INDUSTRIAL PLANTS 



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Fig. 273. — Courbaril-tree and Zaiiziliar f'opal-tree {Hymcmea Courbaril, 

 and Trachylobium Hornemannianum, Pulse Family, Leguminosae). 

 A, flowering branch of courbaril-tree. B, pistil and base of flower, 

 cut vertically. C, part of fruit. G, part of flower-cluster of Zanzibar 

 copal-tree. H. pistil and base of flower, cut vertically. ./, fruit. 

 K, seed. L, same, cut across. (Taul)crt.) — Courbaril-tree 16-20 m. 

 tall; leaves smooth; flowers white; pod filled with a sweet, mealy pulp. 

 Native of tropical America. — Zanzibar copal-tree of considerable 

 height; leaves with translucent dots; flowers white; pod leathery, not 

 opening. Native home, Tropical Eastern Africa. 



