Part 17
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._
Shrub, densely yellowish-grey or rusty downy. Leaflets 3, central oblong 4-5 in. long, lower surface permanently grey downy. Racemes short stalked, fairly dense, 2-3 in. long; bracts scarious, in unexpanded heads concealing the flowers; cor. pale to deep red Pod ab. ¾ in. long, tawny.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Duggu); Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
342 =Dalbergia Melanoxylon= _Guill._ & _Perr._ BABANUS or EIBNUSA—Arab; ORŪM (Dilling) & KUNG (J. Eliri)—Nuba; FAITI & FUNITI—Bari; ERRIT (Goz El Siada), RED (Kenissa), RĒT (L. Powendael) and RĪT (Bahr El Ghazal)—Dinka; RIT—Jur; BOKANGO or EBANOS—Golo; TARI—Hameg; LURR & GEL—Nuer; GIUOM—Burun.
Small to middle-sized tree of irregular growth; branches spiny. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 9-13, alternate; flowers white, sweet-scented; pods flat, indehiscent, mostly 1-seeded.
White Nile Prov. (Jebelein) & south of Lat. 13° N.
The timber is black like ebony, for which it is used as a substitute; good-sized and sound logs are, however, rare. It is difficult to work but takes a beautiful polish. It is resistant to insect pests, and is useful for cabinet making.
=D. sp.= (leaf only) =No. 1295= _S.G.H._
Tall, graceful tree. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets alternate.
Nuba Mts. Prov. (near Dilling).
=D. sp.= HURHAR—Arab (Pod only).
Tree.
Kordofan Prov. (Muriel L/160).
343 =Pterocarpus lucens= _Guill._ & _Perr._ TARAYA—Arab; DIGDIG—Dinka & Jur; M’BOLO & GANA—Golo; IMMIRORA—Hameg; TIRMA—Bongo.
Tall and straight tree. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 3-7, alternate; flowers yellow, sweet-scented; pod indehiscent, disk-like, with a winged margin.
Kassala Prov. (Gallabat); Fung Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov.
The wood, which is yellowish white in colour and strong, works well. It is suited to carpentry, joinery and cabinet making. The bark, which contains a gum allied to “Kino,” is astringent, and is used for tanning and for dysentery. The leaves excite the appetite, and are a remedy for stomach troubles.
344 =Lonchocarpus laxiflorus= _Guill._ & _Perr._ AMGINEIDILAD (Baggara) & KHASHKHASH AZRAK (Fung), K. EL SUGHUR & HARHAR (Baggara)—Arab; LAKUDI—Bari; ZIDI—Zande.
Small tree. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 5-7, oblong-lanceolate to ovate-oblong; flowers light-purple, monadelphous, in dense panicles. Pod 3-4 in. long, nearly ¾ in. broad, membranous, straight.
Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); White Nile Prov. (Jebelein); Nuba Mts. Prov.; Bahr El Ghazal Prov.; Darfur & Mongalla Provinces.
Wood, heavy, yellow. A very showy tree when in flower.
345 =Andira inermis= _H.B._ & _K._
Tree 20-30 ft. high. Leaflets 9-13, lanceolate, terminal obovate 2-3 in. long, subcoriaceous, glabrous. Flowers pink in pyramidal panicles up to 1 ft. long. Fruit plum-like, hard, 1½ in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas).
346 =Afrormosia laxiflora= _Harms._ M’BANGA—Golo; M’BANGA & LEBBE—Bongo.
Middle-sized tree with imparipinnate leaves and inconspicuous greenish flowers, due to white petals falling off early. Leaflets 9-11, glabrous, coriaceous. Pods flat, thin, 4 in. long, with an intra-marginal nerve.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Wau, Jur).
The wood is dark and hard, and close grained: density 1.1 (sap-wood and 1.14 heart-wood). It is difficult to work, but takes a good polish. An excellent wood for cabinet making.
347 =Swartzia madagascariensis= _Desv._
Tree, 20-30 ft. high. Leaflets 9-11, alternate, oblong, coriaceous, 2-3 in. long. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered racemes; petal 1 only orbicular, silky on back. Pod up to 1 ft. long, up to ¾ in. thick, cylindrical, slightly furrowed.
Bahr El Jebel (Madi).
Wood very hard and heavy, density 1.08; difficult to work, and suited for piles and fences. The heart-wood is dark reddish brown, the sap-wood yellow. It takes a fine polish and makes handsome furniture, etc.
348 =Cordyla africana= _Lour._ DONJIJUAK (Bahr El Ghazal)—Dinka; BOLI, CHINYA & TINA—Golo.
Large tree with rough bark. Leaves gland-dotted, imparipinnate; leaflets 19-25 up to 2 in. long. Flowers in 6-12 flowered racemes, 1-2 in. long; petals 0; stamens numerous; filaments free or very slightly connate. Pod stalked at first, then yellow, pulpy, the size of a small lemon.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Wau); Mongalla Prov. (Gondokoro).
Yields a dark gum. The fruit is eaten.
=SALICACEÆ.=
349 =Salix Safsaf= _Forsk._ SAFSAF—Arab; URU—Hameg. Willow.
Large riverside shrub. Leaves alt., lanceolate, usually 2-3 in. long, glabrous, sometimes villous when young. Infl. diœcious; catkins 1-2 in. long. Capsule rather broad and blunt; seeds silky hairy.
Atbara River; Nile below Khartoum; Blue Nile and tributaries; Darfur Prov. (J. Marra).
The twigs are used for basket making. A black dye obtained from the leaves, is used for dyeing mats.
=S. Murielii= _Skan._ SAFSAF—Arab; URŪ—Hameg.
Riverside shrub. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 1½-3 in. long, densely grey- silky hairy. Catkins 1-3 in. long. Capsule broadly ovoid without style.
Nubia (between Berber & Khartoum); Blue Nile Prov. (Sennar & Dinder).
=S. Schweinfurthii= _Skan._
Young branches grey-tomentose, finally brown and glabrous. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, long acuminate, serrulate, up to 5 in. long. Catkins 1-2½ in. long. Capsule ovoid, beaked, nearly ¼ in. long.
Nubia; Khartoum Prov.; Kordofan Prov.
=MORACEÆ.=
350 =Chlorophora excelsa= _Benth._ & _Hook._ DORO—Kaliko.
Tall tree with milky juice, with bole clean up to 60 ft. Leaves alt., elliptic, acuminate, cordate, serrate-dentate, 6-7 in. long (shorter on old trees), tomentose, especially when young; pet. ½-1½ in. long. Infl. diœcious. Male fl. on catkin-like spikes up to 7 in. long; calyx 4-partite; sta. 4. Fem. fl. in globose or cylindrical spikes up to 2½ in. long; calyx segm. 4; ovary enclosed in calyx; style simple or unequally bifid. Fruit a fleshy syncarp.
Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: Assika River).
Wood brownish yellow with lighter longitudinal lines, hard, but works well. A beautiful wood suitable for cabinet work.
351 =Dorstenia bicornis= _Schwfth._
Herb, 1 ft. high, from a creeping rhizome, pubescent on petioles, which are long for lower leaves. Leaves thin, elliptic to obovate or obcuneate, apex mucronulate, acute to acuminate, undulate to coarse- dentate, 4-5 in. long. Infl. monœcious solitary; fl. crowded on a foliform, lunately curved, stalked receptacle, ab. 1 in. long.
Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Tuhami’s Zariba).
=D. psilurus= _Welw._
Herb, 1-2½ ft. high, from a creeping rhizome. Leaves polymorphic, varying from ovate-elliptic to 3- or several-lobed. Infl. solitary, long-stalked vertical; receptacle linear-lanceolate up to 1½ in. long passing above into an erect, linear appendage 2½-3½ in. long, slightly dilated at apex; base prolonged beyond the stalk forming an upward curving appendage, ½ in. long.
Mongalla Prov. (Yei River).
=D. Walleri= _Hemsl._