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Forest Flora of Portuguese East Africa 
_ Bulletin” t8 9 e, p. ,„) speaks of the fruits of H. coriacea being largely used in the ntanufaeture of rum in Madagascar. This is probably a mistake, the liquor being 
EL ™^r~r“Lea is recorded from several localities in Eastern A frica including Hyasa-land, but is not indigenous in our 
afea^o fa^fam aware. It is in cultivation a, the Compania de Zambesia's factory in Quelimane, frutttng when only a few years old. 
COCOS^NUCIFERA, Lmm ^«.^fft«--i^ocoa^nut Pal^; a^Coqueiro. rn^^evetTaT^n e^cai^iMs 1 ^ 
C^b^y^n^FL^Tropiea. /frica” is -flew trees above Tete on the left hank of the Zambesi, ear *M.* Are these tndtgenousP 
FAMILY LXII.— PANDANEiE. 
Perianth none; flowers dimcious, arranged densely on a bracted spadix; leaves undivided, ensiform, spiny on the margins and on the underside of the midrib, 
sheathing at the base, and arranged in close spiral order. 
branches more or less m whorls. Stem 15-20 c.m. diametei, set wi 1 s or pn ^ ^ n It grows gregariously, and almost alone in suitable 
vigorous trees 0-5 to 1 -5 metres long, 5 c.m. wide ; margin an n . 7 amhesi Delta mouth of the Luabo River, by Kirk, is described 
or ™ b ^” ndmus tjmber is found in Magenja , one 0 f ,he strongest and most durable, withstanding white ants, and is consequently used for bearing-beams in 
bridges, and other work where fair durability and strength are required. 
Plate XCVII. B. 1, Part of stem ; 2, Part of leaf ; 3, Tree, general aspect (much reduced) ; 4, Cone. 
FAMILY LXIII.— GRAMINEiE. 
_ rQ hermanhrodite or unisexual sessile, in heads or spikelets, where they are enclosed separately within imbricated bracts. Leaves undivided, not closely spiral, 
domestic and technical uses ; the smaller is only sometimes large enough for whipsticks, and these are not in demand where it groivs. 
