Corchorus] xxv. tiliace^. 101 



No. 1397. Abundant around artificial ponds near Imbondeiro dos 

 Lobos ; fl. and fr. July 1858. No. 1392. In muddy places flooded in 

 summer, near Penedo, frequent ; in ripe fr. August 1854. No. 1392&. 

 An erect herb of 3 to 4 ft. In damp places between Mubebem and 

 Quicuxe, fl. and fr. July and August 1858. No. 1393. In damp places 

 at the borders of deserted fields, near Bemposta ; fl. and fr. July 1858. 

 No. 1393&. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — In bushy places along streams between Cambondo 

 and Trombeta, but not common ; fl. and young fr. June 1855, No. 1399. 

 By ditches of the road to Ambaca, Cambondo ; fl. and young fr. July 



1855. No. 1399&. 



Ambaca. — In damp spots (at the time drying up), at the sandy banks 

 of the river Lucala, near Passagem do Lucala ; fl. and fr. Oct. 1856. 

 No. 1391. 



Benguella. — An undershrub, becoming woody at the base, with 

 slender ascending-erect branches. In damp sandy bushy places be- 

 tween the city of Benguella and the river Catumbella ; fl. and young fr. 

 June 1859, not common. No. 1396. 



HuiLLA. — In grassy tall-bushy rather shady places, along the river 

 Erne and around the great lake Ivantala ; fl. and sparing fr. Feb. 1860. 

 No. 1398. 



3. C. fascicularis Lam. Encycl. Meth. ii. p. 104 (1786) ; Masters, 

 I.e., p. 263. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — Prostrate, branched from the crown of the root 

 branches elongate. Rather rare, in muddy places flooded in summer 

 dried up at the time of gathering, between Cambondo and Trombeta 

 fr. June 1855. No. 1394. 



4. C. Antichorus Baeusch. Nomencl. Bot., edit. 3, p. 158 (1797) 

 Masters, I.e., p. 263. 



Cape de Verde Islands. — St. Vincent ; in dry basaltic rocky places 

 near Praia da Gale, sporadic ; fr. Sept. 1853. No. 1395. 



5. C. acutangulus Lam. Ency. Meth. ii. p. 104 (1786); Mast., l.c.^ 

 p. 264. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — A biennial prostrate herb ; stems more or less 

 reddish ; sepals 5 ; stamens 8, golden-yellow as well as the anthers and 

 style. Not uncommon in places left after cultivation and along the 

 banks of the rivers Quiapoze and Coango, near Sange ; fl. and fr. June 



1856. No. 1403. In the Governor's garden, August 1855. [No speci- 

 men separated for the British Museum.] No. 1403^. In grassy marshy 

 places near Camilungo ; fl. and young fr. March 1856. No. 1405- An 

 erect herb, J to 2 ft. high. In damp sandy places, flooded in the rainy 

 season, in Sobato Cabanga Cacalungo, sparingly ; fl. and fr. Feb. 1855. 

 No. 1405&. At the grassy shady banks of the river Delamboa, Sobato 

 Bumba ; not yet fully developed, March 1855. No. 1406. Varzea 

 grande do Coango ; fr. end of May 1856. No. 4646. 



Ambaca. — In damp fields near the hills between Quibinda and Izanga ; 

 fr. Oct. 1855. No. 1404. 



6. C. tridens L. Mant. PI. alt. p. 566 (1771) ; Masters, ^.c, p. 264. 

 Native name " Quisanana " or " Quijanana." See Welw. Apont. 



p. 559, under n. 138. The tops of the stems and the leaves are 

 eaten with palm oil by the negroes nearly throughout Angola. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — Frequent in dampish sandy grassy places near 

 Praia de Zamba grande ; fl. and fr, Nov. 1857. No. 1400. At the 



