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Morinda confusa* Wawae (Mendi). 



It is a climber, the leaves of which are used in medicine. 

 Morinda quadrangularis.* Brimstone Bush. Jashuli (Mendi). 



A small tree, 30 feet in height and about IJ feet in diameter 

 at the base. It is only useful as firewood. The leaves are 

 used as medicine in various diseases ; supposed to be specially 

 efficacious for malaria. 

 Pausynistalia Lane-Poolei* Gibowali (Mendi). 



It is a large tree having green-brown deciduous bark, on 

 which marked depressions are left when it comes off. The 

 bole is straight and branchless up to 40 feet. The flowers are 

 light yellow on first coming out, afterwards turning a purple 

 pink. 

 Pavetta Baconia* 



A shrub or small tree. 

 Psilanthus ebracteolatus^- 



A small tree, 20 feet in height, having white flowers. 

 Bertiera glabrata.'^- Kafahinei (Mendi). 



A small tree, 25 feet in height. The leaves are made into 

 a medicine to soothe teething babies. 

 Blighia sapida* Akee Tree. Islii of the Akus. 



It is cultivated for its fruit, which is wholesome and 

 savoury. 

 Canthium discolor* Totengei (Mendi). 



A shrub to small tree with strong, sharp spines. 

 Corynanihe paniculata* Gibowuli (Mendi). 



A tree 50 feet high. 

 Craterisperrmim laurinum* Alum Bark. Njelei (Mendi). 



A tree 25 feet in height, having a diameter of 1 foot at the 

 base. The bark, when dried and beaten into powder, is used 

 as a remedy for sore feet. The wood splits easily and is used 

 in thatching. 

 Crossopteryx Kotschyana ? or Africana.* 



A small tree. 

 Croton penduliflorus* 



A small tree of 35 feet. 

 Gaertnera paniculata.* 



This is only found as a small tree on the sea-shore, but 

 said to grow big in the forest. 

 Gardenia sp. near G. physophylla* Buittigirri (Mendi). 



A medium-sized tree growing in swamps. 

 Heinsia jasminiflora* Pegblagei (Mendi). 



It is a tree of about 20 feet in height ; the flowers white 

 and much like jasmin. Scrapings of the bark are used for irrita- 

 tion of the skin at rice-harvest. 



