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Dyes are obtained from 



Edible Fruits are borne 



by 



Fan Palm 

 Fetish Tree 



Baphia nitida, Afz. 

 Bridelia micrantha, Baill. 

 Bombax brevicuspe, Sprague. 

 Cochlospervium tinctorium, Pers, 

 Dracwna Manii, Baker. 

 Haronga madagascariensis, Cliois. 

 Indigo/era hirsuta, Linn. 

 Khaya ivorensis, Chev. 

 Mangrove. 

 Randia maculata, D.C. 



Aiiiomuui Granum-paradisii, Linn. 



Blighia sapida, Koenig. 



Bidyrosperinum Parkii, Kotschy. 



Borassus flabellifer, var, cethiopiiin, Warb. 



Chrysobalanus ellipticus, Soland. 



Cocos nucifera, Linn. 



Cola acuminata, R. Br. 



Coula edulis, Bail. 



Dolickos Lablab, Linn. 



Ficus spp. 



Myrianthus arboreus, P. Beauv. 



Napoleona iniperialis, P. Beauv. 



Parkia biglobosa, Benth. 



Phoenix sp. 



Psidium Guajava, Linn. 



Pterocarpus esculentus, Schum et Tholim 



Sarcocephalus esculentus, Afz. 



Spondias lutea, Linn. 



Tetrapleura Thonningii, Benth. 



Trcculia a/ricana, Decne. 



Vitis Bombycina, Baker. 



Zizyphiis Spina-Christi, Willd. 



Borassus flabellifer, var, lUhioptini, Warb. 



There does not seem to be any particular 

 species of t ree having this distinction . The 

 big fetish trees of Coomassie were Eriu- 

 dendron anfractuosiini and Ficus, but any 

 kind of tree may be so regarded, such as 

 Chlorophora excelsa, Baphia nitida, etc. 



Native Names: — Ahusamdua (T.), Musam- 

 dua (F.). 



