NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY J35 



trees, some portion of which 

 may be utilised to make soap. 

 Hewe (hewe) .... A tree with .scented bark. Leaves 



alternate, smooth, 5 x 1| 

 inches. Fruit pounded is 

 eaten as medicine " for the 

 belly." 

 Hole (hrile) .... A tree with juice used for catchinir 



birds. 

 Jiawa (jiawai) ... A rubber tree. Like Bol)oi in ap- 

 pearance. [Funtumia africana 

 — Aporynacea''.) 

 Jnkn (jnkr.i) .... A tree with small feathery leaves 



which are used to heal wounds. 

 Kafa (kafe) .... A tree (Conakry). Leaf oval, stiff, 



3 inches. Red capsule with 

 five seeds each, black, orange 

 and yellow. The leaves in- 

 fused are said to cure tooth- 

 ache. 



Kafa-wui Kafa-fruit. 



Kafi (kati) A tree. Leaves stiff, obovate, 



4i X 2J inches, opposite. 



Berries reddish-yellow, | inch 



diameter, in clusters with a 



seed inside each. The seed 



has a second covering. They 



are eaten and taste like a 



grape. 



Kamama (kamame or The "sandpaper" tree. Leaves 



Kamami) or Kag- alternate, but some at head 



ami or Kami " opposite. Leaf 6x4 inches, 



very rough, oval, but some on 



same tree have a single deep 



cleft on each side. Used for 



polishing wood. Women are 



said on some occasions to scrape 



their breasts with them until 



they bleed. 



Kawo - wulu (Kawo- A tree for making trumpets which 



wului) are called " kao-buli." 



