SIERRA LEONE 53 
Sorindeia juglandifolia.* Creole Damson. Ni-Kaffei (Mendi). 
A tree of 50 feet in height, having aerial roots. A broken 
branch or scraped root has a resinous smell. 
Icacinacee. 
Leptaulos daphnoides.* Propri (Timani); Bongani (Mendi). 
A small tree. 
Sapindacee. 
Bersama Paullinioides.* Nyomdobai (Mendi). 
A tree growing to a height of 35 feet. It is regarded as 
an evil tree, and neither man nor beast touches it. A poison 
is extracted from the root, with which Mendis poison their 
enemies. 
Lecaniodiscus cupanioides.* + 
A small tree. 
Phialodiscus unijugatus.* Yokomi (Mendi). 
A tree of 50 feet in height. This tree bears conspicuous 
red capsules, which contain black seeds having a yellow ovule. 
The leaves and twigs are macerated in pools in the rivers to 
kill fish. 
Schmidelia Africana.* Komigbulei (Mendi). 
A small tree. 
Tiliaceee. 
Glyphea Grewioides.* Swamp Rice. Beibolei (Mendi). 
A decoction of the leaves is used for curing gonorrhea. 
Bombacacee. 
Adansonia digitata.* Baobab, Cream of Tartar or Monkey Bread. 
Ungari (Timani) ; Sackwi Mbauwi (Mendi). 
It is a slow-growing tree, but a valuable one, yielding fibre, 
paper pulp and a native medicine. Sodium chloride, potassium 
and acid tartrate have been found in the leaves. 
Bombax Buonopozense.* Kinguei (Mendi). 
A large deciduous tree, often called the Red Cotton Tree 
on account of its flowers. It yields a fibre called Kapok. 
Eriodendron anfractuosum. Cotton Tree. Pullum (Timani) ; 
Ungwe (Mendi). 
Eriodendron orientale.* Cotton Tree. Nhuei (Mendi). 
The Cotton Tree of commerce. The fibre fetches from 2d. 
to 4d. a pound in London. It grows readily from seed. The 
seed is valuable, as it yields an oil, and the ash of the seed 
contains 28°5 per cent. of phosphoric acid and 24°6 per cent. 
of potash (the latter makes a valuable manure). The wood 
is used locally for canoes and platters. 
