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omically valuable cocoa-nut palm (Cocos nucifera) 

 near the coast, and none of the equally important 

 oil palm (Elciis guineensis), which grows mainly 

 north of the Coanza River, but in places (Novo 

 Redondo and Egito) more to the south of it, the 

 Portuguese and natives merely collecting from 

 the numerous wild trees. 



Gums. None of the resin-producing trees are 

 planted ; gum is collected from Acacia Kirkii, 

 Canarium edule (Xinbato), and C. Shweinfurtii, 

 and Almeidina, from the coagulated latex of 

 Euphorbia rhipsaloides and possibly Fockea multi- 

 flora. There is a certain amount of fossil gum 

 or copal also in the country. 



Drugs.- The Cola (Cola acuminaia), grown on a 

 small scale for its nut, and quinine (Cinchona sp.) 

 are being experimented with. 



Due and Tanning Products. Though not 

 planted, it may be useful to mention here the 

 dye-producing plants used by the natives ; such 

 as Pterocarpus crinaceus (Mutete, Ndirassonde), 

 Copaifcra coleosperma (Muchibi), Bcrlinia Baumii 

 (Mumue), Pelargonium bengueUense (On Jim Sam- 

 brilo), Eriospermum flexuosum (Otojo), while some 

 of the Indigo plants are probably similarly used. 

 Most of these dyes are red in colour. The bark of 

 Berlinia Baumii and Copaifera Jlopane are used 

 / for the tanning of leather. 



