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247453. Caesalpixia sepiaria Roxb. Caesalpiuiaceae. Mysore thorn. 



Col. No. 21251. About 20 km. south of Nioka, near Fataki. A rampant spiny- 

 shrub ; flowers yellow ; fruits many ; gum or mucilage in the immature pods. 



247454. Cassia corymbosa Lam. Caesalpiuiaceae. Flowery senna. 

 Col. N. 21266. Twenty km. east of Beni. Shrub to two meters high. 



247455. Cassia siamea Lam. Siamese senna. 



Col. No. 21130. Dry savanna region 20 km. west of Faradja. Tree to 30 

 meters high. A fine shade tree for dry, hot regions ; also good wood for use 

 in construction. 



247456. Cassia sp. 



Col. No. 21059. Yangambi Station grounds. Tree to 10 meters with showy 

 yellow flowers ; seed pod 25 cm. long. 



247457. Cassia sp. 



Col. No. 21141. Dry savanna 5 km. north of Aba. Plant to 50 cm. high; 

 pods abundant. 



247458. Cassia kirkii var. guixeexsis Steyaert Senna. 

 Col. No. 21278. Near Butembo. Shrub ; pods abundant. 



247459. Cassia sp. 



Col. No. 21326. Fifty km. south of Rutshuru. Plant to 2 meters high. 



247460. Ceiba pextaxdra (L.) Gaertn. Bombacaceae. Kapok. 

 Col. No. 21302. Rutshuru. Tree to 25 meters high ; crown widespreading. 



247461. Cxestis ferrugixea DC. Connaraceae. 



Col. No. 21079. Yangambi Station of Institut National pour l'Etude 

 Agronomique du Congo. Small tree or large shrub ; fruits showy. 



247462. Coffea sp. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 21206. Forest near Nioka. Small shrub possibly escaped from 

 cultivation. 



247463. Combrettjm paniculatum Vent. Combretaceae. 



Col. No. 21133. Savanna area 25 km. west of Faradje. Vine ; flowers red. 



247464. Crossopteryx febrifuga Benth. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 21113. Savanna at Magombo Station of Institut National pour 

 l'Etude Agronomique du Congo, 30 kms. north of Niangara. Tree to 10 meters 

 high. 



247465. Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae. 



Col. No. 21296. Ruindi, near Lake Edward. Ornamental for tropics with 

 long dry season. 



247466. Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae. 



Col. No. 21115. Savanna 20 kms. east of Niangara. Plant 1 meter high ; 

 calyces with red glands. 



247467. Hibiscus sp. 



Col. No. 21136. Five kms. north of Aba. Plant to 1 meter high; calyces 

 fleshy, not spiny. 



247468. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban Fabaceae. Yam-bean. 



Col. No. 21058. Yangambi Station of Institut National pour l'Etude Agron- 

 omique du Congo. Tree to 6 meters high. 



247469. Tephrosia sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 21264. Gravel pit 20 kms. east of Beni. 



247470. Urexa lobata L. Malvaceae. 



Col. No. 21111. Savanna near Niangara. Plant to 30 cm. high. 



