Nuba Mts. Prov. (Ghebeish near J. Eliri); Mongalla Prov.; Darfur Prov.
(Jebel Marra: Goluberi Volcano, 8,000 ft.); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Niamniam-land).
=L. myrtifolia= _S. Moore._
Woody plant, apparently rooting on trees or rocks, ab. 2-3 ft. high;
branches flexuous. Leaves elliptic, 1 in. long, subsessile. Fl. in
radical and axillary dense ovoid white-hairy heads; bracts ⅓ in. long;
sepals 5; cor. 2-lipped, ⅓ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Gir).
=L. perglabra= _C. B. Clarke._
Glabrous except for margins of floral leaves. Leaves linear, 3-nerved,
3¼ in. long. Fl. in axillary heads.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Ngoli).
=L. peniculifera= _S. Moore._
Stout woody plant. Leaves linear, 1¼ in. long, tips acute, with long
white hairs. Spikes compound, 2 in. long, one-sided, 1 to 2 together;
bracts dense, leathery, ovate mucronate; sep. 5, ⅓ in. long, hairy and
leathery; cor. ⅔ in. long; st. 4.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land: Reggo).
=L. Medusæ= _S. Moore._
Stout villous plant. Leaves 4 in. by ½ in., 5-nerved. Spikes unilateral,
compound, 1-2 together in upper axils, 1½ in. long; bracts ovate with
long deflexed white hairy tails; sepals 5, also with ⅓ in. long tails;
cor. ⅔ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Ngoli).
=L. laguroidea= _T. Anders._
Woody plant; young parts minutely pubescent. Leaves ovate to narrow-
elliptic, 2 in. long, narrowed both ends. Spikes terminal, 2 in. long,
not imbricate; bracts lin.-lanceolate; cor. ⅓ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Mittu-land: Mvolo).
684 =Justicia Betonica= _Linn._
Shrubby, nearly glabrous herb. Leaves ovate, acuminate to both ends, 3
in. long. Spikes imbricate, 4½ in. long; bracts somewhat 4-ranked,
ovate, ⅓ in. long, white with green nerves; bracteoles similar, smaller;
cor. white, rose-spotted, ½ in. long, 2-lipped; st. 2, one anther cell
below the other, long-tailed. Caps. ½ in. long, hairy; seeds 4, rugose.
Kordofan Prov.
=J. betonicoides= _C. B. Clarke._
As above, but leaves subsessile, oblong or lanceolate, hairy beneath and
on nerves above.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas, Mittu- & Bongo-lands).
=J. flava= _Vahl._ MAHBAB (White Nile Prov.)—Arab.
Hairy herb, 2-4 ft. high. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, up to 3 in. long,
both surfaces hairy; pet. ⅔ in. long. Spikes terminal, 4-8 in. long,
sometimes interrupted at base; bracts ab. ½ in. long, lanceolate,
containing 1-3 fl., green, hairy; bracteoles similar but smaller; sep.
5, small, hairy; cor. yellow; st. 2, one anther cell below the other,
tailed. Caps. ⅓ in. long; seeds 4, shortly hairy.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Tamanib, Suakin & Erkowit); Fung Prov. (Saoleil);
White Nile Prov.; Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf, Sobat: mouth
of Khor Filus).
=J. palustris= _T. Anders._
Leaves oblong tapering to both ends, 6½ in. long; pet. short, otherwise
much as above.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); White Nile Prov. (Jebel Arashkol);
Kordofan Prov.
=J. insularis= _T. Anders._
Scrambling hispid herb. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, 3½ in. long; pet. ¼-1
in. long. Fl. 1-3 in axil of each bract; bracts round or obovate, ⅓ in.
long; cor. white with purple mark on lower lip which is 3-lobed and the
longer; st. 2 as above. Caps. ⅓ in., seeds 4, rugose.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambe).
=J. calcarata= _Hochst._
Herb with woody rootstock; branches with spreading hairs. Leaves 3 × 1
in. tapering to both ends. Fl. 1-3 in axils of bracts; bracts ovate or
elliptic, ⅓ in. long; cor. purple, otherwise as above.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Kordofan
Prov. (El Obeid); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Gurfala).
=J. galeopsis= _T. Anders._
Much as _J. insularis_ but leaves oblong, subsessile, calyx more hispid;
cor. purple-red or yellow.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land); Darfur Prov. (Kulme, 3,600 ft.).
=J. sexangularis= _Lindau._
Herb, 18 in. high with 6-angled stem, scabrid hairy. Leaves oblong, up
to 2 in., subsessile. Fl. 1-3 in axils of oblong bracts; cor. purple, ½
in. long. Caps. ab. ¼ in. long, hairy; seeds 4, tubercled.
Kordofan Prov. (Melbes).
=J. Whytei= _S. Moore._
Hairy herb with stout woody rootstock. Leaves ovate to lanceolate. Fl.
1-3 in axils of bracts; cor. purple, ½ in. long. Caps. ¼ in. hairy;
seeds 4.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit).
=J. heterocarpa= _T. Anders._
Pubescent annual, 8-20 in. high. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 1½ in. long;
pet. ½-¾ in. Fl. in axillary clusters of 2 to many; sepals minute,
white-hairy; cor. ¼ in. long. Caps. of 2 kinds in same head, one
4-seeded, normal, and one 1-seeded and spinous-winged.
Red Sea Prov. (below Erkowit & 21° N. Lat.).
=J. odora= _Vahl._
Undershr., 1-2 ft. high. Leaves ovate or oblong, 1-3 in. long. Fl.
solitary to 3 in axils of bracts; cor. ½ in. long, yellow. Caps. ½ in.
long; seeds 4 tubercular-scabrous.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit).
=J. anselliana= _T. Anders._ ABU NUWARA (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab; ALUME
(Meshra El Zeraf)—Dinka.
Weak herb, 12 to 20 in. high. Leaves linear to lanceolate, 1¾ in. long
or ovate, ⅔ in. long. Fl. 2-8 in axillary scorpioid cymes; cor. ¼ in.
long. Caps. ⅓ in. long; seeds 4, wrinkled and more or less winged.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf
southwards, Sobat mouth); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Sabbi River); Bahr El
Jebel.
=J. matammensis= _Oliv._
Much like above; more pubescent and no leaves linear; cor. white.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Matamma); Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Upper White
Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land); Mongalla Prov.
(Mongalla).
=J. uncinulata= _Oliv._ =var. tenuicapsa= _C. B. Clarke._
Rootstock woody; branches 4-6 in. long. Leaves elliptic or ovate ½-⅔ in.
long. Spikes axillary, unilateral with few distant solitary flowers;
cor. ab. ¼ in. long. Caps. ¼ in., slender, hispid near top; seeds 4,
rugose.
Upper White Nile.
685 =Monechma hispidum= _Hochst._ SHAIIR (Goz El Siada)—Arab; TILL (Goz
El Siada)—Dinka; MELL—Burun.
Herb, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves 3 × ¾ in., hispid-scabrous or glabrate.
Spikes hispid with long white hairs, 4 in. long in fruit; bracts 1 in.
long, oblong, bracteoles ¾ in.; sepals 5, ⅓ in. long; cor. white,
spotted purple, ½ in. long, 2-lipped; st. 2, 1 anther-cell below the
other, long-tailed, tail 2-fid. Caps. ⅓ in. long; seeds 2 with tufts of
hair at either end.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Kordofan
Prov. (El Obeid); Upper White Nile Prov. (Goz El Siada); Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=M. bracteatum= _Hochst._ FAKHAH (Sennar, Dinder)—Arab.
Herb, 1-3 ft. high. Leaves lanceolate, up to 4 in. long. Spikes
strobilate (imbricate) 2 in. long, axillary or terminal; bracts round,
ciliate, enclosing calyx which is 1/5 in. long, hairy; cor. ½ in. long;
st. as above. Caps. ¼ in. long, white-hairy; seeds 2, yellow-brown.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Fung, Kordofan & Darfur Provinces;
Red Sea Prov. (Karora Hills).
=M. varians= _C. B. Clarke._
Herb with woody rootstock, up to 18 in. high. Leaves elliptic-oblong, up
to 2 in. long, subsessile. Spikes terminal, 1¼ in. long, dense; bracts
oblong-elliptic, ½ in. long; bracteoles ⅓ in. long; sepals 5, glandular-
hairy, one smaller; cor. ½ in. long; anthers short-tailed.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (between River Biri & Deim Zubeir).
686 =Ecbolium linneanum= _Kurz._
Shrub. Leaves narrowly oblong to broadly ovate, up to 3 in. long. Spikes
terminal, 4 in. long: bracts strobilate ¾ in. long, ovate, apiculate,
often pubescent; bracteoles ¼ in. long, linear; sepals 5, linear; cor.
tube ab. 1 in. long, limb 2-lipped, ½ in.; st. 2, anthers nearly equal
height. Caps. ¾ in. long; seeds 2, rough edged.
Red Sea Prov. (Sinkat, Suakin, & 21° N. Lat.).
=E. Anisacanthus= _C. B. Clarke._
Small woody, densely white-hairy shrub. Leaves lin.-lanceolate, 1½ in.
long. Spikes terminal, 1¾ in. long, 8-12 flowered; bracts hardly
imbricate, elliptic, ½ in. long; bracteoles minute; calyx small,
2-lipped; cor. tube ⅓ in.; limb 2-lipped, ⅓ in. long. Anthers of equal
height. Caps ⅓ in. long; seeds 2, yellow, smooth, shining.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Ashat & Erkowit); Between Suakin & Berber (Wadi
Omari).
687 =Dicliptera maculata= _Nees._
Herb, 2-3 ft. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3½ in. long; pet. 1 in. Peduncles
axillary and terminal, 1-3 in. long; pedicels many, ¾ in. long; outer
bract under ½ in., elliptic, pubescent; bracteoles 2; sep. 5, ⅙ in.
long; cor. purple to white, deeply 2-lipped, ¾ in. long; st. 2, one
anther cell above the other. Caps. small, ovoid; seeds 2 or 4.
Æthiopia.
=D. micranthes= _Nees._ RAKAB—Arab.
Tall herb; stems 6-angled; angles whitened. Leaves elliptic, 3 in. long,
narrowed both ends. Spikelets in dense globose heads, ½-¾ in. diam.,
terminal and axillary; 2 bracts of the spikelet ab. ⅓ in. long, obovate-
lanceolate, suddenly narrowed into a spinescent mucro, with long white
hair; bracteoles shorter, linear; sepals 5, small; cor. ab. ½ in. long,
mauve. Caps. ⅙ in. long, somewhat hairy; seeds up to 4, tubercled.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Kordofan Prov.; Darfur Prov.; Upper White
Nile Prov. (Khor Attar, Meshra El Zeraf).
=D. nilotica= _C. B. Clarke._
Herb, 4-8 in. high, pubescent. Leaves elliptic-oblong, up to 2 in. long.
Flower heads dense, small, terminal, or the axillary heads peduncled;
bracts lin.-oblong, hairy; sepals 5, small; cor. rose-purple to white, ¾
in. long, 2-lipped, lips unusually broad; 1 anther cell above the other.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
688 =Peristrophe bicalyculata= _Nees._ HERSHA (White Nile) & NA’ANA’A
(N. Kordn.)—Arab.
Tall, glabrous or hispid herb, branches 4-7 angular. Leaves elliptic-
lanceolate, up to 4 in. long. Panicles often 12-18 in. long, very lax,
much divided, spikelets with 1 perfect fl.; bracts 2, enclosing the
calyx and ⅓ in. long; bracteoles 2, calyx small; cor. pale-purple, ½ in.
long, 2-lipped; st. 2, 1 anther cell above the other. Caps. ⅓ in. long;
seeds 4, smooth or papillose.
Red Sea Prov. (21° N. Lat.); Khartoum Prov.; Blue Nile Prov. (Rufaa);
Fung Prov.; White Nile Prov. (Jebel Arashkol); Kordofan Prov. (Hilla Nu,
Bara, etc.); Mongalla Prov.
The Plant, macerated in water, is said to be a useful remedy for snake-
bite.
=P. luteoviridis= _C. B. Clarke._
Stout yellow-green herb. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, nearly 4 in. long,
narrowed both ends. Fl. clustered in dense spikes 3 in. long; spikelets
1-flowered; bracts and bractlets ½ in. long; calyx ⅓ in. long; cor.
rose, purple spotted, 1 in. long, 2-lipped; st. 2, anther cells nearly
at equal height. Caps. ¾ in. long; seeds 4, smooth, discoid.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Dar Fertit: Deim Bekir & Niamniam-land).
689 =Hypoestes cancellata= _Nees._ MAHALAB (Baggara)—Arab; EMBEILU
(Kadugli)—Nuba.
More or less hairy herb; stems 2 ft. high, bent at the joints. Leaves
oblong, up to 2 in. long. Heads mainly terminal, 1½ in. long, in dense
congested panicles, yellow, hispid; spikeless 1-flowered; bracts ½ in.
long, including a linear tail; cor. red ¾ in. long, 2-lipped. Caps. ¼
in. long; seeds 4, tubercled.
Nuba Mts. Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Addai).
=H. strobilifera= _S. Moore._
Pubescent herb, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves lin.-oblong, 5½ in. long. Heads
terminal, 1 in. long, densely strobilate; outer floral leaves
spathulate-obovate, with 1-3 spikelets under each; bracts 1/5 in.; sep.
small; cor. pale-lilac, ⅔ in. long, deeply 2-lipped; st. 2; anthers
1-celled, blunt. Caps. ⅓ in.; seeds 4, tubercled.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Addai).
=H. Forskalei= _R. Br._
Nearly glabrous undershrub. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, 2 in.
long. Infl. axillary, forming a terminal panicle; spikelets in
unilateral cymes, 1½ in. long; 2 outer bracts connate; cor. mauve with
purple spots in throat, ½ in. long, deeply 2-lipped, upper lip and
central lobe of lower curled back; st. 2, abruptly club-shaped,
filaments with purple hairs. Caps. ¼ in. long; seeds 2, smooth.
Kordofan Prov. (Abu Hefe); Darfur Prov. (J. Marra & over 6,500 ft.).
=H. verticillaris= _R. Br._ ABU FAS (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab.
Stem with long and gland-tipped hairs mixed. Leaves ovate, sharply
narrowed to both ends, ab. 3 in. long. Bracts fringed with white hairs,
otherwise as above.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Matamma); Fung Prov. (Roseires); White Nile,
Kordofan & Mongalla Provinces.
The roots are used at Meshra El Zeraf for dyeing mats.
=VERBENACEÆ.=
690 =Lantana viburnoides= _Vahl._
Erect hairy shrub. Leaves opp., ovate, 3-4 in. long, crenate. Spikes
dense, axillary, up to 1½ in. long; bracts ovate, up to ¼ in. long;
calyx 5-toothed, campanulate, small; cor. white, 5-lobed, ⅙ in. long.
Drupe fleshy, purple, size of a pea.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas); Mongalla Prov. (Mongalla).
=L. salvifolia= _Jacq._
Hairy shrub. Leaves opp., ovate, 1-2 in. long, crenate. Spikes globose
to oblong, 1 in. long; bracts ovate, ¼ in. long; cor. lilac or pink, ⅓
in. long; limb patent ⅙ in. diam.; st. 4, didynamous. Drupe purple,
edible.
Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, Has Has & Khor Tamanib); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Niamniam-land).
=L. petitiana= _Rich._
Hispid undershrub. Leaves opp., ovate, ½ in. long, crenate. Heads
globose, ⅓ in. diam.; bracts ovate, ⅙ in. long; cor. lilac, tube ⅙ in.
long, limb small, 5-lobed; st. and drupe as above.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas & Niamniam-land: Nabambisso
River).
691 =Lippia nodiflora= _Rich._ LIBBIA—Arab.
Trailing herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves opp. or fascicled, obovate,
dentate in upper half. Spikes globose to oblong, ¼ in. diam.; bracts
small; cor. small, purplish.
Red Sea Prov. (coast); Khartoum & Blue Nile Provinces.
Suited for an edging plant in gardens and used for lawns.
=L. Radula= _Baker._
Woolly herb, 3-4 ft. high. Leaves ternate, oblong, up to 4 in. long,
sessile, crenate. Heads oblong, ½ in. long, several together in a
terminal panicle; bracts imbricate, orbicular, ⅙ in. diam.; cor. length
of bract, 4-lobed; st. 4.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Sabbi River).
=L. adoensis= _Hochst._
Erect, shortly pubescent undershrub, 5-7 ft. high. Leaves 2-4 or more-
whorled, oblong, up to 5 in. long. Heads globose forming a terminal
panicle; bracts ovate; cor. 4-lobed, minute, white; st. 4.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land); Bahr El Jebel (Upper).
=L. citriodora= _H.B._ & _K._ LUWEIS—Arab.
Introduced (Makwar); Blue Nile Prov.
692 =Bouchea pterygocarpa= _Schauer._
White pubescent undershrub. Leaves opp., ovate, 1½ in. long. Spikes 6-9
in. long, terminal; fl. in axil of a bract, appressed to rachis; cor.
scarlet, tube ½ in. long; limb patent, lobes 5, st. 4, didynamous. Caps.
winged at apex.
Nubia; Blue Nile Prov. (near Jebel Saggadi); Kordofan Prov. (Jebel Kuhn,
Melbes).
=B. marrubiifolia= _Schauer._ DANABĀN or ERG EL BUGR (N. Kordn.)—Arab.
White pubescent, branched herb, much like above. Cor. white; capsule not
winged.
Nubia (between Suakin & Berber, Okurr, Wadi Abu Kotod); Red Sea Prov.
(Suakin, Khor Tamanib); Kordofan Prov. (Abu Gerad, Wadi Taiara, Um Marba
& Um Dam).
693 =Stachytarpheta angustifolia= _Vahl._ ABONGANDUR (Meshra El
Zeraf)—Arab; ADELFUR (Meshra El Zeraf)—Dinka; DELPA (Meshra El
Zeraf)—Shilluk.
Bushy herb with 4-angled stems. Leaves opp., oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 in.
long, deeply crenate. Spikes very slender, 6-9 in. long; rachis hollowed
to receive appressed flowers; bracts ⅓ in. long; calyx as long,
5-toothed and ribbed; cor. lilac, ⅔ in. long; limb patent, 5-lobed; st.
2. Fr. cylindrical, ¼ in. long.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf to Sobat Mouth); Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Shambe).
The roots are used by Arabs as collyrium.
694 =Priva leptostachya= _Juss._
Bushy hairy herb; stems 4-angled. Leaves opp., ovate, 1-3 in. long,
crenate; spikes 6-12 in. long; fl. lax on a square rachis; bracts small;
calyx ¼ in. long enlarging in fruit; cor. ½ in. long, white, limb ¼ in.
diam., 2-lipped, white; st. 4, didynamous. Fr. enclosed in enlarged
calyx; nutlets 2.
Nubia (between Suakin & Berber, Wadi El Omari); Red Sea Prov. (Suakin,
Jebel Waratab).
695 =Verbena supina= _Linn._ MORREYA (Ehrenb.)—Arab.
Densely pubescent annual. Leaves opp., bipinnatifid, deltoid. Spikes
dense; bracts and calyx minute; cor. lilac, tube ⅙ in. long, limb
patent, 5-lobed, 1/12 in. diam.; st. 4, didynamous. Caps. minute.
Nubia; Khartoum Prov.; Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Kordofan Prov. (Sodari);
Darfur Prov.
=V. officinalis= _Linn._
Glabrous perennial. Leaves rhomboid-ovate, deeply pinnatifid. Spikes lax
in a terminal panicle. Fl. as above; cor. limb ⅙ in. diam.
Fung Prov.
The leaves are considered a febrifuge and tonic and are said to be used
as a rubefacient in rheumatism and diseases of the joints. The root is
believed to be a remedy for scrofula and snake-bite.
696 =Duranta Plumieri= _Jacq._
Unarmed or spinous shrub. Leaves opp., oblong, sometimes crenate.
Racemes long, terminal; cor. lilac, ⅓ in. long; lobes 5, spreading, ⅓
in. diam. St. 4, didynamous. Drupe yellow, size of a pea, enclosed in
enlarged calyx.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Atasilli River); Mongalla Prov.
(Lado: Yei River District).
An excellent hedge plant.
697 =Premna resinosa= _Schauer._ SAAT—Arab; TŪR (J. Eliri)—Nuba.
Shrub with scented leaves. Leaves 2-4-nate, ovate or oblong, ½-1½ in.
long, entire or crenate. Panicles small, terminal, corymbose; fl.
minute, whitish or greenish. Drupe black, size of a pea.
Nubia (Wadi Omari); Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, Sinkat, Jebel Waratab & 21°
N.L.); Kordofan Prov. (Melbes, Abu Haraza, Abu Snun, Wadi Taiara &
between Obeid Ogari & El Mareikib & Melbes); White Nile Prov. (J.
Arashkol).
Fruit eaten.
698 =Vitex tangensis= _Gürke._
Shrub or small tree, clothed with yellowish hairs. Leaves opp.,
digitately 3-fol.; leaflets 2-3 in. long, oblong-lanceolate. Cymes
corymbose, axillary; calyx campanulate, 5-toothed; cor. tube twice
length of calyx, limb patent, white (?); st. 4, exserted. Fr. globose, 1
in. diam.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (between Wau & Chakchak).
=V. madiensis= _Oliv._
Tree. Leaves opp., simple or 3-5 fol., glabrous above, hairy beneath;
leaflets obovate-cuneate, crenate in upper half, 5-6 in. cymes; calyx
5-toothed, minute; cor. ¼ in. long, limb long; pet. 3-4 in. long. Fl. in
axillary, corymbose, hairy patent. Fr. edible, size of a small plum.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas & Kutshook Ali’s Zariba, Dinka-
land, Mittu-land: Mvolo, Niamniam-land); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
Fruit edible.
=V. Schweinfurthii= _Baker._
Tree; extremities drab pubescent. Leaves simple or 3-fol.; leaflets
obovate-cuneate, up to 6 in. long; main petiole 2-3 in. long. Cymes lax,
axillary; bracts large, linear. Fl. much as above.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (Talodi); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas & Gir &
Dinka-land: Lau).
=V. Cienkowskii= _Kotschy_ & _Peyr._ ABDUGULGUL, UMDIGULGUL or GULGUL
(Baggara), ZEITUN (Bahr El Ghazal Prov.), or KURAIN—Arab; KLURUF (J.
Daier), TIDOGI & MADIMU (J. Eliri)—Nuba; KONINK (Bahr El Ghazal)—Dinka;
ORO—Golo; YALAH—Jur.
Large tree. Leaves 5-fol., glabrous; leaflets obovate-cuneate, up to 6
in. long, distinctly petioled; main pet. 2-3 in. long. Cymes dense,
axillary, long peduncled; calyx 5-toothed, minute; cor. yellowish-brown,
ab. ½ in. long, limb obliquely patent. Fr. size of a cherry, edible.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Kordofan Prov.; Nuba Mts. Prov.; Upper White Nile
Prov. (mouth of Bahr El Ghazal); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Dinka-land,
between Wau & Chak Chak, & Tonj; Jur: Jur Ghattas); Bahr El Jebel
(Madi).
Wood white, light. Fruit eaten and when roasted is said to be a
substitute for tea.
699 =Clerodendron acerbianum= _Boiss._
Riverside shrub; bark grey and rough; extremities, leaves and infl.
grey-woolly. Leaves 2-4-nate, ovate, rounded or slightly cordate at
base, 2-3 in. long. Fl. in dense terminal and axillary clusters; bracts
linear, ¾ in. long; calyx ¾ in. long, 5-lobed; cor. white, tube 1 in.
long, lobes 5, ovate, ⅙ in. long; st. 4, exserted. Fr. somewhat like a
black-berry, not edible.
Berber Prov. (Mograd Island); Fung Prov. (Bunzaga & Jongol’s Post);
White Nile Prov. (Jebelein to Sobat); Sobat River (near Nasser).
=C. Schweinfurthii= _Gürke._
Climbing shrub. Leaves opp., ovate-lanceolate, 6-8 in. long, often
serrate. Fl. in axillary long-peduncled heads; calyx tube campanulate;
cor. tube 1½ in. long, lobes 5; st. 4, much exserted as well as style.
Drupe black, ⅓ in. long. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso
River); Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
=C. Formicarum= _Gürke._
Shrub. Leaves 2-4-nate, oblong, 2-3 in. long. Fl. in subumbellate
terminal panicles; cor. white, tube ¼ in. long, lobes 5, minute; st. 4,
¼ in. long.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
=C. harnierianum= _Schweinf._
Shrub; branchlets 4-angled. Leaves 2-3-nate, oblong or oblong-
lanceolate, 2 in. long, pubescent. Infl. a cymose terminal panicle;
calyx ⅓ in. long, 5-lobed; cor. purple, ab. 1 in. long.
Fung Prov. (Roseires); White Nile Prov.
=C. cordifolium= _A. Rich._
Undershr. or shrub, erect or scandent. Leaves opp., ovate-cordate, 3-4
in. long, pubescent beneath. Cymes lax, forming an ample terminal
panicle; calyx 5-toothed, ⅓ in. long; cor. white, tube ⅔ in. long, lobes
5, ⅓ in. long; st. 4, 1 in. long.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Darfur Prov. (Kulme & J. Marra 6,000 ft.); Bahr
El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas & East of Limo’s village); Bahr El
Jebel (Madi).
=C. capitatum= _Schumach._ & _Thonn._
Small shrub; branchlets densely hairy. Leaves opp., broadly ovate-
dentate, pubescent beneath, 6-12 in. long. Fl. in dense sessile terminal
heads, 6-9 in. diam.; bracts red, lanceolate, foliaceous; calyx ¾ in.
long, pubescent, segments ciliate; cor. white, tube slender, 3-4 in.
long; lobes ½ in. Drupe black in red accrescent calyx.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (Kadugli).
=C. myricoides= _R. Br._ HAMALMA—Rashida (Red Sea Prov.).
Shrub, 3-5 ft. high. Leaves 2-4-nate, subsessile, oblong, 2-6 in. long,
toothed. Cymes lax; calyx small, 5-lobed; cor. tubes short; lobes, upper
½ in. long, white, lower ¾ in. long, pale blue; st. 4, arcuate, ¾-1 in.
long. Drupe black.
Red Sea Prov. (Karora); Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Niamniam-land: Gumango hills); Bahr El
Jebel.
=C. Neumayeri= _Vatke._
Shrub, 15-16 ft. high. Leaves opposite, oblong, acute, entire or crenate
at the middle, 1-1½ in. long, glabrous; flowers in axillary cymes;
corolla very short, the limb 1 in. diam.
Red Sea Prov. (Has Has).
=C. alatum= _Gürke._
Herb with 4-angled and narrowly winged stems. Leaves opp., sessile, up
to 1 ft. long, oblanceolate, toothed in upper third. Panicle thyrsoid,
many-flowered, terminal, 1 ft. long; cor. tube short, upper lobes
whitish-lilac, lower violet with 2 white blotches.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Tuhami’s Zariba).
=C. triflorum= _Vis._
Shrub with bluntly 4-angled branches. Leaves long-petioled, broadly-
ovate, toothed at the middle. Cymes axillary, drooping, 3-flowered;
calyx 5-angled, lobes lanceolate; cor. tube 3 times length of calyx,
lobes elliptic.
Nubia.
=C. near C. neriifolium= _Wall._
Shrub, ab. 5 ft. high, branches 4-angled, sulcate. Leaves ternate below,
alt. above, lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, larger ones sometimes
obsoletely and coarsely serrate. Fl. axillary in simple and compound
cymes, forming terminal panicles; calyx ½ in. long, accrescent and
broadly campanulate in fruit, 5-toothed; cor. white, tube 1 in. long,
slender, lobes 5, 2 upper ½ in. long, lower ⅓ in.; st. 4, 1 in long,
didynamous, exserted; style 1½ in. long, bifid; ovary 4-celled, ovules
4. Drupe black.
Mongalla Prov. (Sudd Region & Bor); Bahr El Jebel (on termite hills).
=C. ugandense= _Prain._
Shrub, 3-10 ft. Leaves opposite, elliptic to narrowly obovate, coarsely
toothed, up to 4½ in. long and 2½ in. broad, glabrous. Cymes lax, few-
flowered. Flowers whitish and blue.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
700 =Avicennia marina= _Stapf._ SHORA—Arab.