larger, rhomboidal; flowers light red, in pairs on terminal panicles;
pods constricted; joints 3-4, as broad as long, much sinuate.
Blue Nile Prov. (Geneib Assad); Darfur Prov. (J. Marra: Wadi Gindi,
7,300 ft.).
=D. Dregeanum= _Benth._
Grey silky undershrub. Leaflets 3. Flowers in short terminal panicles.
Pod ½ in. long, slightly waved beneath, 2-4 jointed.
Æthiopia.
=D. paleaceum= _Guill._ & _Perr._
Semi-woody, erect, 3-4 ft. high. Leaflets 3, central ovate, 3-5 in.
long. Racemes axillary and terminal, stalked; cor. reddish. Pod ab. ¾
in. long, slightly indented below, articulations 4-5, stiff-hairy.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land).
=D. delicatulum= _A. Rich._
Annual, 9 in. high, silky. Lower leaves simple, upper 3-fol. Racemes
terminal, sessile, 2-4 flowered. Pod ab. ½ in. long, 4-6 jointed,
glabrous, lower suture indented ⅓ down.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post).
=D. triflorum= _DC._
Matted, trailing herb. Leaves small, lower ones often 1-fol., otherwise
3-fol., glabrous ab. slightly silky beneath; flowers very small, usually
3 together in axils of leaves; pods up to ½ in. long, slightly
constricted on ventral margin, 2-4 jointed.
Mongalla Prov. (Kenissa).
Would make a good green manure and cover crop.
318 =Pseudarthria confertiflora= _Baker._
Erect undershrub. Leaflets 3, terminal one 3-4 in. long, ovate-oblong.
Racemes axillary and terminal, the latter often compound. Pod linear,
not articulated.
White Nile Prov.
=P. Hookeri= _Wight_ & _Arn._
Undershrub, 3-4 ft. high, downy. Leaflets 3, central obovate, 4-6 in.
long. Flowers red, in dense terminal panicles. Pod 1 in. long, linear,
torulose, downy.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Addai & Niamniam-land: Nganye).
=P. sp.=
Leaflets 3, the central ovate, acute, 5 in. long, 3 in. broad, softly
pubescent below, widely crenate. Flowers very small in lax terminal
panicles.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas, Niamniam-land: Kulensho).
319 =Uraria picta= _Desv._
Semi-shrubby perennial; leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 5-7; flowers
small, blue, in dense cylindrical spikes, up to 18 in. long.
Banks of the White Nile; Mongalla Prov.: Bahr El Jebel (Madi); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
Reported to be a remedy for snakebite in India.
320 =Alysicarpus monilifer= _DC._ FERAISHA (Kordofan)—Arab.
Diffuse herb. Leaves small, 1-fol., ovate, usually cordate; pods with
2-6 globose, pubescent swellings. Racemes axillary and terminal.
Kordofan Prov.
=A. vaginalis= _DC._
Diffuse herb, 3-4 ft. high. Leaves up to 2 in. long, 1-fol., variable in
shape; pod glabrous, little or not moniliform, ½-¾ in. long. Racemes
denser than above.
Nubia; South Kordofan Prov. (Um Durein); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post);
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Meshra El Rek & Niamniam-land: by the Ibba River).
=A. Zeyheri= _Hard._
Branched perennial, 1 ft. high. Leaflet 1, cordate-oblong. Racemes
terminal, lax, ¾ in. long. Pod under ½ in. long with 3-4 distinct
constrictions.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Gir).
=A. rugosus= _DC._ SHELĪNI (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab.
Copiously branched herb, 3-4 ft. high. Leaves 1-fol., linear-oblong;
corolla violet purple; pods moniliform, much wrinkled, 2-5 jointed,
short.
Nubia; Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Upper White
Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambé).
321 =Cicer arietinum= _Linn._ HUMMUS—Arab; Chick Pea or Gram.
Annual, up to 18 in. high. Leaves pinnate, rachis ending in a tendril;
leaflets 12-16, deep-dentate. Flowers purple, solitary, axillary. Pod
oblong, silky, ¾ in. long.
Cultivated generally.
322 =Vicia faba= _Linn._ FUL—Arab. The Bean plant.
Cultivated generally.
323 =Lens esculentus= _Moench._ ’ADS SURGAM (Dongola)—Arab.
Dongola Prov. (Cultivated).
324 =Lathyrus sativus= _Linn._ GILBAN—Arab. Chickling Vetch.
Herb. Leaves 2-fol., the rachis ending in a tendril. Flowers reddish-
purple, solitary, axillary. Pod 1½ in. long, oblong, narrowly winged on
each side of the dorsal suture.
Cultivated mainly in North Sudan.
325 =Abrus precatorius= _Linn._ HABIL ER RUS or HABILARUS—Arab;
YAGOMO—Golo.
Twining perennial. Leaves abruptly pinnate, deciduous; leaflets 10-15
pairs; inflorescence shorter than leaves; cor. reddish; pods oblong;
seed polished, bright scarlet, tipped with black.
Fung & Bahr El Ghazal Provinces.
The root is said to be a substitute for liquorice. The seeds are used as
a purgative, only small doses being given. They are also used in
affections of the eyes. When raw, the seeds are poisonous, but the
active principle, Abrin, is destroyed by boiling.
=A. pulchellus= _Willd._
Differs from above by having inflorescence longer than leaves, which
have only 5-10 pairs of leaflets; pods linear and seeds black. Cor.
pale-purple.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=A. Schimperi= _Hochst._
Shrub with slender woody branches; seeds dark brown. Leaflets 12-15
pairs. Racemes lax, 3-4 in. long; cor. reddish.
Nubia (Ronga); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir); Bahr El Jebel
(Madi).
326 =Clitoria ternatea= _Linn._ ERG EL AGRAB & TAWILA (Meshra El
Zeraf)—Arab; GRENAME (Meshra El Zeraf)—Dinka.
Herbaceous twiner. Leaves imparipinnate, with stipels; 5-7-fol. Flowers
large, over 1 in. long; corolla blue (in wild plants light blue);
standard very large; pod linear, ab. 3 in. long.
Nubia; Khartoum Prov. (cultivated); Fung Prov.; White Nile Prov.
(Jebelein, White Nile Prov. to Meshra El Zeraf); Upper White Nile Prov.
The root is powerful cathartic, like jalap; the powdered seeds are also
purgative. An infusion of leaves is used for eruptions, and the pounded
root is applied to scorpion stings.
327 =Glycine hedysaroides= _Willd._
Climbing perennial. Leaflets 3. Flowers 4-6 in axillary racemes. Cor.
pale red. Pod 1½ in. long, straight, flat, 5-6 seeded.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=G. Borianii= _Baker._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaves 1-3 fol.; flowers red, 12-20 in subsessile
axillary racemes. Pod linear, silky, 2-seeded.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat).
=G. javanica= _Linn._
Herbaceous twiner; young shoots very silky. Leaves 3-fol., with stipels;
corolla bright red, in copious peduncled axillary racemes, linear,
nearly straight, silky, 4-6 seeded.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat).
328 =Teramnus labialis= _Spreng._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaves 3-fol.; flowers small, reddish, in very lax
racemes; pods linear up to 2 in. long; tipped with a short stout beak or
hook.
Nubia; Fung Prov. (Karkoj); Kordofan Prov. (Melbes); Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (by the Kit); Mongalla Prov. (Sh. Tombé).
329 =Erythrina tomentosa= _R. Br._ ’ZĀN (Baggara), BET EL ARUS &
HABILARUS—Arab; SHUMTI (Dilling)—Nuba; ARIENGO—Jur; BANGRIBAKAKE—Zande.
Shrub to middle sized tree with trifol. leaves; flowers orange red, in
dense spikes, appearing before the leaves; pods constricted; seeds
scarlet.
Nuba Mts. & Bahr El Ghazal Provinces.
=E. Brucei= _Schwfth._
Moderate sized tree with short, stout spines on the young stem and
branches. Leaves 3-fol.; flowers scarlet, appearing before the leaves;
pods constricted.
Khartoum Prov. (Introduced).
=E. Dybowskii= _Hua._
Leaflets very broadly ovate-triangular, emarginate, 3 in. long and about
4 in. broad, softly tomentellous on both surfaces; petioles with
reflexed prickles. Pods tomentose, constricted.
Darfur Prov. (Kulme).
330 =Mucuna pruriens= _DC._ KOPA—Zande. Cow-Itch.
Semi-woody twiner. Leaves 3-fol. with stipels, pubescent above, with
dense silvery hair beneath. Flowers large, dark purple, in drooping
racemes; pods up to 3 in. long, covered with orange-brown irritant
hairs.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Sabbi, also Niamniam-land).
The young pods are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, but when ripe they
are covered with hairs which are exceedingly irritating. Various
medicinal properties are attributed to the roots and seeds.
331 =Canavalia virosa= _Wight_ & _Arn._
Herbaceous climber. Leaves 3-fol., with stipels; flowers nearly white to
bright pink; pod 4 in. long by 1½ in. wide, thickened on either side of
the dorsal suture.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land: by the Yokko).
=C. regalis= _Dunn._ TAMBUI (J. Eliri)—Nuba.
Herbaceous twiner. Leaves 3-fol. with stipels; pods up to 9 in. long,
thickened on either side of the dorsal suture; seeds nearly 1 in. long,
deep pink.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (J. Eliri); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
In the Bahr El Ghazal bracelets of strung seed are worn to bring luck in
the chase.
=C. ensiformis= _DC._ LUBIA EL FIL (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab; BOLUKI
(Dilling)—Nuba; NZERAHNA—Krej.
Strong herbaceous climber. Leaves 3-fol.; flowers pink; pod about 6 in.
long with a rib on either side of the dorsal suture; seeds dark.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Blue Nile Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Upper White
Nile, Bahr El Ghazal & Mongalla Provinces.
The Sword Bean, wild and cultivated.
332 =Phaseolus lunatus= _Linn._ Lima, Burma, Sugar, or Butter Bean.
Twining herb. Leaves 3-fol., central leaflet ovate-deltoid, 4 in. long.
Racemes axillary; cor. violet. Pod 3 in. long, flat, broad crescent-
shaped.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Cultivated).
The ripe seeds contain Prussic acid, which is, however, destroyed in
cooking.
=P. Mungo= _Linn._ GESHARINGEIK (Sudan) & KASHARINGI (Egypt)—Arab;
BAKWA—Bongo; ABAGPA—Zande.
Sub-erect annual, yellowish hairy. Leaflets 3. Racemes axillary, 4-6
flowered; cor. yellowish. Pod linear, terete 2 in. long, tawny hairy.
Cultivated.
In Basutoland the seeds are used by the natives to mature boils,
abscesses, etc. The seeds are chewed and applied to the sore. The green
pods and seeds are used for food, and the whole plant for fodder.
=P. adenanthus= _E. Meyer._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaves 3-fol., with stipels; flowers pink; pod 5-6
in. long and over ½ in. wide; seeds 12-16, almost circular, black.
Nubia; Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); White Nile Prov.
The tuberous root is eaten in India.
=P. vulgaris= _Linn._ LUBIA KHADRA or LUBIA HAMRA—Arab. The Kidney,
French, or Haricot Bean.
Climbing annual. Leaflets 3. Peduncles in pairs, 2-3-flowered; cor.
white or lilac. Pod 5 in. long, straight.
Cultivated.
=P. stenocarpus= _Harms._
Twiner with wiry stems. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate,
obtuse, 1½-2 in. long, glabrous. Flowers very small. Pods linear,
falcate, 3 in. long, glabrous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Bongo-land: Kulengo).
=P. trilobus= _Ait._
Prostrate perennial. Leaves 3-fol.; leaflets deeply sinuate-lobate;
stipules peltately attached; pod 1-1½ in. long, linear. Flowers 2-4 on
3-6 in. long peduncles, reddish.
Cultivated.
Yields pulse.
=P. sp.=
Leaves long-petiolate, trifoliolate; leaflets ovate, mucronate, 4-5 in.
long, 2½-3 in. broad, laxly reticulate, minutely setulose. Flowers and
fruits not seen.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (mouth of Bahr El Arab; in Sudd, Schwfth. 1133).
333 =Vigna incana= _Taub._
Undershrub, silky-tomentose all over. Leaves appearing after flowering.
Peduncles elongate, 2-flowered. Flowers subsessile. Pod terete, silky.
Darfur Prov. (J. Kurku).
=V. membranacea= _A. Rich._
Herbaceous twiner, thinly grey-silky. Leaflets 3, membranous, ovate-
rhomboidal, up to 2½ in. long. Flowers 2-4 on slender flexuose
peduncles, 1-2 in. long; cor. pink. Pod linear straight, subterete, 2½
in. long.
Nubia.
=V. golungensis= _Baker._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaves trifol., with stipels; flowers yellow, 2-4 on
6-9 in. long peduncle.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Renk).
=V. linearifolia= _Hutch._
Very slender twiner with wiry stems. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets
subsessile, linear, acute, 3-4 in. long, ¼ in. broad, glabrous, with
numerous strongly reticulate lateral nerves on each side. Flowers
yellow. Pods spirally coiled when ripe, 2½ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=V. vexillata= _Benth._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaflets 3, narrowly ovate-lanceolate, rounded at
base, apex cuspidate; flowers large, pink; keel beaked.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post).
=V. sp.=
Herbaceous climber. Leaflets 3, linear-lanceolate, about 3 in. long;
corolla yellow, heavily streaked with purple.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambé); Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
=V. caerulea= _Baker._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaflets 3, more or less hastate, sometimes darker
coloured at the base; corolla deep blue, in pairs on peduncles 4-6 in.
long. Pod linear, terete, 3 in. long, black when mature.
Mongalla Prov.
=V. reticulata= _Hook. f._
Silky-hairy herbaceous climber. Leaflets 3, papery, with raised
reticulate veins beneath, grey-hairy. Flowers reddish, 2-4 close
together on 2-4 in. long peduncles. Pod linear, straight, terete, nearly
3 in. long, bristly, black when ripe.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=V. nilotica= _Hook. f._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaflets 3, ovate-lanceolate; flowers yellow, about ¾
in. long, in close racemes on peduncles 3-5 in. long. Pod 2-3 in. long
and ¼ in. broad, slightly curved, pendulous.
White Nile Prov.; Nuba Mts. Prov. (Khor near Talodi); Bahr El Jebel
(Sudd).
=V. Kotschyi= _Schwfth._
Densely grey tomentose climber. Leaflets 3. Flowers reddish, 2-3
together on long or short peduncles from leafless branches.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Gumango).
=V. sinensis= _Endl._ =forma spontanea= _A. Brongn._ LUBIA HELLU—Arab.
Annual subglabrous twiner. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, subpeltate.
Leaflets 3, central roundish. Flowers yellow or reddish, in 6-12 fl.
racemes on peduncles up to 1 ft. long Pod pendulous, 6-12 in. long;
seeds red, white or black.
Nubia; cultivated on river banks and sagias.
=V. luteola= _Benth._
Prostrate, trailing herb. Leaflets 3, oval to obovate, narrow at base,
rounded at the apex; flowers yellow; pod 2-2½ in., broadly linear,
subcylindrical.
Nubia.
334 =Voandzeia subterranea= _Thouars._ ABU GAWI—Arab.
Herb. Leaves 3-foliolate; pod 1-seeded, ripens underground. Flowers 1-3
on flexuous peduncle which is at first only up to ½ in. long. Cor.
yellow, often abortive.
Nuba Mts. Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov.; Boma Plateau.
Boiled and eaten for food, but not of high value.
335 =Psophocarpus palustris= _Desv._
Herbaceous climber with lilac-coloured flowers and short 4-winged pods.
Root tuberous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land: Mvolo); Mongalla Prov. (Kenissa).
336 =Dolichos Lablab= _Linn._ LUBIA—AFIN—Arab.
Herbaceous twiner. Leaflets 3, broadly ovate-rhomboid; flowers usually
purple; style bent, much laterally flattened, strongly bearded. Pod
oblong up to 2 in. long and nearly 1 in. broad, 2-4 seeded.
Northern Sudan.
Cultivated largely as a fodder crop.
=D. Schweinfurthii= _Harms._
Leafless or nearly so at time of flowering; stems erect, simple, about 1
ft. high. Leaves trifoliolate, subsessile; leaflets oblanceolate with 3
parallel nerves about 5 in. long, glabrous. Flowers in clusters, ¾ in.
long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
=D. pseudo-pachyrhizus= _Harms._ JEKORO—Golo.
Climber with a tuberous root which attains a length of 6-8 ft.; leaves
3-fol.; leaflets more or less lobed, 3-nerved at the base, up to 6 in.
long and broad; very glabrous. Pods velvety, 4 in. long.
White Nile & Bahr El Ghazal Provinces.
Commonly cultivated in tropics, the tuberous roots being eaten as a
food, and a starch obtained therefrom. Both the tubers and the beans
contain a poisonous resin which is an active fish poison.
In the Bahr El Ghazal the tuber is mixed with the sap of the Heglig and
used as a substitute for soap.
=D. splendens= _Welw._
Undershrub, 4 ft. high, stems densely grey-silky. Leaflets 3, densely
grey-silky, tomentose beneath. Flowers in long lax, terminal racemes.
Cor. bright red, 1 in. deep. Pod over 2 in. long, linear, recurved, grey
downy, with ½ in. long style twisted at the base.
Mongalla Prov.
=D. uniflorus= _Lam._
Twining perennial. Leaflets 3, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, acute,
glabrous; corolla yellow; pod over 2 in. long, flattened, with a long
beak.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat).
=D. biflorus= _Linn._
Erect, hairy herb, nearly allied to foregoing; flowers yellowish-white.
Pod linear, nearly straight, 1¼ in. long, tipped with the persistent
style.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (around Jur Ghattas).
An important food, fodder and green manure crop.
337 =Sphenostylis Schweinfurthii= _Harms._
Herb up to 6 ft. high. Leaflets 3, linear-lanceolate, emarginate,
mucronate, 3½ in. long, ½ in. broad, glabrous, reticulate. Racemes head-
like, axillary, few-flowered. Flowers yellow. Pod linear, pubescent.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land).
=S. stenocarpus= _Harms._
Herbaceous climber with 3-fol. leaves and red flowers, 1 in. long in
3-12 flowered racemes. Pod 4-5 in. long, hard, straight, sutures much
thickened.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat).
338 =Adenodolichos macrothyrsus= _Harms._
Leaves opposite, trifoliolate; leaflets ovate-rhomboid subacute, rounded
at the base, 4-6 in. long, 2½-3 in. broad, gland-dotted below. Flowers
in loose panicles. Pods 2 cm. long, acuminate, crispate-pubescent; seeds
black.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Gir).
339 =Cajanus indicus= _Spreng._ ADS SUDANI—Arab. The “Dal” plant.
Erect shrubby plant, up to 8 ft. high. Leaves 3-fol., gland-dotted;
flowers yellow or purple, in 2-8 flowered axillary racemes. Pod 2-3 in.
long, ab. ½ in. broad, pubescent.
Northern Sudan; Blue Nile Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Bongo-land).
Cultivated for its pulse, which is highly nutritious.
340 =Rhynchosia cyanosperma= _Benth._
Woody climber, rusty-pubescent when young. Leaflets 3, coriaceous,
central roundish, 4-5 in. long. Racemes lax, 6-9 in. long, on woody
peduncles. Cor. brick red or white. Pod equalling the calyx, oblong,
grey-velvety.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Wau); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: by the
Assika).
=R. flavissima= _Hochst._
Herbaceous twiner. Leaves trifol., glabrous, gland-dotted, as in all
this genus; flowers yellow, in lax 6-12 fl. racemes, 2-4 in. long on
spreading peduncles. Pod ¾ in. long, narrowed to the base, glabrous.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.); Blue Nile Prov.; Upper White Nile Prov.
(Meshra El Zeraf).
=R. minima= _DC._ EL TURBA (Hillet Abbas)—Arab.
Slender herbaceous twiner. Leaves small, 3-fol.; leaflets rhomboid to
oval, obtuse, apiculate, black-dotted; flowers small, yellow; pods
2-seeded, slightly turgid.
Red Sea Prov. (Port Sudan); Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov.
(Fazoghli & Jongol’s Post); White Nile Prov. (El Dueim & Hillet Abbas);
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Addai); Mongalla Prov.
=R. caribæa= _DC._
Herbaceous, grey pubescent twiner. Leaflets 3, central one broad ovate
or subrhomboidal. Racemes lax, 2-6 in. long on short peduncles; cor.
yellow. Pod ¾ in. long, under ½ in. broad, thinly grey silky when young,
turgid.
White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land); Bahr El Jebel (Lat.
7° 37′ N.).
=R. viscosa= _DC._
Semi-woody twiner. Leaves 3-fol., leaflets over 2 in. long, almost
sessile, broadly ovate, subcordate or truncate at base, acute. Flowers
yellow often heavily streaked with deep purple; pods 2 seeded; seeds
with small aril.
Nubia; Nuba Mts. Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land: Derago);
Mongalla Prov. (Mongalla).
=R.= (probably form of) =viscosa= _DC._
Leaflets somewhat 3-lobed; flowers yellow, lightly striped with purple;
pods viscous.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Sobat River: Nasser).
=R. Memnonia= _DC._ RA’AFA or LUWEIS (N. Kordn.); WADĀN EL FĀR, BĀL &
FARAH EL GUMRI (Khartoum)—Arab.
Grey-silky herbaceous climber. Leaflets 3, central nearly round, up to 1
in. across. Racemes 2-6 in. long, lax 6-20 flowered on short peduncles;
cor. yellow. Pod ¾ in. pubescent.
Nubia; Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.); Berber Prov.; Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile
Prov.; Kordofan Prov. (South, Abu Gerad); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (near
Nuer villages).
=R. glutinosa= _Harms._
Stems branched from the base, about 2 ft. high, pubescent. Leaflets 3,
broadly ovate, rounded at base, apex subacute, 1 in. long and broad,
glandular and shortly pubescent below. Racemes few-flowered, 2 in. long;
standard very striate. Pod 1 in. long, slightly pubescent.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Derago).
=R. Schweinfurthii= _Harms._
Twiner. Leaves long-petiolate, trifoliolate; leaflets obovate-orbicular,
shortly cuneate at the base, 1½ in. long and broad, rather densely
covered with golden glands below but not pubescent. Racemes nearly
sessile, axillary, few and dense-flowered; sepals very acuminate, ½ in.
long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land).
=R. teramnoides= _Harms._
Slender twiner. Leaves shortly petiolate, trifoliolate; leaflets
lanceolate, acute 1-2 in. long, very minutely pubescent below, strongly
reticulate. Flowers densely clustered in the leaf axils. Calyx silky
pubescent. Pod curved, ¾ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas, Bongo-land: Sabbi).
=R. resinosa= _Hochst._
Somewhat woody glandular and pubescent twiner. Leaflets 3, ovate-
rhomboidal, 2-3 in. long and broad. Racemes 2-3 in. long on woody
peduncles; cor. yellow. Pod ½ in. long enclosed in calyx.
Nubia.
=R. ferruginea= _A. Rich._ SINGĪD (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Herbaceous densely rusty-pubescent twiner. Leaflets 3, central broad
ovate, 1½ in. long, mucronate. Racemes lax, exceeding the leaves; cor.
yellow, veined with purple.
Fung Prov. (Harun); Kordofan Prov.
341 =Eriosema pulcherrimum= _Baker f._
Stem erect, herbaceous, 1 ft. high, covered with soft white hairs.
Leaves simple, ovate, subcordate, 4-7 in. long, 2½-4 in. broad, silky
hairy. Flowers in dense terminal racemes 2-4 in. long. Calyx villous.
Pod villous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=E. holophyllum= _Baker fil._
Stem erect, rather woody, 1½ ft. high, pubescent. Leaves simple, ovate-
lanceolate, rounded or cuneate at the base, 3½-6 in. long, finely
pubescent. Flowers in subglobose terminal and axillary racemes. Pod
oblong, villous, ⅔ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Gumba).
=E. cajanoides= _Hook. fil._
Erect, branching shrub, up to 5 ft. high. Leaflets 3, central
oblanceolate, 2-3 in. long, gland-dotted, as generally in this genus,
fine grey pubescent beneath. Racemes 2-4 in. long on firm peduncles 1-2
in. long; cor. yellow. Pod over ½ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas, Bongo-land: by the Dogguru River,
Niamniam-land); Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
=E. macrostipulum= _Baker pl._
Stem herbaceous, up to 2 ft. high, pubescent. Leaflets 3, ovate, acute,
base rounded, 2½-3½ in. long, 1¼-1¾ in. broad, softly pubescent.
Stipules ¾ in. long. Flowers crowded in racemes up to 1½ in. long. Pod
oblong, ½ in. long, villous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=E. sparsiflorum= _Baker fil._
Stem virgate, rather woody. Leaflets 3, narrowly oblong, 2-2½ in. long,
acute, pubescent. Flowers in lax axillary racemes. Pod flat, 1½ in.
long, pubescent.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Niamniam-land); Mongalla Prov. (Yei
River).
=E. oblongum= _Benth.?_
Stems branched, about 8 in. long, from a woody rhizome, densely hirsute.
Leaflets 3, elliptic, rounded at the apex, 1¼ in. long, softly villous
below, nervose. Racemes head-like, long-pedunculate, few-flowered. Pods
1 in. long, densely villous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Penyo).
=E. linifolium= _Baker fil._
Stem erect, rather woody. Leaflets 3-5, very long, up to 7 in., narrowly
lanceolate, acuminate, whitish pubescent below. Stipules nearly ½ in.
long. Racemes terminal, lax, 2-6 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir, & Niamniam-land, Bendo).
=E. Schweinfurthii= _Baker fil._
Stem erect, herbaceous, 3-4 in. high, from a tuberous root. Leaves
simple, subsessile, narrowly lanceolate, 4-6 in. long, up to ½ in.
broad, grey canescent below. Stipules lanceolate, ½ in. long. Flowers
closely racemose.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=E. flemingioides= _Baker._