332 FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 



Sengeng {Cassia sp.). — This plant is used freely in 

 venereal diseases and in leprosy ; it is very bitter. — 

 Gambia. Kew Museum. 



Velvet Tamarind of Sierra Leone, Black Tamarind, 

 Solum in Yoloff, Kocyto in Mandingue {Dialiuvi 

 giiineense, Willd ; D. nitidum, Guill. et Perr.). — Tree of 

 moderate size. The pulp surrounding the seeds is 

 pleasantly acid and commonly eaten. The wood is 

 said- to be strong and excellent for carpentry, and to 

 be suitable for small boats, &c. It is used by the 

 natives of Senegal and Casamance. — ' Catalogue des 

 Produits des Colonies Fran^aises, Exposition Univer- 

 selle de 1867,' pp. 44 and 45. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



St. Thomas' Tree {Bauhinia tomentosa, L.). — Shrub 

 or small tree. Dried leaves and flower-buds used by 

 native Indian doctors in dysenteric affections, also a 

 decoction of the bark and root in liver and phlegmatic 

 complaints, and as a vermifuge. The bruised bark 

 is occasionally aplied to tumours and wounds. Fibre 

 and cord made of the fibre of this plant are exhibited 

 in Kew Museum. — ' Useful Plants of India,' H. 

 Drury. 



Distribution : Lower Guinea, Mozambique Dis- 

 trict. 



Bei {Bauhinia nifescens, Lam.). — Shrub or small 

 tree. Wood used in carpentry. — ' Catalogue des Pro- 



