144 



The wood is said to be proof against borers, &c. ; it is described 

 as light, hard, of a pale yellow colour, and excellent for the 

 construction of canoes (De Wildeman, PI. Util. Congo, Art. xxvi. 

 p. 367). 



Bef. — " Canarium Schweinfurthii," in Pflan. Ost Afrikas, 

 Dr. Engler, B. pp. 199-200 (Dietrich Reimer, Berlin, 1895).— 

 " Elemi Resin from Liberia," in Bull. Imp. Inst. 1907, pp. 186-187, 

 — "African Elemi," including "Elemi from S. Nigeria," and 

 " Uganda Elemi from Canarium Schweinfurthii,'''' in Bull. Imp. 

 Inst. 1908, pp. 252-255. 



Santiriopsis, Engl. 



Santiriopsis Klaineana, Pierre, in Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris, ii. 

 p. 1282. 



A small tree. Branches over 1 in. in diameter, young parts 

 scaly, puberulous. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate ; common 

 petiole 2 in. long ; leaflets 1.-3 pairs ; partial petioles J-§ in. long ; 

 blade 2-5 in. long, 1-2^ in. broad, oblong-lanceolate, acute at the 

 base, rather obtuse at the apex, coriaceous, glabrous, in a dried 

 state brown above, shining and somewhat reddish below ; lateral 

 nerves 11, prominent on both surfaces, midrib sinuate, veins 

 closely reticulate. Racemes 7 in. long, axillary, puberulous ; 

 branches very short or reduced to almost sessile clusters of 

 flowers. Flowers trimerous. Sepals elliptic, 1 lin. long. Petals 

 scaly on both surfaces. Filaments glabrous, inserted at the base 

 of the disc. Anthers elliptic, glandular on the back. Ovary 

 2- jelled, pubescent ; ovules 2 in each cell. Drupe straight ; 

 exocarp fleshy, endocarp crustaceous. Seed solitary ; cotyledons 

 deeply lobed. 



Vernac. name. — Odonomokyuku (Benin, Tho?npson). 



Benin. 



The wood of this species resembles Panama Mahogany in 

 structure ; saws about as hard as oak, giving off a pungent smell ; 

 planes badly, being cross-grained and woolly ; polishes fairly 

 well, and takes nails well. It is considered a wood of poor 

 quality, not ornamental, and of no use for export (Bull. Imp. Inst. 

 1908, p. 148). The weight per cubic foot is 43*8 lbs. (I.e. p. 147, 

 q.v. for other physical properties). 



MELIACEAE. 



Melia, Linn. 



Melia Azedarach, Linn. ; Fl. Trop. Afr. I. p. 332. 



III. — Commelin, Hort. Med. Amstel. PL t. 76 (Azadirachta 

 indica) ; Cav. Diss. t. 207 ; Bot. Mag. t. 1066 ; Chaumeton, Fl. 

 Med. i. t. 50; Lam. Encycl. t. 35/, f. 2; Duhamel, Traite des 

 Arbres, vi. t. 21 ; Desc. Ant. i. t. 46 ; Bot. Reg. t. 643 (M. semper- 

 virens) ; Mem. Mus. Paris, xix. 1. 13, f. 4 ; Wight, Ic. PL Ind. or. i. 

 t. 160 ; Schnizlein, Ic. t. 225 (M. sempervirens) ; Rev. Hort. 1872, 

 p. 470 (M. ftoribunda) ; Baillon, Hist. PL v. p, 470, f. 462, p. 471, 

 ff, 463, 464) ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 13 ; De Candoile, Monogr. 



