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Olacine^. 



Ximenid americana, L. — Shrub or small tree, known 

 in Gabon as Elozy Zegue and Citron of the Sea. The 

 wood is odoriferous, and used in Western India as a 

 substitute for Sandal-wood. The fruit is slightly 

 laxative and the seeds purgative. The seeds yield 

 an oil said to be good for soap-making. — ' Catalogue 

 des Produits des Colonies Frangaises, Exposition 

 Universelle de 1867/ p. 115 ; ' Treasury of Botany,' 

 Lindley and Moore, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District, Cape de Verd Islands. 



Apodytes dimidiata, E. Mey. — Moderate-sized tree. 

 Wood light, yellowish, polishes well. Used for 

 common furniture and agricultural implements. — 

 ' Silva Capensis,' Dr. L. Pappe, p. 3. 



Distribution : Lower Guinea, Nile Land. 



Icacina macrocarpa, Oliv. — An extensive climber. 

 Fruits eaten, by the Boobes. West Tropical Africa. 

 (Kew Museum.) 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Celastrace^. 



Guenoudeck des Senegalais {Celastrus senegalensis. 

 Lam.). — Shrub, attaining fifteen feet in height. The 

 wood is white, close-grained, hard, and durable. The 

 leaves are thrashed out and used as a fodder, and the 



