YEGETATION OF UGANDA. 541 
grassland, with dense bushland in certain parts, especially in 
the north. Other parts are almost park-like, studded with 
small trees of Vitex Cienkowskit, Erythrina tomentosa, and 
Cordia abyssinica. 
The eastern part of Unyoro is intersected by a number of 
sluggish rivers, choked with reeds and papyrus. They drain 
through swampy valleys into the large Kafu River, which finds 
its way into the Nile. The Kafu valley is clothed with dense 
bush, and the river itself has wide, almost impassable marshes 
of papyrus. 
Of the interesting species found in the open land of Unyoro 
I may quote the following :—Ampelocissus Chantinti (a vine 
affording edible grapes), Bauhinia fassoglensis, Vernonia infundi- 
bularis, Senecio ruwenzoriensis (a species previously collected by 
Dr. Bagsbawe on the Anglo-German Boundary Commission), 
Heteromorpha arborescens, and Clerodendron cordifolium. 
On the sandy plains below the rugged, rocky escarpment, the 
fiora differs considerably from that of Unyoro generally, agree- 
ing with that of the low-lying land of the Nile Province. 
The western part of the Unyoro plateau is composed of dense 
forests known as Budongo and Bugoma, which taken together 
cover an area of approximately 600 square miles. The character- 
istic trees of the Unyoro forests are:—Cynometra Alexandri, 
Erythrophloeum guineense, Ricinodendron africanum,Chlorophora 
excelsa, Balanites Wilsoniana, Cassia Sieberiana, Khaya antho- 
theca, Celtis Soyauaxit, Mesopsis berchemoides, Funtumia elastica 
and F. latifolia, Maba abyssinica, an Alstonia, and a Draconto- 
melum. The following new trees were found in these forests :— 
Pseudocedrela utilis, an immense and valuable timber tree ; 
Cordia unyorensis, a large tree used by the natives for making 
drums; Balsamocitrus Dawei, a new genus in Rutacee; Mimu- 
sops ugandensis, and Lovoa budongensis. 
The northern part of Unyoro forms a sub-district known as 
Chiope. It differs considerably in the nature of its climate and 
soil; the climate is much warmer and the soil is poorer than 
further south. The greater portion of Chiope is formed of dense 
bushland. Of the interesting species found there I may 
mention the following :—Balanites egyptiaca, Sterculia cinerea, 
Tamarindus indicus, Sarcocephalus Russeggeri, Stereospermum 
Kunthianum, Strychnos Burtoni, Ficus Sycamorus, Peucedanum 
