(Bunzaga).
=D. (Helmia) dumetorum= _Pax._
Twiner, often prickly. Leaves 3-fol., pubescent beneath; end leaflet
obovate, cuspidate, 5-6 in. long, side leaflets oblique. Male fl. in
short axillary panicles; fem. fl. laxly racemed. Caps. 3-angled, 2 in.
long; seeds 1 in. long, with large basal wing.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Nuba Mts. Prov. (Khor Ganna near
Kadugli); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Tuhami’s Zariba);
Mongalla Prov. (Lado Dist.: Yambi Khor).
Poisonous, but can be rendered edible by pounding and washing.
=D. phaseoloides= _Pax._
Unarmed twiner. Leaves 3-fol.; end leaflet oblong, 2½ in. long. Male fl.
in fascicled axillary spikes; fem. fl. and fr. unknown.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Gumango Hill).
=D. (Helmia) beccariana= _Martelli f._
Unarmed twiner. Leaves 5-fol.; leaflets obovate or oblong 3-4 in. long.
Male fl. in fascicled axillary spikes. Fem. fl. in long lax spikes.
Caps. oblong, acutely 3-angled, ¾ in. long; seeds with long oblong basal
wing.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur
Ghattas).
=COMMELINACEÆ.=
780 =Palisota Schweinfurthii= _C. B. Ce._
Herb 3-7 ft. long; young parts shaggy with fulvous or greyish hairs.
Leaves whorled up to 26 by 8 in., elliptic, densely hairy on the margin.
Flowers in a dense cylindric panicle, very numerous.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Boddo R. & Nabambisso R.).
781 =Commelina nudiflora= _Linn._ BE-EID (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab.
Marsh herb; stems decumbent, 1-2 ft. long. Leaves alt., 1-3 in. long,
lanceolate; sheaths 1-2 in. long. Infl. of 2 racemes enclosed in a
folded ovate-lanceolate, ½-2 in. long spathe; fl. 1-3 in the lower and
3-8 in upper rac.; sep. 3; pet. 3, 2 with long claws, blue; sta. 2-3
perfect, 2-3 sterile; seeds 5, reticulated.
White Nile Prov.; Upper White Nile Prov.; Darfur Prov. (Kulme 3,600 ft.
& J. Marra 4-5,500 ft.); Bahr El Jebel (Sudd from southwards); Bahr El
Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land).
It is said to be medicinal and to be eaten by cattle.
=C. subulata= _Roth._
Weak herb 6-15 in. long. Leaves 2 in. long, linear. Spathes nearly
sessile, ½ in. long ovate. Fl. blue, hardly exserted from spathe; seeds
5, pitted and wrinkled.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Kordofan Prov. (Abu Garad).
=C. benghalensis= _Linn._ BAYAD (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab.
Hairy herb, 1-3 ft. long. Leaves ovate-elliptic 1-3½ in. long; spathes
subsessile, funnel-shaped by lower margins being connate ⅓ in., ½-⅔ in.
long, crowded near tips of branches; seeds 5, rough or wrinkled.
Nubia; Red Sea Prov. (Soturba, near Suakin, Khor Tamanib); Kassala Prov.
(Gallabat: Matamma); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Upper White Nile Prov.
(Meshra El Zeraf); Mongalla Prov. (Mongalla).
The fleshy rhizomes sometimes contain much starch and are wholesome food
when cooked.
=C. Forskalæi= _Vahl._ DUEID (Meshra El Zeraf)—Arab; NIOK (Meshra El
Zeraf)—Dinka.
Pubescent branched herb, 8-24 in. long. Leaves oblong, up to 2 in. long.
Spathes ½-⅔ in. long, funnel-shaped on ped. up to ⅓ in. long. Pet. blue;
seeds 1-3, smooth.
Nubia; Red Sea Prov. (Wadi Erkowit, Suakin, Sea-coast to between
3,000-4,000 ft.); Kassala Prov. Gallabat); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post);
Kordofan Prov. (Bir Sodari, J. Kurbaj, El Obeid); White Nile Prov. (J.
Arashkol); Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf).
=C. africana= _Linn._
Glabrous trailing herb, 1-3 ft. long. Leaves up to 3 in., oblong
subsessile. Spathes 1-2 in. long, folded, ovate on ped. up to ⅔ in.
long. Pet. yellow; seeds reticulated.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River, Makporru Hill).
=C. involucrosa= _A. Rich._
Large herb. Leaves 1½-5 in. long, lanceolate, pubescent. Spathes 2½ in.
long, simply folded; ped. 1 in. long. Fl. probably yellow.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Tamanib).
=C. krebsiana= _Kunth._
Leaves hairy on both sides when mature, otherwise as _C. africana_.
Red Sea Prov. (near Erkowit); Upper White Nile Prov. (mouth of Bahr El
Jebel).
=C. Kotschyi= _Hassk._
Glabrous herb. Leaves 2 in. long, lin.-lanceolate, subsessile, often
crenulated. Spathes subsessile, ½-⅔ in. long, broadly ovate, 1-3 near
ends of branches. Pet. intensely blue. Caps. small, constricted; seeds
smooth, brown.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit); Kordofan Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Wau).
=C. imberbis= _Hassk._
Herb, 1-2 ft. high; internodes 2-3 in. long. Leaves narrow- to ovate-
lanceolate, 5 in. long, the upper sessile, often auricled at base. Ped.
few, scattered, exserted ½-1½ in. Spathes broadly ovate, ab. 1 in. long,
margins free or nearly so. Pet. blue. Caps. ¼ in. long; seeds 4, nearly
smooth, brown.
Fung Prov. (Roseires).
=C. latifolia= _A. Rich._
Slightly hairy herb; internodes long. Leaves obl.-lanc., sessile, upper
cordate or nearly sagittate, 3½ in. long. Ped. 1-2 at top of branch,
exserted ½-1 in.; spathes broadly ovate, ¾ in. long, margins shortly
connate at base. Pet. blue. Caps. ¼ in. long; seeds 4, nearly smooth,
brown.
Kordofan Prov. (Abu Haraza).
=C. bracteosa= _Hassk._
Slightly hairy herb, 15 in. high; internodes 2 in. long. Leaves
elliptic-acuminate, 3½ in. long. Ped. 1-2 at ends of branches, slightly
exserted; spathes broadly ovate, ab. 1 in. long, slightly white-hairy,
margins connate at base. Pet. blue. Caps. ⅙ in. long, papery; seeds 3.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambe).
=C. æthiopica= _C. B. Clarke._
Tufted herb, 8-14 in. high; internodes 1-2½ in. long. Leaves broadly
obl.-lanc., 3½ in. long. Ped. 1-2 at ends of branches, hardly exserted;
spathes and fl. as above. Caps. 2-seeded.
Upper White Nile Prov. (Barboi); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur, Jur Ghattas,
Kutshuk Ali’s Zariba).
782 =Aneilema sinicum= _Lindl._
Herb; stems 1-3 ft. long. Leaves linear, 8-10 in. long, ¼ in. broad.
Infl. a cymose panicle, subtended by a bract (not spathe) ½-2 in. long,
lin.-lanc. Sep. 3, minute; pet. 3, blue or dull purple, ¼ in. long or
more; sta. 6, 2 fertile; filam. bearded at base. Caps. 1/5 in. long;
seeds 6.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Agad Zariba, Wau); Mongalla Prov. (Bor
southwards).
=var.= (β) =longifolia= _C. B. Clarke._
Rather larger in all parts; fertile sta. sometimes 3.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas; Niamniam-land: Sway River).
=A. tacazzeanum= _Hochst._
Weak decumbent herb, 1-2 ft. long. Leaves elliptic, 3 in. long. Fl. in
terminal cymose panicles; bracts minute, ovate. Pet. probably yellow;
filam. bearded at base; seeds 2-6.
Red Sea Prov. (Khor Gwob).
=A. beniniense= _Kunth._
Trailing herb, 1-2 ft. long. Leaves ovate-elliptic or obl., acuminate,
2-5 in. long. Fl. in 1-2 terminal panicles; cyme peduncles often 100 or
more. Pet. very small, blue or white; fertile sta. usually 3, filam.
without hairs; seeds 5-7.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: by the Linduku River & Nabambisso
River).
=A. Schweinfurthii= _C. B. Clarke._
Minutely pubescent herb; stems 8-14 in. high. Leaves on barren stems
obl.-lin., 4½ in. long but on flowering stems few, oblong, 1-2 in. long.
Pan. terminal, dense, pubescent, at length 1¼ by ¾ in.; bracts and
bracteoles small. Pet. small, blue. Caps. nearly ¼ in. long, white; 4
seeded.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas; Bongo: Gir. Khor Ajok, between
Wau & Chakchak).
=A. near A. soudanicum= _C. B. Clarke._
Hispid herb, up to 15 in. high. Leaves obl. or elliptic-lanc., sessile,
obtuse, 3 in. long, lowest reduced to scales. Pan. dense, 1½ by ¾ in.
terminal; bracts ⅙ in. long, bracteoles smaller. Pet. white or pale
blue.
Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
=A. pedunculosum= _C. B. Clarke._
Weak, trailing, sparsely hairy herb; stems 6-24 in. long. Leaves
elliptic or ovate, acuminate, 2 in. long. Pan. terminal, small,
frequently on short lateral branches; sep. minute; pet. very small,
blue; fertile sta. usually 3, filam. slightly bearded. Caps. 1/5 in.
long, shining, pale; seeds 4, pale.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Shambe).
=A. Russegeri= _C. B. Clarke._
Much like _A. Schweinfurthii_.
Nubia; Fung Prov. (Fazoghli).
783 =Cyanotis hirsuta= _Fisch._ & _Mey._
Stems from a bulb; flowers in small heads exserted from the leaf-
sheaths; leaves oblong-lanceolate.
Red Sea Prov. (Karora Hills).
=C. lanata= _Benth._
Annual with fine woolly hair when young; stems 4-18 in. long. Leaves
narrowly obl.-lanc.; up to 3 in. long. Infl. scattered, axillary and
peduncled, of 1-4 clustered scorpioid cymes ab. ½ in. diam.; outermost
bract usually ½-1 in. long; bracts falcate, in 2 rows or densely packed.
Sep. 3, more or less connate at base; pet. 3, small, blue (?), the claws
more or less coherent into a tube; sta. 6, perfect; filam. bearded.
Caps. thin, 3-celled; seeds 5-6.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur
Ghattas, Bongo: Gurfala).
=C. djurensis= _C. B. Clarke._
Herb with white wool on young parts; sterile stem short, bearing linear
leaves up to 10 in. by ½ in.; flowering stems 12-20 in. long with linear
leaves 6 in. long when present. Heads of several clustered cymes; outer
bracts to terminal heads 2-3 in. long, linear; bracts distinctly
2-ranked; fl. blue.
Darfur Prov. (Kulme 3,600 ft.); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas);
Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
=C. Cæspitosa= _Kotschy_ & _Peyr._
Herb, at first villous, then glabrate; sterile stems abrupt; basal
leaves tufted, obl.-lanc., 3 in. long, shaggy at base. Leaves on
flowering stems 0-1 (besides floral leaves) reduced to sheaths with a
triangular point. Fl. heads hardly ½ in. long of 1 or few cymes; outer
bracts ½-1 in. long; falcate bracts 2-seriate in cymes, hairy. Fl. red.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir).
784 =Floscopa rivularis= _C. B. Clarke._
Decumbent herb; stems 1-2 ft. long. Leaves obl.-lanc., sessile on
sheaths 2-4 in. long. Panicle 1-2½ in. long, dense, brown-hairy,
terminal. Sep. 3; pet. 3, purple or rose; sta. 6; filam.-naked; caps.
2-valved, 2-seeded, small.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land); Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
=F. Schweinfurthii= _C. B. Clarke._
Thinly hairy annual, 6-8 in. high. Leaves ovate-lanc., sessile, 2 in.
long. Pan. terminal, leafy; cymes 1½ in. long, hairy, dense. Caps.
minute. Colour of fl. not known, probably yellow.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo: Sabbi and Kulengo).
=F. flavida= _C. B. Clarke._
Slightly hairy annual, 2-5 in. high. Leaves lanc., sessile, 2½ in. long.
Pan. terminal, slender; cymes few, ½-1½ in. long. Cal. purple; cor.
yellow. Caps. small.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Agada, Jur Ghattas, Abu Gurun’s Zariba).
=AMARYLLIDACEÆ.=
785 =Hypoxis angustifolia= _Lam._
Tuberous-rooted herb. Leaves 6-12, radical, 6-12 in. long. Ped. 1-4,
shorter than leaves. Corymbs lax 2-6 flowered; per. yellow, ⅓ in. long,
3 outer segm. green and hairy outside; sta. 6; stigmas 3; ovary
inferior, 3-celled, as in all this family.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas).
=H. sp.=
Leaves few, linear, 9-12 in. long, 1/5 in. broad, 3-nerved, thinly
pilose. Flower (only 1 seen) ⅓ in. long, long-pilose outside; segments
yellow, ovate-lanceolate.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River: Kagulu).
786 =Curculigo gallabatensis= _Schweinfth._
Herb; tuber 2 in. long. Leaves 3-4, linear, plicate, 1-2 ft. long. Fl.
solitary; per. superior, base adnate to ovary, produced into a beak-like
tube, 2 in. long; segm. 6, yellow, spreading, ab. ½ in. long, the 3
outer lobes reddish and hairy outside; sta. 6; stig. 3, united.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: banks of the River Gendua); Bahr El Ghazal
Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas and by the River Wau); Mongalla Prov. (Gemeiza).
787 =Crinum tinneanum= _Kotschy_ & _Peyr._
Bulbed herb; leaves not known. Fl. 12-30 in an umbel, rose-red; spathes
2-3 in. long; per. tube 3 in. long; segm. 6, linear, spreading, 1½ in.
long; sta. 6, filiform; anthers versatile; stigma capitate.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (main-river); Bahr El Jebel (Gondokoro).
=C. purpurascens= _Herb._
Bulbed herb. Leaves numerous, strap-shaped, 1½-3 ft. long. Ped. shorter
than leaves; fl. 4-6 in an umbel, red; spathes 2-3 in. long; per. tube
5-6 in. long; segm. 2-3 in. long, lanceolate; sta. 6, filaments 2-3 in.
long, purple; style capitate, longer than stamens.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (between Wau and Deim Zubeir.)
=C. ammocharoides= _Baker._
Leaves 6-8 to a bulb, 1 ft. long, 1 in. broad. Ped. stout, compressed,
3-6 in. long, bearing an umbel of 10-20 bright-red flowers; spathes 2-3
in. long; per. tube 3-4 in. long; segm. linear, 2-3 in. long; sta. 6,
filaments bright red, 2-3 in. long; style capitate, rather longer.
Kordofan Prov. (Obeid); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas).
=C. pauciflorum= _Baker._
Bulb 2-3 in. diam. Leaves 6-8, 12-18 in. long, only ¼ in. broad, erect.
Ped. slender, 6-8 in. long; fl. 1-2 to an umbel; spathe valves 2-3 in.
long. Per. tube curved, 4-5 in. long; segm. 3 in. long, 1 in. broad,
acute, white with a distinct red keel. Filaments 1 in. shorter than per.
segm.; anthers ½ in. long; style overtopping anthers.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas).
=C. scabrum= _Herb._ LANGABO—Golo.
Bulb 5-6 in. diam. Leaves 12 or more, 2-3 ft. long, 1½-2 in. broad at
middle, scabrous at margin. Ped. fairly stout, 1-2 ft. long; umbel 4-8
flowered; spathe valves 2-3 in. long. Per. tube curved, greenish, 4-5
in. long; segm. ab. 3 in. long, 1 in. broad, acute, white with a
distinct red keel; filam. rather shorter than and style reaching tip of
per. segm.
Fung. Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Kordofan Prov. (El Obeid); Darfur Prov.
(Kulme and J. Marra, 5,000 ft.); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas,
Bongo: Gir).
=C. giganteum= _Andr._
Differs from above by leaves 3-4 in. broad in middle and narrowing to
the base and by the pure white flowers.
White Nile Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (between Rumbek and Shambé);
Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
788 =Hæmanthus multiflorus= _Martyn._ GASH-EL-FIL—Arab; OU—Golo.
Bulb 2-3 in. diam. Leaves 3-4, 6-12 in. long, 3-4 in. broad. Ped.
separate from the leafy stem; fl. in dense globose umbels, 3-6 in.
diam., blood-red; spathe-valves 6-8, 2 in. long. Per. tube cylindric, ½
in. long; segm. linear, 3-nerved, 1 in. long; filam. longer than per.
segm.; fruit a scarlet berry.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); White Nile Prov.; Darfur Prov.; Bahr El
Jebel.
=H. filiflorus= _Hiern._
Differs from above chiefly by broader leaves, 5-6 in. broad and 1-nerved
per. segments.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir, Jur: Jur Ghattas, Dar Fertit:
Pongo River).
=H. rupestris= _Baker._
Bulb small. Leaves 2, 6 in. long, 4 in. broad. Spathe valves 4-5,
reddish, 1½ in. long; per. segm. 3-nerved, ½ in. long.
Kordofan Prov. (Melbes).
789 =Pancratium tortuosum= _Herb._
Bulb long-necked, 2 in. diam. Leaves 6-12, 6-12 in. long, spirally
twisted. Ped. very short; umbel 2-4 flowered; spathe valve 1. Per. tube
5-6 in. long; segm. linear, white. Filam. connate into a cup 1 in. long,
toothed between the filam. tips, all white.
Nubia; Red Sea Prov. (Suakin, Erkowit, between Suakin and Khor Tamanib).
=P. trianthum= _Herb._ ATTAB—Golo.
Leaves 6-8, 12 in. or more, not twisted. Umbel of 1-3 flowers; spathe
valves and teeth of staminal cup bifid, otherwise as above.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma); Red Sea Prov.; Kordofan Prov.; Bahr
El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas and Jur Aweit); Bahr El Jebel.
=P. maximum= _Forsk._
Leaves 4-5. Ped. 1-flowered; per. tube greenish, 4 in. long; segm. 2½
in., white; cup 2 in. long, faintly lobed.
Nubia; Red Sea Prov. (Suakin).
=IRIDACEÆ.=
790 =Lapeyrousia abyssinica= _Baker._
Herb with bulbous stem (corm), 6-12 in. high. Leaves 3-4, distichous,
3-6 in. long. Spikes lax 2-6 flowered; per. corolline, lilac, 6-lobed, ¾
in. long; sta. 3, ⅓ in. long; ovary inferior, 3-celled; style
3-branched, branches bifid.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Matamma).
791 =Tritonia bongensis= _Pax._
Cormed herb; stem 1 ft. long. Leaves 2, distichous, 1 ft. long. Spikes
lax, 3-6 in. long; per. red-purple; tube ⅓ in. long; segm. 6, oblong,
clawed, ¼ in. long; sta. 3; style 3-branched, branches simple, clavate;
ovary inferior.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo; Lessi River); S.E. Sudan.
792 =Gladiolus quartinianus= _A. Rich._
Cormed herb, 2-3 ft. high. Leaves distichous 3-4, 18 in. long. Spikes
6-12 in. long, 6-9 flowered; spathe ab. 2 in. long; per. blood-red, more
commonly pale-yellow; tube 1½ in. long; segm. 6, 2 in. long and 1 in.
broad; sta. 3; style branches 3, spreading, flattened; ovary inferior.
Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post); Darfur Prov. (Kulme 3,600 ft.); Upper White
Nile Prov. (Kio); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas, Niamniam-land:
Gumango Hill); Bahr El Jebel.
=G. unguiculatus= _Baker._
Herb with 2-3 sheathing leaves, 18 in. long. Per. 1¼ in. long, white,
tinged with greenish-brown; segm. clawed.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas, Bongo: south-west of Tonj
River).
793 =Romulea Bulbocodium= _Seb._ & _Mauri._
Small crocus-like herb with membranous truncated bulb-scales; leaves
linear, recurved; flowers blue-purplish with yellow anthers; common in
the Mediterranean region.
Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit, 4,000 ft.).
=ZINGIBERACEÆ.=
794 =Kæmpferia æthiopica= _Benth._ TONYANGWI (Bahr El Ghazal)—Dinka;
KAMUTWEN—Jur.
Herb, the handsome solitary flowers appearing out of the ground before
the leaves. Leaves 3-5, oblong-lanceolate, 9-18 in. long. Calyx funnel-
shaped, 1½ in. long; cor. tube exserted from calyx, lobes lanceolate, 1½
in. long, lilac-coloured; fertile sta. 1, anther ½ in. long; staminodes
5, petaloid, ab. 3 in. long, bright red-purple; ovary 3-celled.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat: Gendua River); Fung Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Jur: Jur Ghattas, Dar Fertit: between Chak Chak & Deim Zubeir);
Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
=K. rosea= _Schweinf._
Flowers pink or lilac with yellow and deep purple streaks, many on a
raceme, contemporary with the leaves.
Darfur Prov. (Kulme); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas, Niamniam-
land: Gumango Hill); Mongalla Prov. (Bor).
795 =Cadalvena spectabilis= _Fenzl._
Acaulescent herb with leaves in a rosette and few pale-yellow fl., 3 in.
long, on short stalks from the centre. Calyx funnel-shaped, shortly
toothed; cor. lobes 3, lanceolate, 2 in. long; fertile stamen shorter
than cor. lobes; anther ½ in. with pale yellow strap-shaped appendage;
side staminodes small, anterior one (lip) 3 in. long, pale yellow.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
(Jur Ghattas).
796 =Costus pterometra= _Schumann._
A tall herb. Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, acute, acuminate, about 8
in. long and 3½ in. broad. Spikes ellipsoid, 3 in. long. Bracts
elliptic.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River).
=C. trachyphyllus= _Schumann._
Tall herb. Leaves oblong ab. 1 ft. long. Spikes many-flowered, 3 in.
long, terminal; outer bracts orbicular, 1¼ in. diam., inner oblong,
membranous. Cal. funnel-shaped, ½ in. long; cor. lobes oblong, 1½ in.
long; fertile sta. 2 in. long petaloid, anther ¼ in., half-way down;
lateral staminodes minute, 2 or absent; lip obovate 3 in. long white or
tipped rose; style filiform, passing between lobes of anther, as in most
others of this family.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Mbrwole & Yuru Rivers).
797 =Amomum polyanthum= _Schumann._ AKORI—Zande.
Stem tall, leafy. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 1 ft. or more, pilose
beneath. Fl. in a globose head on a basal peduncle 6-12 in. long, with
large, imbricate bracts. Cal. funnel-shaped, slit one side; cor. tube
cylindrical, dorsal lobe boat-shaped, lateral lanceolate spreading;
lateral staminodes 0; lip oblong purplish-yellow 1 in. long: fertile
anther with 3-lobed crest; filaments filiform.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Linduku River); Belgian Congo
(Niamniam-land: Diamvonu Stream).
=A. luteo-album= _Schumann._
Leafy herb with stout root-stock; leaves hairy on veins. Much as above;
lip white with yellow middle.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River); Belgian Congo
(Niamniam-land: Wando Village).
=A. sanguineum= _Schumann._
Stem up to 15 ft. high. Leaves 1½ in. long, pubescent beneath. Infl.
globose, simple or branched, radical; fl. enclosed in large brown
bracts; dorsal cor. lobe bright red, 1½ in. long; lip pale yellow, 1½
in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River); Belgian Congo
(Niamniam-land: Assika & Nabanda & Yuru Rivers).
=A. Korarima= _Pereira._ HABAHAN—Arab; ?NONGA—Zande.
Fruit flask-shaped 2 in. long, flattened one one side, glabrous.
Found in Abyssinia, on the Upper Sobat, from where its fruit is exported
to the Sudan as a kind of Cardamom. It is said to be found also in the
Southern B. El Ghazal Prov.
=A. giganteum= _Oliv._ & _Hamb._
Stems 15-20 ft. Leaves up to 2 ft. long and 6 in. broad. Flowering stem
radical, 2 ft. long; flower spikes distichous enclosed in bracts; cor.
lobes 2 in. long; lip 3 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Sabbi).
=A. spp.=
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Atasilli River
& Yuru River).
=MARANTACEÆ.=
798 =Thalia geniculata= _Linn._
Herb, up to 6 ft. high. Leaves with long petioles, sheathing the stem at
the base, blades up to 1 ft. long and 6 in. broad. Infl. in a large lax
panicle; bracts oblong, ½-1 in. long enclosing pairs of flowers; sep. 3,
small; pet. 3, purple; staminodes violet, longer than petals; lip
obovate, purple, crested; anther 1-celled on a narrow lobe.
Sobat River (Nasser); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas, Niamniam-
land: Gumango Hill).
799 =Clinogyne cuspidata= _K. Schum._
Stems branched and leafy up to 12 ft. high. Leaves 1 ft. or more by 6
in., pinnately streaked with white, cuspidate, with sheathing pet.
Panicles copious: flowers in pairs, one on a longer pedicel; sep. 3, ⅓
in. long; pet. 3; staminodes united in a tube at the base, ⅔ in. long,
yellow or purple; lip obovate, keeled inside; sta. 1, anther 1-celled.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur: Jur Ghattas); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land:
Diagbe River).
=C. ugandensis= _K. Schum._
Stems moderately stout. Leaves grey-green, 4-6 in. long, cusp eccentric;
pet. sheath 5 in. long. Fl. much as above.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River District, Doka’s).
=C. azurea= _Schum._
Stems tufted. Leaves 4-8 in. long, lower ones reduced to sheaths, cusp
very acute. Bracts 2-flowered, 1 in. or more long; fl. bright blue, 1
in. long.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Wando’s village).
800 =Trachyphrynium Braunianum= _Baker._
Tall shrub with slender branchlets. Leaves oblong, cuspidate, 3-6 in.
long; sheaths 2-4 in. long. Infl. terminal, simple; bracts oblong-
lanceolate, 1 in. long, enclosing pairs of whitish flowers, 1 in. long;
sep. 3, lanceolate, ½ in. long; pet. 3, connate at base; staminodes
connate, 1 in. long; lip broad obliquely crested; sta. ligulate, anther
adnate, 1-celled.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Nabambisso River); Mongalla Prov.
(Lado); Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Mbrwole & Atassili Brook).
=MUSACEÆ.=
801 =Musa Schweinfurthii= _K. Schum._ et _Warb._ Niamnian-land.
=M. Ensete= _Gmel._ BOGGUMBOLI or BOO—Zande.
Plant 30-40 ft. high with a stem ventricose at base and a plume of
leaves up to 20 ft. long and 3 ft. broad. Fl. in terminal spicate
panicles, unisexual; peduncle short; flowering panicle short; bracts
densely imbricate, dark-brown, the lower 1 ft. long, 4-5 in. broad. Fl.
whitish 1½-2 in. long, in 2 dense rows, each of up to 20 flowers. Fruit
2-3 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
=M. paradisiaca= _Linn._ =subsp. sapientum= _O. Ktze._ SHAGAR EL
MUZ—Arab; FATH—Nuer; BEDIGAWA (tall plant with long triangular fruit),
BIRA (medium-sized) & TINGI-TINGI (dwarf plant)—Zande. The Banana Plant.
Cultivated.
=ORCHIDACEÆ.=
802 =Microstylis sp.=
Herb about 6 in. high. Leaves 2 or 3, ovate, acute, 2-3 in. long, 1-1½
in. broad, 5-nerved at the base. Peduncle with 3 or 4 bracts. Flowers
subcapitate, flesh-coloured, transparent. Lip bilobed, slightly fringed,
⅙ in. broad.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River District: Ngoi).
803 =Megaclinium sp.=