2So FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 



masticatory are said to be a valuable remedy for 

 colds. — 'Pharmaceutical Journal,' 3rd series, vol. xiv., 

 p. 586. 



Distribution : Eastern Coast of Africa and of 

 Senegal. 



African Mammee apple (Ochrocarpus africanus, 

 Oliv.). — A tree 40 to 50 feet high. Pulp of the fruit 

 eaten by the Negroes. Princes Island, Africa. — Kew 

 Museum. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



DlPTEROCARPE^. 



Laintlaintain of Sierra Leone {Lophira alata. 

 Banks). — From the fruits an oil called " Meni " is 

 obtained in Senegambia and in Sierra Leone, where it 

 is used for cooking and for the hair. The wood is 

 hard and heavy, and might be turned to account. 

 The leaf is used as a charm in the Nile Land, and the 

 calyx of the fruit is worn as an ornament by the 

 native women. Western Africa. — Kew Museum. 

 ' Flora of Tropical Africa,' Oliver, vol. i., p. 1 74, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land. 



Malvaceae. 



Sida carpinifolia, L. — Perennial fibrous plant of 

 Lidia. Roots used in medicine. — Kew Museum. 



