19 COL. GRANT—BOTANY OF THE SPEKE AND GRANT EXPEDITION. 
Meetwai (Kin.), not determined, and m’cewe (Kis.). Small tree, with thorns upon its trunk. Its 
seed-vessel is orange-sized, showing ten sections: this vessel, when emptied of its pulp, is filled 
with gladiolus-seeds and tied round the ankles by dancers. | 
Meezanza (Kin.), Hyphæne, sp. Found in the desert at 21? N. lat. Unknown to all our followers except 
“ Manua,” who had seen it at Mambweh, near Feepa, to the S.E. of Lake Tanganyika. Its seeds 
failed to propagate at Kew. 
Meezaza (Kin.), not determined. Tree. 
Milægæa (Kin.), Kigelia pinnata. Its leaves, with sand, polish spear-handles; the seeds from its gourd 
are eaten roasted in famines.  M”sankwa (Kin.). 
Milenda (Kis.), Urena lobata. Its bark is made into rope. 
Millæandægæ (Kis.), Фе е--а bird, Ficus, sp. Twelve feet in circumference. Its figs are the richest 
tasted in Africa. 
Millæmathembo (Kin.), thembo=elephant, Gardenia lutea. Its branches are remarkably tough and 
thorny; even elephants will not attempt to touch them. 
Mininga (Kin.), Leguminose tree?: m'nenga, m'toombat'ee (Kis.). Bark full of sticky blood-red juice ; 
wood made into drums, spurtles, &c. The fruit mashed is a remedy for coughs. 
Mis-ai (Uny.) and missessai (Uny.), not determined. A blackish-red heavy wood, made into stools. 
Trunk four feet in circumference; compound sensitive leaves; gum. Мізауі or m”saji=a teak 
(Steere). 
Mismari, Krapf's trees. 
Missala (Kig.),? Ficus. This yields bark which is made into cloths of a light salmon-colour for the King 
of Uganda. 
Misseepatæka (Kis.), not determined. Bushy tree; leaves in whorls of threes; excellent firewood. 
Misseerånga (Kin.), not determined, ? Ficus.. The bark of this tree is considered of the best quality for 
making bark-cloths. 
Mizzee-zeema (—), not determined. The solid log canoe, forty-five feet long, by which we ferried the 
river Kitangule, was made of this wood. 
M’koko (Kis.), a mangrove tree (Steere): koka=a general term for brushwood (Steere). 
Mohambo (Kin.), Argyreia, sp. Seen growing by the hut of a sportsman in Unyoro, where it is соп- 
sidered a lucky plant. ; 
Mohamma (Kin.), Hyphæne thebaica: the “doom” of Egypt. The rope sold at Berber and baskets are 
made with its fronds. The fruit can be eaten, and tastes of a gingerbread nut. Beams and posts 
are made of the branched trunk. M’voomo (Kis.). ç 
Mohogo (Kis), Manihot utilissima: muhogo=cassada (Krapf). 
‚40 inches apart; attains a height of 10 feet. 
Moköko (Ug.),? Ficus, sp. А tree with gigantic boughs, 
It is grown from cuttings placed 
with single large leaves; not in fruit in May; 
no air-roots. | 
Molerriwæga (Kin.) and mololo (Kin.),? Acacia. Useless tree, with compound leaves. 
Molölo (Kin.), Stereospermum, sp. А tree overhanging water; the trunk 3 feet in circumference. A 
yellow and green sand-bee makes its cocoons with the tender leaves of this tree. 
Mooa (Kin.), Jasminum, sp.; also a tree, “mooa” (Kin), 12 feet in circumference of trunk. The 
Whitest and purest honey is obtained from it. Women drink an infusion of its roots when their 
milk disagrees with their children. Wood useless, except that it will keep alight all night. 
Moobwæra (Kar.), not determined. Tree. The people of Karagweh use this, with salt, as а remedy for 
tapeworm. They also use the roots of a hardy thorny shrub, near Balsamodendron, in decoction, 
for this disease. 
Moohoosee (Kin.), Acacia, sp. Lofty tree. Тһе roots have а pleasant odour. 
Moongootwa (Keeao), Kigelia pinnata. 
