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Flagellarie^. 



Flagellaria indica, L. — Perennial. The leaves of 

 this plant are said to be astringent and vulnerary. — 

 ' Lindley's Vegetable Kingdom,' p. i88. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



JUNCACE^. 



Juncus acutus, L. — Glabrous herb. The culms are 

 extensively used for making chair bottoms, hassock.s, 

 mats, baskets, etc., and the pith is used as wicks for 

 " rushlights " or night candles. — ' Domestic Botany,' 

 Smith, p. 130. 



Distribution : Cape Verd Islands. 



Palm^. 



Podococcus Barteri, M. and W. — Slender palm, five 

 to eight feet high. The fruits are edible. — ' Treasury 

 of Botany,' Lindley and Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Sclerosperma Mannii, Wendl.^Stemless palm; The 

 leaves are used by the natives for roofing and con- 

 structing the walls of huts, being tied between the 

 petioles of Raphia. — :'0n the Palms of Western 

 Tropical Africa,' Mann and Wendland ; * Transactions 

 of the Linnean Society,' vol. xxiv., p. 426. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, 



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