56 NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



Konde (kondi) 



Kule-la (kule-lai) or 

 Puta-pute 



Makpa (makpai) . 



Mana (mane) . . 

 Mande (mande) . 

 Mbule (mbole) 



Nana (nane) . . 

 Nande (nande) . 

 Ndoglio-wili (ndogli 

 wili) 



Nesi (nesi) 

 Ngauwu (ngauwi) 



A small kind of plantain or 

 banana (Musaeeae). 



A plant (Kumasi). Leaves 19 x 4 

 inches, serrated edge, opposite. 

 Flowers small, blue, branching 

 opposite from a long head. A 

 person sits in the steam of 

 an infusion of leaves to bring 

 out perspiration. Also used 

 as a poultice " if your foot 

 hurts." 



A plant. Axillary branches irregu- 

 larly placed. Leaf obtuse, 

 pointed, lance-shaped, 3 x 3| 

 inches, rough, deeply veined, 

 sickly smell. Flower mono- 

 petalous, irregular, bell-shaped, 

 mauve to white, 1^ inch 

 long, axillary. Fruit a four- 

 sided capsule, small black 

 seeds inside. 



The plantain (Musa ixtradidaca — 

 Musaceae). 



A plant used as spinach. Kills lice 

 in women's hair if smeared on. 



Yam. A cultivated twining plant 

 with large edible root. The 

 cultivated variety. (Dioscorea 

 safiva — Dioscoreaceae.) 



A herb with poisonous prickles. 



The Okra not fidl grown. 



A thistle. Leaves opposite, pin- 

 nately parted, thorny. Eaten 

 with rice. Connected with 

 witchcraft. (Monrovia.) 



Pine-apple. 



A wild yam. Leaves in pairs, 

 heart-shaped, 2 x 1| inches, 

 smooth. Catkins. Monocot. 

 (? Dioscorea preh entail is — Dio- 

 scoreaceae.) 



