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Kuyo (kuyi) .... A ground fern with compound leaf. 



Yulo (yuli) .... A climbing maidenhair fern. Leaf 



oblong, 1 inch, with serrated 

 edge, alternate on own leaf 

 .stalk. (? Gleichenia (Hchofoma 

 — Filices.) 



Grasses 



Foni (f<jni) .... A coarse grass. Applied generally 



to the grass land as opposed 

 to forest. 



Frivo (fovui), or Ngongn A tall gras.-^, up to 5 feet, but 

 (ngongoi) smaller than Ngare, which see. 



Cibeli-nyo (gbeli-nyrd) . Guinea -corn [SoiyJium vulijare — 



Gramineae). Lit. Shake-corn. 



Jewe (jewei) .... A rough cutting grass, climbs. 



Leaves alternate, about G 

 inches long. 



Kete (keti) .... Millet. 



Kntri-puwa (kuto-piiwe) A grass with head like oats. Birds 



eat the seeds. The stem is 

 hollow, and is used for sucking 

 liquids through. Leaf 3 x 1|; 

 inches, pointed. 



Kpale-giti (kpale-giti) . A gi'ass. Seed .stalks in threes or 



fours. 



Leti (leti) A grass. 



Meji (meji) .... A local name for Foni. 



Ngara (ngare) ... A very tall, coarse grass. Elephant 



grass. 



Ngongo (ngongni) . . See Ffivni. 



Njawa (njawai), or Nja- A rough cutting grass. Grows 2 

 wa-wai feet or more. Seed heads in 



clusters in centre, thence leaves 

 up to 1 foot long l)ranch out 

 star-like, three in number, with 

 a short intermediate leaf be- 

 tw^een each. 



Nyo (nyoi) .... Maize {^Zea mai/s). 



