asperities
in the centre. Leaflets 40-70 or more.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post).
The Sola Pith Plant of commerce. The soft pith-like wood is used in
India to make helmets, floats, toys, etc. It is also used in surgery for
the manufacture of tampons.
=Æ. Telekii= _Schwfth._
Tree. Leaflets numerous, narrowly oblong, ⅓ in. long, glabrous. Flowers
solitary, pedicellate, large. Petals crested. Pods with yellowish
bristly hairs, flat, 3 in. long, not jointed.
Banks of the Nile.
=Æ. Schimperi= _Hochst._
Annual, 2-3 ft. high.; pod articulated, smooth or bristly, divisions
10-15. Leaflets 12-30 pairs, sensitive. Flowers solitary or in pairs,
axillary.
White Nile Prov.
313 =Smithia Kotschyi= _Benth._
Erect shrub; branches covered with weak yellow bristles. Leaflets 20
pairs. Racemes axillary, 6-12 flowered. Pod 7-8 jointed, small.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli).
=S. Schweinfurthii= _Taub._
Shrub with long leafy branches with scattered hairs. Leaflets about 10
pairs, obliquely oblong, 3-nerved at the base, ⅓ in. long. Flowers with
leathery striate bracts and sepals nearly hiding the corolla.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: by the Doguru).
314 =Stylosanthes flavicans= _Baker._
Copiously branched herb. Leaves 3-fol. Flowers in dense terminal heads;
bracts densely imbricated; stamens monadelphous. Pod ¼ in. long, with 2
articulations.
Kordofan Prov.
315 =Arachis hypogæa= _Linn._ FUL-SUDANI—Arab; BUL GWATH (Zeraf)—Nuer;
WANDE—Zande. The Earth-nut or Monkey-nut.
Diffuse herb. Leaflets 4. Flowers axillary, solitary, yellow. The pod
buries itself in the ground to ripen.
Cultivated everywhere for food.
316 =Zornia diphylla= _Pers._
Prostrate or ascending annual. Leaflets 2, dotted; stamens monadelphous;
pod indehiscent, jointed; joints 2-5, set with short straight spines.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Kordofan Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Niamniam-land).
A useful fodder.
317 =Desmodium spirale= _DC._
Annual 1-2 ft. high. Leaflets 3. Racemes terminal and axillary; cor.
greenish and purple. Pod ½ in. long with 4-6 joints, often spirally
twisted.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat).
=D. gangeticum= _DC._
Procumbent herb; leaves 1 fol.; flowers rose-red; pod small, sessile,
somewhat curved, joints 4-8.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: shady Khors and woody places); Mongalla Prov.
(Mongalla); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
=D. dimorphum= _Welw._
Branched undershrub, 2 ft. high. Leaves oblong, rounded or cordate at
base. Racemes 1 in. long, sessile, axillary and terminal; cor. red. Pod
¼ in. long, lower margin deeply sinuate.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land).
=D. lasiocarpum= _DC._
Erect undershrub, 3-6 ft. high, densely brown pubescent.
Leaves cordate-ovate, 4-5 in. long. Racemes axillary and terminal; cor.
red. Pod ¾ in. long, hispid, 4-5; jointed lower margin deeply sinuate.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir, Niamniam-land).
=D. sennaarense= _Schwfth._
Densely hispid undershrub. Stipules cordate, amplexicaul; leaflets 3,
central ovate, 3-4 in. long. Racemes stalked; corolla reddish. Pod 1 in.
long, joints 4 to 6, lower margin slightly waved.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung. Prov.; Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El
Zeraf).
=D. Scalpe= _DC._