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Poma - magbf (poma- 

 magbe) . . . . 



Po-ngulu (po-nguliii, tir 

 pongu'i) 



Pu-hondo (])u-boiid()i) . 



Saba-wulu (saba-wului 

 or saba-wui) 



Saro (saroi) .... 



Sema (seme) . . . . 



Solikpo (solikpni) 



Su-wulu (su-wului) 



TijO (tijni) 



Root used for a purge. ( N woi i i 

 = bird ; wulo = small.) 



A tree (Knmasi). Leaves opposite, 

 6x2^ inches, rough. They 

 sprout at joints of the stem. 



A tree with spatulate leaves, up 

 to a yard in length, opposite. 

 Stem is thorny. 



A foreign tree or shrub. Leaf 

 pointed, ovate, up to 6 inches 

 long. Flower like wood- 

 anemone. Prickly capsule 

 containing seeds used to make 

 an orange dye which is called 

 Annatto. (Bira orellana — 

 Bixaceae). See JNlbundo. Lit. 

 European Mbundo. 



A big tree. Leaf 6x2 inches, 

 tender, young leaves mauve- 

 red. Red flowers. 



Orange tree and fruit. {Citrus 

 aurantimn — Rutaceae. ) 



A big tree. J3rums and mortars 

 for pounding grain are made of 

 it. Query the Odum [Cliluro- 

 phora exceUa) of the Fantis. 

 See note on Kuwi. 



A tall umbrella tree in the forest. 

 Leaves 6x4 inches, rough, 

 strongly veined, ovate, oppo- 

 site ; branch axillary. Orna- 

 mental sticks are made of it. 

 The tree is made use of in 

 some way by the Sowisia of 

 the female society called 

 Bundu. 



A soft tree, straight stem, branches 

 crowning the top. They make 

 a drum called " kele " of it. 



A tree. Leaf 7x2 inches, smooth. 

 There are two species, called 



