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north of south Angola, as do the Brachystegia spicce- 

 formis (Omanda, Mupanda) and Copaifera Mopane 

 towards the south. Among acacias scattered 

 throughout this area are A. albida, A. Sieberiana, 

 A. reficiens with curved thorns (the " cat's claw " 

 of the Portuguese), while Parinarium Mobola 

 (Noxa), a fine timber tree with an oil-yielding 

 fruit, forms forests along with species of Protect, 

 Leucadendron angolense, L. Welwitschii, and L. 

 leucoblepharum. There also occurs Tarchonanthus 

 camphor atus (Pau Quicongo) and Philippia ben- 

 guelensis (Cedro pequeno). Other trees met are 

 Combretum lepidotum (Munhangue), C. constric- 

 tum (Mahungolo), Viteoc Cienkowskii (Muxillo- 

 xillo), and Strychnos Welwitschii and S. pungens 

 (Maboques). 



A long and detailed description of the vegeta- 

 tion of the eastern portion of south Angola is 

 given by Almeida in his book on that country. 

 This author mentions a great many localities and 

 many native names of plants, but few of their 

 scientific titles. I have endeavoured to remedy 

 this to a certain extent, but many of the trees 

 are difficult to recognize by their native names 

 alone. Almeida remarks that in the valley of the 

 Cacoluvar and Lupollo are met the Mohilo (false 

 oak), Ficus sp. (Mulembas), red-coloured Mangais, 

 Burkea africana, and Omula (with a refreshing 

 fruit) ; Muncondo, the fruit kernel of which con- 

 tains strychnine ; Mubendi, with an edible fruit ; 

 the Huilla cedar (Tarchonanthus camphor atus), 

 camphor - wood, called Pau Quicongo by the 

 colonists and natives; and sandal-wood, On the 



