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sized tree, Calesiam antiscorbutica (or Odina acida) 

 (Mucumbi) provides in its bark a remedy for 

 scurvy ; and another well - known tree is the 

 tteeria insignis (Quintondo). 



The Leguminosse are represented by Erythrina 

 suberifera (Molongo), medicinally anti-syphilitic, 

 with scarlet flowers ; and Pterocarpus erinaccus, 

 producing tacula dye. Of useful shrubs are 

 Cracca Vogelii (Cafoto), whose pounded leaves can 

 poison fish in the water. Of the numerous Indigo- 

 fera is 7. Anil, the indigo bush, and of the Casal- 

 pinias, C. pulcherrima (Malosa), with bright scarlet 

 flowers. Among the Millettias are small trees and 

 bushes like M. drastica (Ditenda), which yield a 

 purgative from their pods ; M. versicolor (Mus- 

 sumbe), yielding hard timber ; and M. rhodantha 

 (Quiseco), providing a drug for rheumatism and 

 nervous complaints. Herminiera Elaphroxylon 

 (Bimba), growing near marshes, furnishes a light 

 wood for furniture and unsinkable rafts ; Uraria 

 picta (Caiala, Camoxe), which means always a boy, 

 provides a popular aphrodisiac. The shrub Abrus 

 precatorius (Fingogifingo), Stizolobium prurient 

 (Quincuta), a climbing shrub with stinging hairs, 

 and Physostigma cylindrospermum (Maxima ia 

 Muxito), also occur. Among herbs, Dolichos Don- 

 galuta (Dongaluta) provides a drug for quinsy ; 

 and D. Lablab and Botor palustris (Mabala) have 

 edible seeds, while the shrub Eriosema Muxiria 

 (Muxiri) provides a root from which beer can be 

 brewed. Pterocarpus mellifer (Mulumba) is a bee- 

 frequented tree on which the natives place their 

 hives ; P. tinctorius, a handsome tree with blood- 



