purple, pods about 2 ins. long, inflated containing many seeds. Is common in all 

 districts north of Lilongwe but does not appear to be known in the more southerly 

 districts. 



The leaves are cooked with the help of potashes, the product is slimy and has 

 an unpleasant flavour so that it is necessary to add groundnuts to make the dish 

 palatable. The leaves are sometimes cooked mixed with denje {Corchorus sp.). 

 The leaves are commonly dried in some places, e.g., near Fort Manning, in the drier 

 parts of the Lilongwe District and in Kasungu District. 



Ref. 1; 5; 7. 



*142. C. juncea L. Sunn or San hemp. 



An erect annual growing to about 5 ft. with bright yellow flowers, native of 

 tropical Asia and Australia. 



It is cultivated in many parts of the world for its fibre, which is used for making 

 string, ropes and sacking. The plant is commonly grown as green manure, it is in 

 common use for this purpose by Europeans but is little used as yet by Africans. 



Ref. 13. 



143. C. natalitia Meisn. (Papil.). 

 Thusya (N), nakaseive (Y), lundale (Tu). 



An erect shrub with numerous long straight branches covered with a fine down, 

 leaves trifoliate, leaflets a little over 1 in. long, flowers yellow 5-10 in terminal 

 racemes, pods inflated about IJ ins. long, flowers from May onwards accordmg to 

 elevation. Found widespread. 



The leaves and the flowers are cooked with the help of potashes and form a 

 mucilaginous product, thelele. The taste is unpleasant, but is improved when the 

 flowers are mixed in but groundnuts are also needed. Known to be eaten in the 

 Kota Kota, Kasungu, Mzimba and Dedza Districts. 

 Ref. 1; 5; 6; 26. 



144. Crotalaria sp. cfr. C. globifera E. Mey. 

 Kanyaminyami (C), lunyanyu (Y), sasa (N). 



A climbing shrub found in old gardens. 



The roots mixed with other roots are burnt and the ash rubbed into an incision 

 as a cure for backache. The leaves are rubbed on the head as a cure for headache. 

 Ref. 24. 



145. Crotalaria sp. 



Mdyakanjobvu (Tu), zumba (See Crotalaria intermedia for same name). 

 A herb found in old gardens. 

 The leaves are eaten from January to March (Kasungu). 



146. Crotalaria sp. 



Kapuku (N). 



A herb with small leaves and yellow pea-like flowers. 



The leaves are commonly cooked with the help of potashes to form a slimy 

 product, thelele and used in the Mzimba, Nkata Bay and Kota Kota Districts. 



147. Crotalaria sp. 



Cimphako (C). 



A herb with discolorous trifoliate leaves found in damp places. 



The leaves are often used as a side-dish from May to November in the Dzenza 

 and Lilongwe Districts. 



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