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Wood used for walking-sticks. Fruit eaten under 

 the name of " Gingo." — ' Manual of Indian Timbers,' 

 J. S. Gamble, p. 54 ; ' Flora of British India,' Sir J. D. 

 Hooker, vol. i., p. 385. 



Distribution : Throughout the whole of Tropical 

 Africa. 



Grewia villosa, Willd. — A small shrub, bearing 

 edible fruits about the size of a cherry. — 'Forest Flora 

 of North-West and Central India,' Dr. Brandis, p. 39. 



Distribution : Throughout Tropical Africa, Cape 

 de Verd Islands. 



Grewia salvifolia, Heyne. — Shrub or small tree, 

 having edible fruits. — 'Manual of Indian Timbers,' 

 J. S. Gamble, p. 55. 



Distribution : Throughout all districts of Tropical 

 Africa. 



"Ovumbapoo " Berries {Grewia sp.). — A shrub, three 

 to five feet high. The fruits are pounded to a pulp 

 with water and eaten, or fermented into a beer or 

 spirit. South- West Tropical Africa. (Kew Museum.) 



Triumfetta semitriloba, L. — Shrubby plant, the 

 inner bark of which affords a very good fibre. — 

 ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Lower Guinea. 



"Jews' Mallow" or "Jute" {Corchorus olitorius, L.) 

 — ^Annual. This is one of the species that affords the 



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