from base of scape. Leaves lin.-lanceolate, rosulate at base of scape, ¼
in. long. Scape 1-6 flowered; cor. yellow, ¼ in. long, 2-tipped,
spurred; st. 2.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas) (Sub-terrestrial).
=U. Thonningii= _Schumach._
Floating aquatic herb, ab. 1 ft. long. Stem slender bearing verticils of
bladder-bearing pectinate-filiform leaves and scapes bearing near their
base a verticil of up to 6 spindle-shaped floats and above 3 to many
flowers. Sepals 2, enlarged in fruit; cor. pinkish, 2-lipped and
spurred; st. 2.
White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol, near Abba Island, & Lake Tura Um Kenen);
Bahr El Jebel (Sudd); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post).
=U. stellaris= _Linn. f._
Much like above, but flowers yellow.
White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol & Um Kenen); Upper White Nile Prov.
(Tonga); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir, & Jur-land: Wau).
=U. reflexa= _Oliver._
Floating aquatic herb. Leaves as above but bladders larger (up to ⅙ in.
long), up to 8 to a leaf. Scapes without floats, 1-6 in. long, 1-3
flowered; cor. yellow, ⅓ in. long, 2-lipped, spurred.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Main River).
=U. exoleta= _R. Br._
Small aquatic plant; stems filiform. Leaves with few slender segments or
replaced by small bladders. Scapes floatless, 2-3 in. long, 2-3
flowered; cor. yellow, ¼ in. long, 2-lipped and spurred. Caps. globose
exceeding calyx.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); White Nile Prov.; Upper White Nile
Prov. (Khor Attar); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Meshra El Rek & Ghabat El
Arab, on Main River).
=U. incerta= _Kam._
Floating aquatic herb; stems long, filiform. Leaves bipinnate, pinnæ ¼
in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Main River).
=BIGNONIACEÆ.=
660 =Spathodea nilotica= _Seem._ The African “Tulip-tree.”
Tree, ab. 20 ft. high. Leaves opp. or ternate, 5-16 in. long; leaflets
9-15, ovate-oblong, 1½-4 in. long, pubescent below. Fl. in dense
terminal corymbose racemes; calyx boat-shaped, 2 in. long; cor. orange-
scarlet, 3-4½ in. long, 2-lipped. Caps. 8 in. long, lanceolate-oblong;
seeds winged, 1 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: by the Manisilli Brook); Mongalla
Prov.
A very handsome tree. The wood is white and very soft; density 0.363.
661 =Stereospermum kunthianum= _Cham._ KHASHKHASH & KHASHKHASH ABIAD
(Fung), SAMR (Kordn.), & SUWEID (Medani)—Arab; TETERLING (J. Daier),
KARII (J. Eliri), & N’DULA (Kadugli)—Nuba; LUJURUT—Bari; WULIADO (Bahr
El Ghazal), & KONGGOGOI (Goz El Siada)—Dinka; CHOKO—Golo; FUNNA—Burun;
BARISANGO—Zande.
Tree up to 50 ft. high, with light-coloured flaking bark. Leaves opp.
imparipinnate 6-14 in. long; leaflets 5-9 ovate or elliptic-oblong, 1½-5
in. long. Fl. in terminal large cymose panicles; cor. pink with carmine
lines, 1½ in. long, tube funnel-shaped; st. 4. Caps. cylindric, 1-2 ft.
long; seeds 2-winged.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli, Jongol’s Post); White Nile Prov. (Jebelein);
Kordofan Prov. (Rahad); Upper White Nile Prov. (Sobat River & Goz El
Siada); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land, near Old Wau, Chakchak, &
Niamniam-land); Darfur Prov. (Kordofan borders 13° N. Lat.; J. Marra;
Kallo Kitting, 4,000 ft.); Mongalla Prov.
Timber whitish, very hard.
662 =Kigelia æthiopica= _Decne._ ABUSHUTŪR, ABU SIDRA, UMSHUTUR &
MASHTURA—Arab; TIMLA (Dilling)—Nuba; KUBULI—Bari; RĀWAR (Kenissa) &
RUWĀL (Jonglei)—Dinka; GAFA—Golo; NAK & LUEL—Nuer; RANGBARANGBO—Zande.
The “Sausage-tree.”
Large tree. Leaves ternate, pinnate; leaflets 7-11, oblong-elliptic or
obovate, coriaceous, 3-5 in. long. Fl. in long pendulous, lax panicles.
Calyx campanulate, 2-lipped 1 in. long; cor. purple-maroon, 3 in. long;
st. 4 and 1 staminode. Fr. subcylindric up to 2 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad,
pendulous on long peduncles; seeds wingless, thick.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Matamma); Fung Prov. (Fazoghli & Jongol’s
Post); Kordofan Prov.; Upper White Nile Prov. (Sobat River); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (many parts); Mongalla Prov.
Wood, heavy, hard, yellowish with red spots, hard to work. Branch-wood
used for bows. The ashes of the fruit are considered an efficient
substitute for boracic powder for cleansing wounds of animals.
=K. æthiopica= _Decne._ =var. abyssinica= _Spr._
Corolla smaller; the cylindric basal portion of tube 1 in. long.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli).
=PEDALIACEÆ.=
663 =Rogeria adenophylla= _Gay._ SIMSIM AFRĪT (Kordn.), & SAKARAN—Arab;
SUKOSUKO (J. Ghulfan)—Nuba.
Stout and tall woody herb. Leaves opp., broadly obovate, more or less
3-lobed 2-4 in. long, mealy glandular, dentate. Fl. 1-3 in axils of
leaves, ped. short with a gland at base of each; cor. maroon, ab. 2 in.
long, tube funnel-shaped, gibbous at base, limb ¾ in. diam., 5-lobed.
Caps. obliquely ovoid with 4 to 8 spines at base.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, J. Waratab); Berber Prov. (Atbara); Khartoum
Prov. (J. Auli); Blue Nile Prov. (Rufaa, Sennar); White Nile Prov. (J.
Arashkol, banks of the White Nile, El Dueim to Tonga, Upper White Nile
Prov., Rocky hills); Kordofan Prov.
The plant affords a mucilaginous infusion which is useful in cases of
diarrhœa.
664 =Sesamum angustifolium= _Engl._
Tall herb. Leaves lin.-lanceolate 1-3 in. long, pubescent above,
glaucous below. Fl. solitary, axillary; cor. pink, obliquely
campanulate, 1-1½ in. long, obscurely 2-lipped. Caps. ¾ in. long,
oblong, beaked.
Banks of the White Nile; Darfur Prov. (Kulme); Mongalla Prov.
(Mongalla).
=S. radiatum= _Schumach._
Mealy-glandular herb. Lower leaves ovate, toothed, 2½ in. long, upper
lanceolate, up to 4 in. long. Fl. solitary, axillary; cor. purple and
white, 1½ in. long, obliquely campanulate, 2-lipped, lowest lobe ⅓ in.
long. Caps. 1 in. long, shortly beaked, pubescent.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur).
=S. indicum= _Linn._ SIMSIM—Arab; NIUM—Nuer; SĀRAH—Zande. Sesame.
Mealy glandular and pubescent herb, up to 6 ft. high. Leaves variable,
the lowest 3-partite, 3-6 in. long, pet. 4-6 in., gradually passing
above to lanceolate, 2-4 in. long with shorter pet.; cor. white, tinged
with pink, 1 in. long. Caps. 1 in. long, with short deltoid beak.
Cultivated. Berber Prov. (Korkos Island between Berber & Khartoum);
White Nile Prov. (sub-wild on rocky hills); Fung Prov. (cultivated);
Kordofan Prov.; Darfur Prov. (Kulme); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
Cultivated for its seed which yields the valuable Sesame seed of
commerce. Also wild or sub-wild on rocky hills near the White Nile.
=S. alatum= _Thonn._ SIMSIM—Arab.
Glabrous herb, 2-3 ft. high; stems quadrangular. Leaves varying from
5-fol. below to simple, lin.-lanceolate above, all long-petioled. Cor.
pink to carmine, spotted in throat, 1 in. long, obliquely campanulate,
2-lipped, lobes subequal. Caps. 2 in. long; beak slender, up to ½ in.
Seeds 2-winged, wing orbicular.
Cultivated. Berber Prov. (Atbara); Khartoum Prov.; White Nile Prov. (J.
Arashkol); Kordofan Prov. (Um Gash, & between Aguri & Taiara); Darfur
Prov. (20 m. N. of Fasher).
665 =Ceratotheca sesamoides= _Endl._ WEIKAT EL BADEIB (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Glaucous, bushy herb, ½-2 ft. high. Leaves deltoid to hastate, densely
mealy-glandular. Fl. solitary, axillary; cor. pale-lilac, throat yellow
with purple lines, ab. 1 in. long, obscurely 2-lipped, lower lobes ¾ in.
long. Caps. ½-¾ in. long, hairy, furnished with 2 apical horns.
White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan Prov. (Obeid, Taiara); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas); Darfur Prov. (Kulme).
It is eaten as a vegetable.
=ACANTHACEÆ.=
666 =Thunbergia affinis= _S. Moore._
Woody herb, 6-7 ft. high. Leaves opp. as in all this family, ovate,
acuminate, 4½ in. long; pet. ¾ in. with 2 thorns at base. Fl. solitary,
enclosed by 2 ovate bracteoles, giving a false appearance of a calyx, 1¼
in. long; calyx lobes 5 dotted with white scales; cor. tube yellow, 1¾
in. long; lobes violet, ½ in. long. Caps. 1 in. long, beaked.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land:
Naporruporru River).
=T. annua= _Hochst._
Hairy marsh herb. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 4 in. long, sessile. Fl.
solitary on short peduncle; bracteoles 2, ovate, keeled; cor. white (?),
tube ½ in. long; lobes 5, ⅛ in. long; st. 4, anthers with 2 spurs at
base. Caps. beaked.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol); Kordofan
Prov. (Abu Gerad).
=T. annua= _Hochst._ =var. Ruspolii= _Burkill._
More hairy. Leaves subtruncate at base; bracteoles hirsute.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
=T. hispida= _Solm._
Hispidly white herb; stems 4-angled. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 1 in. long.
Fl. solitary; bracteoles 2, ovate-acuminate; cor. white, lobes 5; st. 4,
anthers 2-spurred below. Caps. 1 in. long, glandular.
Fung Prov. (Roseires); Upper White Nile Prov. (Sobat River: between
Abwong and Nasser).
=T. alata= _Boj._
Climbing, pilose herb. Leaves ovate sagittate or hastate, 2½ in. long;
pet. 1-2 in. long, winged. Fl. solitary on 2 in. long peduncles;
bracteoles ovate, 1 in. long; cor. tube claret-coloured 1/5 in. long;
lobes 5, yellow to white, ab. ½ in. long; anthers 4, 2 upper ones
1-spurred, 2 lower 2-spurred. Caps. ¾ in. long, seeds 4.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River); Mongalla Prov.
(Yei River).
=T. Schweinfurthii= _S. Moore._
Strigose herb. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, 2½ in. long, hastate. Fl.
solitary, peduncles ab. 1 in. long; bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, white
with green veins. Cor. 1¼ in. long, lobes small; st. 4, 2 anthers
1-spurred.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: near Zeriba Kutshuk Ali).
667 =Elytraria crenata= _Vahl._
Dwarf pubescent herb. Leaves alt., crowded near the base, 2-7 in. long,
spathulate or oblanceolate, crenate or sinuate. Scapes several, 2-9 in.
high, covered with small bracts; spikes simple or compound; bracteoles
2; calyx 4-partite; cor. white or pale blue, ⅓ in. long, 2-lipped,
5-lobed. Caps. ovoid, ⅙ in. long.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: by the Yuru River).
668 =Nelsonia campestris= _R. Br._
Small villous, diffuse herb. Leaves opp., elliptic, variable in size.
Spikes 1-3 in. long imbricated; bracts ovate; bracteoles 0; cor. usually
pale lilac or white, 2-lipped, 5-lobed; st. 2. Caps. oblong, ¼ in. long.
Fung Prov. (Roseires and Fazoghli); Upper White Nile Prov. (Taufikia);
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land, Mvolo and Ngama, Niamniam-land,
Nabambisso River); Mongalla Prov.
669 =Hygrophila spinosa= _T. Anders._ MASHIKA & SHUEIKA (Meshra El
Zeraf)—Arab; TĪL (or ATIL) (Meshra El Zeraf & Kenissa)—Dinka.
Bushy spiny herb, growing in marshy ground. Leaves oblanceolate, hispid,
3-4 in. long, opp. or whorled with 6 spines 1 in. long at their base.
Fl. in dense axillary clusters with many linear or lanceolate bracts;
cor. mauve, 2-lipped, upper one forming a hood, tube ½ in. long, lip ⅓
in. long. Caps. ⅓ in. long; seeds 4-8, placed on small brackets
(retinacula) and covered with fine hairs (hygroscopic) which uncurl when
wetted.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Matamma); Fung. Prov. (Fazoghli); White Nile
Prov. (Jebelein southwards, J. Arashkol); Kordofan Prov. (several
places); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Ghabat El Arab and Bongo-land); Mongalla
Prov.; Darfur Prov. (Zalingei).
The whole plant or its ashes and the roots are used as a cooling
medicine and diuretic in cases of hepatic obstruction, dropsy,
rheumatism, etc. The seeds are demulcent and diuretic.
=H. cærulea= _T. Anders._
Bushy pilose herb. Leaves narrowly obovate, ½-¾ in. long, sessile. Fl.
in short terminal spikes; bracts linear; calyx segments 5, filiform, ¼
in. long; cor. ⅔ in. long, 2-lipped, upper hooded; st. 4 unequal. Caps.
¼ in. long, many seeded; seeds as above.
White Nile Prov. (J. Musa, El Ehs); Nuba Mts. Prov. (J. El Glet and Um
Kheren).
670 =Dyschoriste Perrottetii= _O. Kuntze._
Undershr. 3-4 ft. high. Leaves lanceolate, up to 3½ in. long. Fl. 3-8,
clustered; bracteoles 2, lin.-oblong; calyx ⅓ in. long, 5-partite; cor.
½ in. long, tube inflated, lobes 5, subequal. Caps. ab. ⅓ in. long;
seeds 4, hygroscopic.
Fung. Prov. (Fazoghli); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: River Tidju,
Mittu-land).
671 =Ruellia patula= _Jacq._
Small shrub. Leaves in subequal pairs, ovate or elliptic, ½-2½ in. long,
grey-pubescent. Cymes small, axillary, enclosed in ¾ in. long
spathulate-oblong bracteoles; cor. mauve or white, 1⅓ in. long, tube
inflated, lobes 5, subequal, spreading. Caps. ½ in. long, club-shaped;
seeds ab. 12, hygroscopic.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, Nubian coast); Khartoum Prov. (J. Royan); White
Nile Prov. (Jebelein); Kordofan Prov.; Mongalla Prov.; Darfur Prov.
(Jebel Marra, Niurnya, 6,500 ft.).
=R. prætermissa= _Lindau._
Much as above. Leaves somewhat larger and more pointed, nearly glabrous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur, & Bongo-land: Gir & Niamniam-land).
=R. genduana= _C. B. Clarke._
Small shrub. Leaves up to 3 in. long, elliptic-lanceolate or orbicular,
glabrous. Caps. hairy otherwise as above.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Gendua River).
672 =Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton= _Lindau._
Shrub. Leaves ovate, toothed, long petioled. Fl. in scorpioid, axillary,
lax cymes or terminal panicles; calyx 5-part., ½ in. long; cor. tube 1
in. long, inflated, lobes 5, subequal. Caps. under ½ in. long; seeds 4,
hygroscopic.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Assika River).
673 =Phaylopsis falcisepala= _C. B. Clarke._
Branched herb, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves opp., often unequal and oblique,
ovate, acuminate, up to 3 in. long. Fl. sessile in threes, in axils of
large dense imbricated bracts in a close one-sided inflor.; sepals 5 of
which 2 are falcate; cor. white or purplish, tube ¼ in., lobes 5,
2-lipped. Caps. ¼ in. long; seeds 4, hygroscopic.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir).
=P. Barteri= _T. Anders._
Shrubby herb 1-3 ft. high. Leaves ovate to oblong, acuminate both ends,
up to 4½ in. long. Fl. in dense imbricate (strobilate) spikes 2½ in.
long; calyx segments 5, from elliptic to linear; cor. tube ⅓ in. long,
inflated above. Caps. and seeds as above.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Addai & Dimo in Jur-land).
674 =Satanocrater fellatensis= _Schwfth._
Undershrub. Leaves elliptic or broad-lanceolate, 3 in. long. Fl.
solitary, opp. in the leaf-axils; calyx tubular, inflated, 5-angled and
5-toothed, 1 in. long; cor. blue, tube inflated, ab. 2 in. long, lobes
5, subequal, ½ in. long; st. 4. Caps. oblong; seeds 4 discoid and
hygroscopic.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Fellata village).
675 =Hemigraphis abyssinica= _C. B. Clarke._
Pubescent wiry herb. Leaves elliptic, ⅔ in. long, subsessile. Fl. in
axillary clusters and quasi-terminal spikes; sepals 5, hairy, ¼ in.
long; cor. ¼ in. long, tubular and 5-lobed; st. 4. Caps. cylindric;
seeds 6-12, hygroscopic on stout retinacula.
Fung Prov.; White Nile Prov. (El Ehs); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (between
Chak Chak & Deim Zubeir).
=H. Schweinfurthii= _C. B. Clarke._
Pubescent herb, ½-1 ft. high. Leaves lanceolate, up to 2 in. long,
tapering to both ends. Fl. much as above.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Sobat River: mouth of Khor Filus); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Sabbi, & Mittu-land: Rivers Roa & Wokko).
676 =Blepharis bœrhaaviæfolia= _Pers._
Procumbent shrubby herb. Leaves 4-nate in distant whorls, elliptic, 1½
in. long, sessile. Fl. in axil of terminal bract in a bracteate spike;
bract ⅓ in. long, spathulate with 7-15 spines at margin; cor. blue, ½
in. long, 1-lipped. Caps. ¼ in. long; seeds 2, hygroscopic.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit); Blue Nile Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Bongo-land: Roah River).
=B. linariifolia= _Pers._ BEGHEIL or UM BEGEIL—Arab.
Low growing woody herb. Leaves linear, up to 3 in. long. Bracteate
spikes in the axils of the branches, 1-3 in. long; bracts up to 1 in.
long, ovate abruptly pointed and recurved, with 6 brown spines;
bracteoles linear; cor. deep blue, 1 in. long, 1-lipped; st. 4; anthers
hairy, filaments of 2 antichous stamens bearing a horn-like appendage.
Capsule ovoid; seeds 2, hygroscopic.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Fung Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Darfur
Prov. (Kulme).
It is said to be the favourite food of Oryx leucoryx and of camels.
=B. edulis= _Pers._
Bushy woody herb. Leaves 4-nate, up to 2 in. long, 1 pair smaller,
oblong or narrow elliptic, spinescent. Fl. in strobilate spikes up to 4
in. long; bracts 1½ in. long, ovate, acuminate, recurved, spiny; cor.
blue, ¾ in. long. Caps. ¼ in. long; seeds 2, hygroscopic.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L., coastland); Nubia (between North Atbara, Khors
in Desert); Khartoum Prov. (rocky hills); Kordofan Prov.
A good camel fodder.
677 =Acanthus arboreus= _Forsk._
Stout shrub, up to 20 ft. high. Leaves spinous lobed or sub-pinnatifid,
up to 12 × 6 in. Spikes 1-3, terminal, up to 10 in. long, by 2 in.
broad; bracts 1½ in. long, spinous as well as (2) bracteoles; calyx
spiny, 4-fid; cor. rose or pale purple, 1¾ in. long, 1-lipped. Caps. ¾
in. long; seeds glabrous.
Blue Nile Prov. (Fazoghli).
=A. montanus= _T. Anders._
Up to 3 ft. high, otherwise much as above, but flowers and capsule
larger and leaves caudate.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
678 =Barleria candida= _Nees._
Prickly undershrub with long white tubular flowers. Seeds shaggy,
hygroscopic as all in this genus.
Khartoum Prov. (rocky hills).
=B. Prionitis= _Linn._
Bushy herb, ab. 18 in. high. Leaves elliptic, usually ab. 3-4 in. long
with fascicles of spines at their base. Fl. axillary, solitary or 2
together; cor. buff-coloured, 2-lipped, 1-1½ in. long. Caps. ovoid,
beaked, 2-seeded.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (J. Daier).
It is said to yield a gum. In India the juice of the leaves is used in
catarrhal affections of children. It is also used to harden the feet and
thus prevent the soles from cracking.
=B. diacantha= _Nees._
Very similar to preceding but spines often paired and about 1 in. long.
No locality (fide Mrs. Crowfoot).
=B. trispinosa= _Vahl._ OT-HAUK—Hadendowa.
Bushy herb; interpetiolar spines 2-3 together, up to 1 in. long. Fl. in
terminal imbricate heads 1-2 in. long, yellow, 2-lipped, otherwise as
above.
Red Sea Prov. (near Erkowit).
=B. grandicalyx= _Lindau._
Hispid herb, 1 ft. high. Leaves obovate-oblong, 2 in. long; interpet.
spines ⅓ in. long. Fl. solitary; calyx ¾ in. spinous; cor. pale blue,
tube ¾ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir, Wau, Mittu-land: Rohl River);
Upper White Nile Prov.
=B. acanthoides= _Vahl._
Prickly, densely white-hairy undershr. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 1-2 in.
long; interpet. spines 2-4 together. Racemes 2-8 fl., scorpioid; bracts
spinous; cor. white; tube 3 in. long; lobes ⅓ in. long. Caps. ½ in.,
seeds 4.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N.L.); Khartoum Prov.; Darfur Prov. (J. Barkin).
=B. spinulosa= _Klotzsch._
Tomentose and glandular-hairy herb. Leaves elliptic, up to 3 in. long.
Fl. in axillary compact bracteate racemes 1-8 flowered; bracts and
sepals ab. ½ in. long, spine-toothed; cor. pale-blue, ¾ in. long, lobes.
Caps. ½ in. long, seeds 4, hygroscopic.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (Kadugli).
=B. parviflora= _R. Br._
Unarmed shrubby herb with appressed white hairs. Leaves elliptic-ovate,
up to 1¼ in. long, sessile. Cymes lax, 1-3 flowered; bracts ⅓ in. long,
broad lanceolate; 2 outer calyx segments ¼ in. long; cor. ⅔ in. long.
Caps. ⅓ in. long, pubescent, beaked; seeds 2, hygroscopic.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit).
=B. eranthemoides= _R. Br._
Spiny and bushy plant, not unlike _B. Prionitis_, but cor. tube 1 in.
long, linear to top; lobes 5, yellow, sub-equal, ⅓-½ in. long, not
2-lipped.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
=B. Hochstetteri= _Nees._
Unarmed undershrub, with minute rough hairs. Leaves elliptic, ab. 1¾ in.
long; pet. short. Cymes few-flowered, lax; 2 outer calyx segments,
nearly ½ in. long, ovate; cor. tube ½ in. long, lobes ⅓-½ in. Caps.
nearly ½ in. long; seeds 2, hygroscopic.
Between Suakin & Berber (Wadi Omareg); White Nile Prov. (J. Arashkol);
Kordofan Prov.; Darfur Prov. (J. Sungur).
=B. calophylla= _Lindau._
Unarmed herb, up to 1½ ft. high. Leaves oblong, up to 4 in. long,
sessile, rounded or cordate. Infl. in 1-3 flowered axillary racemes,
crowded at top into an oblong head; bracts ⅔ in. long; calyx segments
varying from 1 to 1½ in. long; cor. white or pinkish, tube 1½ in. long,
lobes 1¼ in. long. Caps. ¾ in; seeds 4.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Gumba & Bongo-land: Addai).
=B. ventricosa= _Nees._
Scrambling, spiny herb or undershr., 3-6 ft. high. Leaves strigose with
tawny hairs, up to 2 in. long, yellowish-green. Fl. in axillary cymes
forming a less dense head than above; bracts ½ in. long; sepals 5,
postichous one quadrate-oblong, ½ in. long; cor. ½ in. long, blue or
purple, funnel-shaped; lobes 5. Caps. ½ in. long, ellipsoid; seeds 2.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (Khor Mashisha near Dilling).
=B. Grantii= _Oliv._
Scrambling herb or undershr. Leaves ovate, 2 in. long, hairy, dark
green. Cymes 1-2 flowered, axillary and running into terminal spikes;
bracts ¾ in. long, linear; postichous sepal ¾ in. long, ovate; cor. deep
purple; tube ⅔ in., long, inflated, lobes ⅔ in. long. Caps. ½ in. long;
seeds 2.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambe).
679 =Neuracanthus niveus= _S. Moore._
Undershrub. Leaves broadly elliptic, up to 4 in. long, white stellate-
tomentose beneath. Fl. in axillary sessile ovoid heads, white-hairy;
bracts ½ in. long; calyx 2-partite, antichous segment 2-fid, postichous
3-fid; cor. ⅔ in. long, funnel-shaped, lobes 5, triangular. Caps. ovoid,
beaked, small. Seeds 2-4 hygroscopic.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
680 =Crossandra nilotica= _Oliv._
Herb, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves elliptic, up to 4 in. long. Fl. in imbricate,
bracteate spikes, 1-2½ in. long; bracts ab. ½ in. long, obovate-
elliptic; calyx 5-partite, postichous segment with 2 hairy teeth; cor.
brick-red, tube ¾ in. long, lobes 5, ½ in. long. Caps. ⅓ in. long,
elliptic; seeds 4, hygroscopic.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Sobat River: Itang); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=var. acuminata= _Lindau._
Tip of bracts more acute than above.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Dar Fertit: near Biselli).
=C. subacaulis= _C. B. Clarke._
Almost acaulescent herb. Leaves basal, crowded, obovate, up to 6 in.
long, sessile. Fl. on peduncles up to 5 in. long, bearing loose spikes
up to 4 in. long; bracts 5-9 nerved, otherwise fl. as in above.
Upper White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur & Bongo lands);
Mongalla Prov. (Mongalla); Moru-land.
681 =Asystasia coromandeliana= _Nees._
Herb up to 4 ft. high. Leaves ovate, 3 in. long, suddenly narrowed at
base. Racemes 2-6 in. long, often forming a terminal panicle; cor. lilac
to yellow or white; tube ¾ in. long, inflated; limb 5-fid; st. 4, each
1-2 spurred. Caps. 1 in. long; seeds 4, not hygroscopic.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli, Jongol’s Post); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land:
Mvolo); Mongalla Prov.; Darfur (Kulme).
682 =Eranthemum decurrens= _Nees._
Herb or undershr. Leaves ovate, 4-9 in. long, decurrent into petiole.
Fl. 1-3 together on bracteate 4-6 in. long spikes pubescent and with
stalked glands; bracts minute; sepals small, equal; cor. yellow with red
centre, tube 1 in. long; perfect st. 2. Caps. 1 in. long; seeds 4,
hairless.
Fung Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Dimo).
=E. hypocrateriforme= _Roem._ & _Schultes._ ERG EL NIMR—Arab;
MERZIS—Hameg.
Shrub, 3-4 ft. high. Leaves ovate or elliptic, 3½ in. long, white-
dotted. Panicles linear, 2-7 in. long; axillary cymes dense; cor.
scarlet, tube 1 in. long, lobes 5 spreading, ½ in. long; perfect st. 2.
Caps. 1¼ in. long; seeds 4, hairless.
Fung Prov.
The root ground to a paste is given in merissa for stomach-ache.
683 =Lepidagathis scariosa= _Nees._
Herb, woody below. Leaves elliptic to ovate, 2 in. long, grey hairy
beneath. Fl. in terminal ovoid heads, with soft prickles and gland-
tipped hairs; cor. 2-lipped, 1 in. long; st. 4; caps. ⅓ in. long; seeds
4, hygroscopic.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Kordofan Prov.; Darfur Prov. (30 miles E. of
Zalingei).
=L. Schweinfurthii= _Lindau._
Low herb, woody below. Leaves linear, 4 in. long, crowded at base except
on 1 or more elongated leaf-bearing shoots, ab. 6 in. long. Fl. mostly
in dense hairy radical heads; cor. white with purple spots, ⅔ in. long;
st. 4; seeds hygroscopic.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
=L. radicalis= _Nees._