Liberia ^«- 



of purplish papilionaceous flowers, h in. long, and flat velvety 

 pods; Kakatown, irAj'/cl 



Baphia polygalacea, Baker: a climbing or erect shrub with simple 

 thin coriaceous leaves, 3 — 5 in. by li — 2-^- in., on slender petioles 

 (i — li in. long), copious slender racemes or panicles (i — 4 in. 

 long) of white papilionaceous flowers, over ^ in. long, with a 

 silky calyx, splitting into two halves, and flat coriaceous pods, 

 4 in. by A in. ; Monrovia, U7o'U' ! ; Grand Basa, J'o£-c/, 46! 



*B. spathacea. Nook. f. {syu. B. dinklagei, Harms?) : similar to the 

 preceding, but with short petioles (|— f in.) and larger yellowish 

 white flowers, and a rusty velvety calyx splitting to the base on 

 one side only ; Basa Cove, Ansell\ ; Fishtown, in bush, Dinklage 

 1664! 



Two species of BapJiia, {B. 7iitida, Afz., and B. piibcscens, 

 Hook, f), both natives of the coast region of Upper Guinea and 

 therefore likely to occur also in Liberia, produce a valuable dye- 

 wood, known as " Cam Wood," which yields a brilliant deep red 

 colour. 



Sophora tomentosa, Z. : a common shore plant, more or less silvery 

 silky, with 7 — i 5-foliolate leaves, loose racemes of bright yellow 

 papilionaceous flowers and long (5 — 6 in.) pods, which are very 

 much constricted between the seed-bearing portions ; Cape 

 Palmas, Vogr/, i ! — The sap is used as a fish poison in East 

 Africa. 



*Ormosia monophylla, Harms, {syu. Crudia (?) monophylla, Harms.) ; 

 a small tree or shrub with simple leaves, axillary racemes (about 

 4 in.) of whitish (?) papilionaceous flowers and pointed oblong 

 woody I -seeded pods, 3 in. by 2 in. ; along watercourses, Fish- 

 town, Dinklage, 191 3 ! 



Caesalpinia bonducella, Roxb. : a common rambling more or less downy 

 very prickly shrub with bipinnate leaves, I — ih ft. long, and 

 many-flowered long racemes of orange or brownish yellow 

 slightly irregular flowers, f — | in. across, and prickly i — 2-seeded 

 pods ; Cape Palmas, Vogel, 9 ! 



C. pulcherrima, Stv. : a small glabrous tree, unarmed or almost so, 

 with bipinnate leaves and large racemes of brilliant scarlet 

 flowers ; frequently cultivated in the tropics, probably of 

 American origin ; Cape Palmas, Schoenleiii. 



Duparquetia orchidacea, Baill. {syu. Oligostemon pictus, Be)ith.) : a 



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