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juice of which is said to be given as an antiscorbutic, 

 alterative and diuretic in India.—' Vegetable Materia 

 Medica of Western India,' W. Dymock, p. 176. 

 Distribution : Lower Guinea. 



Indigofera- diphylla, Vent. — Undershrub. Used as 

 a dye by the natives in Senegambia. — ' Flora Sene- 

 gambia/ Guillemin et Perrotet. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land,^ Mozam- 

 bique District. 



Tephrosia piirpiirea, Pers. — Perennial plant used in 

 native medicine in India. It is described as deobstruent 

 and diuretic, and to be useful for coughs ; also as a- 

 blood purifier, &c. The plant is tied up in bundles 

 for sale. — 'Materia Medica of Western India,' W. 

 Dymock, p. 178. 



Distribution: Upper Guinea, North Central, Nile 

 Land, Lower Guinea, Mozambique District 



Tephrosia Vogelii, Hook. f. — Shrub, eight to ten 

 feet high, cultivated by the natives, and called ort the 

 Gaboon "Igongo." It is thrown into the water to 

 stupefy fish. — 'Flora of Tropical Africa,' D. Oliver, 

 vol. ii., p. no. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District. 



"Sabral" {Sesbania punctata, DC;). — Shrub, five to' 

 ten feet high. Wood recommended for carpentry. 



