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edible. — ' Silva Capensis,' Pappe, p. 26 ; ' Monograph 

 of Ebenaceae,' Hiern, p. 97. 

 Distribution : Lower Guinea. 



Cape and Orange River Ebony, Black Ebony, 

 Zwartebbenhout, Sneezevvood, Emboto or Embolo of 

 South Africa {Eticlea pseudebemis, E. Mey.).— Shrub 

 six to eight feet high. The heart-wood is extremely 

 hard, black, and durable. Fruit the size of a pea, and 

 edible. — ' Monograph of Ebenaceae,' Hiern, p. 96, &c. 



Distribution : Lower Guinea, South Central. 



Mualala {Alaba Mualala, Welw. MSS.).— Tree 

 fifteen to thirty-five feet high. Wood very hard and 

 valuable, black in the centre, but not always so. — 

 'Monograph of Ebenaceae,' Hiern, p. iii. 



Distribution : Lower Guinea. 



Maba biixifolia, Pers. — Shrub or tree. Wood 

 dark-coloured, remarkably hard and durable. Used 

 for making anchors for large boats in the Province of 

 Tavoy, Burma. The berries when ripe are univer- 

 sally eaten. A decoction of the leaves is employed 

 in gastritis in Madagascar. — ' Monograph of Eben- 

 aceae,' Hiern, pp. 30 and 118. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Lower Guinea. 



Aje or Ajejeh of Abyssinia, Makudima of 

 Sechuana, Kasinjamtolmera of Tette, Musolveira 

 of Golungo Alto and Monkey Guava {Diospyros 

 inespiliformis, Hochst).— Shrub or tree, six to forty 



