FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 409 



in coughs and conges,tion of the lungs. — ' Pharma- 

 ceutical Journal,' vol. ix., 1879, p. 713. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Cape Verd Islands. 



Arthrocnemiim indiciim, Moq. — Small plant. It 

 has been recommended as a source for fossil alkali or 

 barilla. — ' Economic Products of India,' Watt, part v.. 

 No. 142. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Seablite {Siicsda fruticosa, Forsk.). — Perennial, one 

 to three feet high. This plant was formerly burnt for 

 barilla in the South of Europe. — ' Student's Flora of 

 the British Islands,' Hooker, p. 321. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Suceda maritima, Dum. — Universally eaten, and an 

 essential article of food during famines. — ' Indian 

 Flora,' Hooker, vol. v., p. 14. 



Distribution : Cape Verd Islands. 



PlPERACE^. 



Black Pepper of Western Africa, African or Guinea 

 Cubebs, Benin Pepper, Irrei, Ere or Eere of Yoruba 

 {Piper Clusii, Cas. DC). — Climbing plant, usually 

 found attached to the larger brushwood or moderate- 

 sized trees of the forest thickets. In the mountainous 

 districts of Sierra Leone it grows abundantly, and 

 considerable quantities of the fruit are transmitted to 



