189. Dorstenia sp. (Morac). 

 Mbwangululu (Tu). 



A herb with disc-shaped swollen roots 1 J-2 ins. in diameter. 



The leaves are cooked as a side-dish, from December to March (Kasungu). 

 The product is not mucilaginous {thelele). 



*190. Dovyalis caffra (Hook. f. & Harv.) Warb. (Flacourt.). Kei Apple. 



A much-branched, spiny tree, native of the Cape and Natal. 



It is used in Kenya for live fences and was tried in 1942 at the Experimental 

 Station, Mlanje, for this purpose. When green the fruits are pickled and when 

 ripe made into jam (S.A.). 



191. Ekebergia arborea Bak. f. (Meliac). 

 Habere ya ng'ombe, matekenya (N), mtutumuko (Y). 



A deciduous tree up 30 ft. tall, leaves alternate, pinnate, leaflets in three pairs, 

 somewhat stiff, flowers in axillary compound cymes, greenish -white, fruit a green 

 berry about the size of a cherry. 



The wood is soft, no apparent difference between heart and sapwood with 

 central pith, used for bowls and pillows ; an infusion of the roots used to cure pains 

 in the chest (S.R.). The fruits are edible and ripen in December (Dedza and Ncheu). 

 Ref. 9; 14; 26. 



192. E. velutina Dunkley. 



Mziru (N), mviru (Tu), mtutumuko (Y), juju (N), musefu (Su). 



Timber probably durable and useful, difficult to saw. 

 Ref. 14; 22. 



193. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. (Palm.). Oil Palm. 

 Kanjindo (To). 



A palm with the trunk either covered with the persistent leaf stallis or ridged 

 with the scars of the fallen leaves, leaves borne in a crown in old specimens, often 

 persisting on the stem in young palms, dark-green, long, pinnate; fruits in dense 

 heads from the axils of the leaves. Numerous in parts of the Kota Kota District in 

 swampy areas where it was first remarked on by Livingstone. In habit it is quite 

 unlike the West African Oil Palm and has a small fruit with thin pericarp very much 

 liked by monkeys and birds. The West African form has been planted in various 

 parts of the country, particularly by missions, those at Zomba fruit heavily and those 

 in the Port Herald District, planted by the Marist Fathers, have grown with success. 



The oil is not extracted from the wild palm, in fact, its oil content is Ioav. 



A fat is extracted from the seeds of the W.A. Palm which is in very common use 

 there. It is extremely valuable as a rich source of vitamin A. The fat is a bright 

 orange colour and is almost tasteless and odourless. In cooking a slightly unpleasant 

 flavour may develop, which can easily be disguised if flavouring such as onions or 

 curry powder is added to the dish. 



Ref. 14; 17; 23; 26; 27; 28. 



194. Elephantorrhiza goetzei (Harms) Harms (Mimos.). 



Giteta (N), cikundulima (Y). 



A small spineless tree, up to 18 ft., leaves bipinnate with about 20 pairs of pinnae, 

 each with 20-40 pairs of leaflets, spikes of brownish-violet flowers 4-5 ms. long, 

 pods narrow up to 16 ins. long. 



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