FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 401 



' Materia Medica of Western India,' Dymock, 

 p. 499. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Bormbor or Gambia Tea {Lippia adomsis, Hochst.). 

 — Herbaceous plant commonly used in the Gambia in 

 fevers to promote perspiration. — Kew Museum. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Vervain or Vervein (Verbena officinalis, L.). — 

 Herbaceous plant. This plant was an object of much 

 superstition amongst the ancients, by whom it was 

 worn as a charm against evil, and for good luck. In 

 medicine it was much used in affections of the bladder, 

 and particularly in calculus. The flowers were em- 

 ployed as a remedy for defective vision. In India 

 the fresh leaves are used as a febrifuge and tonic, 

 and the plant is officinal at Lahore, being depurative 

 and febrifuge. — 'Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and 

 Moore ; ' Economic Products of India,' Watt, part v., 

 No. 1209. 



Distribution : Cape Verd Islands. 



Evino of Gabon {Vitex cuneata, Schum. et Thon.). 

 — Large tree. The wood is good for planking and 

 for furniture. The natives employ it for the ribs of 

 small boats, and for pirogues of small dimensions. — 

 ' Catalogue des Produits des Colonies Frangaises 

 Exposition Universelle de 1867,' p. 46. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



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