JULY 1 TO OCTOBER 31, 1919. 61 



48230 to 48261— Continued. 



48251. KiRKiA ACUMINATA. OHver. Simaroubncete. 



"(No. 65.) A deciduous tree which irrow.s rpndlly from poles planted 

 in the ground during the rainy seasnn. It is common near P.ulnwnyo and 

 north to Brolien Hill." 



A glabrous tree with compound leaves. G inche.s to 1 foot loni;. cIuRtcred 

 at the ends of the branches. The numerous flowerB are in broa<l b-afy 

 panicles and are followed by dry 4-angled fruits wblch separate Into 

 four cocci suspended from a persistent cnrpopliorc. Nutlv«! to Mozimi- 

 bique district. (Adapted from Oliver, Flora of Tropical Africa, vol. 1, 

 p. Sll.) 



48252. LoNCHocARPUs capassa Rolfe. Fabacew. 

 (Z/. violaceus Oliver.) 



"(No. 60.) Glitamuzi, 1. e., kraal-spoiler, because the woo<l is not 

 considered suitable for brush kraals. From Bulawayo, MataboleIan«l." 



A tree 20 to 30 feet high, with leaves toward the ends of the 

 branches and twigs. The purplish pink sweet-scented flowers are In 

 dense racemes. Native to Mozambique and Abyssinia. (Adapted from 

 Harvey and Sonder, Flora Capoisis, vol. 2, 263, and Ilicrn, Catalogue 

 of Wehcitsch's African Plants, pt. 1, p. 281.) 



48253. Pahudia quanzensis (Welw.) Prain. Ciesalplniacen?. 

 {Afzelia quanzensis Welw.) Mahogany bean. 



"(No. 66.) Mukamha, nucandi. A deciduous tree from Victoria 

 Falls." 



An unarmed tree, 15 to 30 feet in height, with coriaceous leaflets and 

 large papilionaceous flowers. Native to Lower Guinea, south-central 

 Africa, and the Mozambique district. (Adapted from Oliver, Flora of 

 Tropical Africa, vol. 2, p. 302.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 12360. 



An illustration of this tree is shown in Plate VII. 



48254. Pennisettjm sp. Poacefe. Grass. 

 "(No. 87.) Vleis [temporary lakes] near Slianganl. .'jotithprii Rho- 

 desia." 



48255. PsEUDOLACHNOSTYLis sp. Euphorbiace«. 



"(No. 83.) Said to be poisonous. From Victoria Falls." 



48256. Pterocabpus angolensis DC. Fabacese. 



"(No. 64.) Mulctva, urn vagazi. Kajat from granitic kopjes [hillocks] 

 Matoppo Hills, Matabeleland. Valuable timber which grows well from 

 cuttings or poles stuck in the ground during the wet sea.'^on ; p<.U's cut 

 off and planted about 8 years ago are now trees about 1 foot in diameter. 

 Something like 60 per cent of the cuttings are said to strike." 



48257. RiciNODENDRON BAUTANENii Schinz. Euphorbiace«. 



"(No. 67.) Megongo, n'goma. A handsome large deciduous tree, with 

 smooth bark of a purplish brown tint. Sometimes called the Zambezi 

 almond The nuts are said to be edible; the shell is very hard, and the 

 seed is said to be most difficult to germinate. From the Zaml.ezi basin 

 at Victoria Falls." 

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