NATL KAL IIISTOJIY VOCAliULAllV ;33 



Easily reco<jnised by enormous 

 trunk and thick branches. 

 Kruit whicli han<.(s sin>,dy Ijy 

 long strings is eaten. De- 

 ciduous. An open country 

 tree. (Adansoriia tlujitata.) 



Dena (dene) . . . . ?A tree. See also under water- 

 plants. 



Dewe (dewei) or Ndewe A tree. Leaves far apart, 3x3 



inches, tender, jagged edge. 

 Thorns on trunk. 

 Dewe-hiiia (dewe- Lit. Male Dewe. A tree or shrub, 

 hinci) (Monrovia.) Five parted leaf, 



6x6 inches. 



l)ie(dii) A tree yielding sweet gum (Sell.). 



Dumbele ((luml)el(') . . Lime and orange. See Saroi. 



Dumbele-nyenye (dum- Lime tree. Limes rubbed on are 

 bele-nyenye) said to cure craw-craw, a skin 



eruption. 



Fa (fai) A tree (Kumasi). Compound oppo- 

 site leaves. Leaflets opposite, 

 1 X J inch, tender. 



Fakali (fakali) ... A sap tree. The " Pawpaw." 



Male and female. Very large 

 palmate leaves very deeply 

 cleft. Fruit size of a melon, 

 golden colour when ripe. 

 {Car lea papaya.) Fruit has 

 great digestive properties, and 

 tlie leaves are reputed to make 

 tough meat tender if packed 

 in them for a time. 

 Nyine-fakali (nyine- The pawpaw with pear-shaped fruit, 

 fakali) So called from a woman's 



breasts. 



Feve (fevei) .... A big tree (Monrovia). Leaf 



1^ X 1| inches, stiflf, thin. 



Fofowi (fofowi) ... A tree (Kumasi). Leaf 18 x 14 



inches, strongly ribbed, stiff', 

 somewhat rough. Seven leaves 

 sprout from crest of leaf-stalk, 

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