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red wood and roots, providing the well-known 

 tacula dye, drugs, and charms ; and P. erinaceus 

 (Mutete) yields resin. Lonchocarpus macro- 

 phyllus (Mutala Muenha) is an immense tree with 

 handsome violet flowers, Mezoneurun angolense 

 (Sascha) bears red and yellow flowers, Cassia 

 Sieberiana (Mossambe) produces fruit (Mosua) 

 used in divination, and C. occidentalis (Munhanoca, 

 Fedegoso of the Portuguese), yields a febrifuge. 

 Among Bauhinias of many kinds, B. reticulata 

 (Mulolo), a small flowering tree, provides fibre for 

 making aprons and a decoction for ulcers. The 

 Berlinias include B. paniculata (Panda), B. Baumii 

 (Omue), and B. glabrior (Mutoe). Other trees met 

 with are Cynometra laxifiora (Hula), providing a 

 good timber ; Gigalobiums including G. scandens 

 (Fugi), and G. abyssinicum (Musoso), also Pipta- 

 denia africana (Muzango) ; among acacias, A. Wel- 

 witschii (Mubange), A. Sieberiana (Mussongue) ; 

 among Albizzias, A. versicolor, A. coriaria, and 

 A. angolensis., all called Mufufutu and used for 

 tanning leather, and A. Welwitschii (Muanze). 



Other trees include Chrysobalanus Icaco, with 

 an apple - shaped fruit (N'gimo) ; Parinarium 

 excelsum (Nichia), a tree with edible fruit ; Rubiit 

 pinnatus (Musano), a shrub yielding a medicine 

 against quinsy ; and Kalanchoe Welwitschii (Tuta 

 riambula), used in witchcraft. Of the Com- 

 bretacea?, Terminalia sericea is widely distributed 

 and provides good timber (Mueia) ; Combretum 

 constrictum (Muhondongolo), a shrub, yields a 

 remedy against thread- worm in children ; an- 

 other, C. flammeum, with carmine flowers, looks 



