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50102 to 50203— Continued. 



60180. Pterocarpus sp. Fabaceae. 

 " Waterberg district, Transvaal." 



50181. Rnussp. Anacardiaceae. 



'^(Xo. 240/19.) Potgietersrust, August 29, 1919." 



50182. Rnussp. Anacardiacese . 



"(No. 230/19.) Potgietersrust, August 29, 1919." 



50183. ScHOTiA TRANS VAALENSis Rolf e . Caesalpiiiiaceje . 



"(No. 237/19.) A very ornamental evergreen shade tree, with brilliant 

 scarlet flowers; from the Waterberg district, Transvaal. Native name, boer- 

 boom.'" 



50184. SxERcuLiAsp. Sterculiaceae. 



* ' Xhengali. A very tall tree ; possibly 50 feet of clear trunk before the branches 

 begin. The trunk is white, and the soft wood makes excellent paper; the 

 wood is not so soft as that of the baobab tree {Adansonia digitata). Collected 

 by Maj. R. Gordon, March 8, 1919." 



50185. STRYCHNOSsp. Loganiacese. 



'•(No. 201/19.) Wood halt near Baya, Katanga." 



50186. Tamarindus indica L. Caesalpiniaceae • Tamarind. 

 "A fine shade tree known in Queensland as tamarind; cultivated there but 



wild in Mozambique. Naiive name Malleta. Collected on the Zambezi 

 River by Maj. R. Gordon, August 6, 1919." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47983. 

 50187 and 50188. Termixalia sericea Burchell. Combretacese . 



A tree 2 to 10 meters high, with a 'flat crown, silvery white foliage, and 

 yellow wood. It is called geelhout by the Boers and mugorro by the Kafirs. 

 It is distributed from South Africa to Angola. (Adapted from E. Baum, 

 Kunene-Sambesi Expedition, p. 321.) 



50187. "(No. 223/19.) Potgietei*sru8t. Bosch Vaal-bosch: M' icanunu {Sesii- 

 tu). A hard, durable wood." 



50188. "(No. 247/19.) From the Matoppos, Matabeleland." 



50189. Tounatea madagascariensis (Desv.) Kuntze. Caesalpiniacese. 

 {Swartzia madagascariensis Desv.) 



An African tree, 12 to 30 feet in height, with very heavy wood which is deep 

 red in color. It is said to be excellent for piano manufacture and good for 

 all high-class furniture work. It is a very durable and valuable timber. 

 (Adapted from Holland, Useful Plants of Nigeria, vol. 1, p. 248.) 



50190. Uapaca sansibarica Pax. Euphorbiacese . 



" Mahobohobo, or massangi: both names are correct. A large-leaved ever- 

 green with wood used for timber and edible fruits. Collected by Maj. R. 

 Gordon in Manicaland, Rhodesia." 



For pre\-ioiis introduction, see S. P. I. No. 32394. 



50191. Uapaca sp. Euphorbiacese. 

 Musuku. Elizabethville, Belgian Kongo." 



50192. ViGNA sinensis (Tomer) Savi. Fabaceee. Cowpea, 

 "Cowpea grown by natives of Pondoland." 



