50 NATUllAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



Mnle (moli) .... A twining plant, which causes most 



painful itching of the skin. 



Leaves opposite, 2J x 1| inches, 



soft, oval, with lobe on each 



side of base. Tiny, gieen 



axillary flower, five jjetals. 



(? Mufuna jiruriensis — Le(jumi- 



noxae.) 



M(ile-wa-wa (mole-wa- ) . , • -i ■ ^ n mr ^• 



.. ^ - } A l)igger kind of Mi ill. 



wai) ) '^*= 



Nali (nali) A big forest vine. Leaf 5^ x 1^ 



inches, elongated tip, smooth 

 in front, opposite. Young 

 shoots very hairy, brown, and 

 very soft. White juice used 

 to catch birds. (? Caijiodinus 

 sp . — ApocunacecKj . ) 



Ndambi (ndambi) . . A very big vine, very rough and 



angular. Leaves opposite, 

 2| X 1 inches. Leafy connec- 

 tion along stem. Tendrils 

 near fiuit. Fruit a red capsule 

 i inch, one seed. 



Ndata - wulu (ndata- A climbing plant. Infused is taken 

 wului) for I'heumatism. 



Ngengele-tu m It a Yery big vine. Leaf stalks oppo- 



(ngengele-tuml)e) site at inten-als. Leaves on 



leaf stalks opposite. Leaf 



4 X 1| inches, smooth. 



Noti'. — 8ee tree of same name ; query one wrongly named. 



Ndogbo-yuwu (nd()gl)o- Blue convolvulus. (^. Ipoiiiaeu pa/- 



y uwi) ))iafa — Ccmrolvulaceae. ) 



Ndnndnkn (ndnndnk-di) . A gi'ound creeper gi'ow ing from a 



tuberous root. 



Ngeya-wulu (ngeya- A creeper, leaves on slender stalk, 



wuloi) alternate, smooth, IJ x 1 inch. 



Makes an inferior "tie-tie" 



(rope). 



Kjala-wa (njala-wai) . A creeper. The indigo. Leaf 



5 x 2J inches, smooth, oval. 



