2 G o m p h o c a r p u a p h y s o c a r p u s ? E. Meyer. (728.5.)
3 G . s p . ; 3 ft. high; near water, 2° N., Nov. 1862. (606.)
4 G . s p . - , very showy bushy plant; by water, alt. 3193 ft., 6° 44' g. Nov. 16
1860. ’
5 G . s p . - , bulbous; M’bumi, 6° 44' S.
6 G . s p I.; 4 ft. high, with carrot-shaped root ; eaten medicinally by natives
and worn as a charm by those desirous of an increase to their familv 2° w’
Aug. 1862. (555.) r
7 G . s p . - , Karagüé hills, alt. 5000 ft., Dec. 5, 1861. (216.)
1 L e p t a d e n i a l a n c i f o l i a ? Dne. ; flower yellow, backs of petals green. The
natives of 3° N. make spinage of its flowers and tender shoots Jan 26
1863. (749.) ’ ’
2 -Dne. ; 6 to 8 ft. high, girth 20 in.; resinous shrub in desert •
20 N., the only procurable firewood. April 29, 1863. (775.)
1 B r a c h y s t e l m a ». s p . - , bushy plant, with flower a dark purple star; leaves
thread-like; root edible, liquorice-tasting, garden-turaip size; rare; forests,
6 S. Jan. 1, 1861.
2 ^ F e b 1862frU1(4¿89 ÍIL011 ktdbous, tasteless, edible root, 1° 42' g.
1 A s c l e p i a d e a ? d u b i a flowering climber, in Dnyoro thickets, Ju ly 1862.
LT. LOGANIACEÆ.
1 B t r y c h n o s s p . ; “ M’phoondoo ; ” scrubby-looking tree, with orange-coloured and
sized fruit ; a loose tough skin covers the rather flat, elongated, acidulated
7 £e ïS W ■whicl1 are irregularly packed in a sweet-tasting yellow pulp.
6 2 1 'g. Woods, 3° N, Eeb. 9,,1863; and 2° NT. (762-5.)
2 S . ? (no specimen) ; fruit, not edible, monster orange-sized, with brittle rind
and full of yellow pulp ; leaves have a distinct rib on either side of thé
mam one, and their tips are as sharp as needles; 15 ft. high shrub - in
forests, 4° g., to 2° N. ’
LU. GENTIANACEÆ.
1 O c t o p l m r a l o s s l i o i d e s , Benth. ; swamps, about 3° 15' N. Dec. 15 1862. A
Brazilian plant. ’
Dm. CONVOLVULACEÆ.
1 A r g y r d a s p . - Mohainbo ; 3 ft. high ; delicate, mauve-coloured, immense
flowers ; root round, 20 in. cire. Considered lucky to have the
skulls of wild animals placed by it ; or, with a branch in the hand, the
hunter is certain of sport; Chopeh, Nov. 22, .1862, 24“ N. The large
roots at first require forcing in water. (627. )
1 B a t a t a s e d u l i s , Choisy; “ veeazee,” sweet potato, cultivated from Zanzibar
to Egypt; obtainable from the fields, or in a dried state, nearly every month
m the year ; make a beer from it at Bogwé, 34° g. (173.)
2 B . p e n t a p h y U a , Choisy ; left bank Blue Nile. 1863.
1 J p o m oe a p a l m a t a , Forsk; common. Nile banks, 9° N„ S e e . March 1863.
2 I . a s a r i f o l i a B. & g.; binds down the sands of the right bank of Nile 141° N
March 1863. ' • s ’
3 I . r e n i f o r m i s , Choisy; yellow-flowered, flatly-growing creeper; hard mudshores,
Nile. Noer country, 84° N. March 9, 1863.
4 I . r e p t a n s , Choisy ; water convolvulus. Nile edges, 18° N. March 18, 1863 •
also amongst luxuriant vegetation, Equator, and 2° N.
5 I . i n v o l ú c r a l a , Beauv. ; climber. Forests, 2° N. Nov. 1862.
6 I . c o m m a t o p h y l l a ? Bich. ; on and near surface rocks. Forests, 2° N. Dec.
1862.
7 I . c a p i t a t a , Choisy ; twiner amongst bushes. 3° 15' N. Dec. 1862.
8 I . p t e r y g o c a u l o s ? Choisy. Nile banks.
9 I . p i n n a t a Hochst.; white-flowering, running plant, near moisture lying on
masses of rock. 3°1 5 'N. Dec. 1862. (656.) '
10 I . l s p . ; very handsome ; flowers large, and pale port-coloured, with deepgreen,
long heart-shaped leaves, much impressed from below; stem
slightly lactescent ; climbs to 15 ft. along with the previous year’s stem in
seed. 2° 41' g., 1861 ; and 2° N. Aug. 8, 1862. (145 & 559.)
11 f p o m c e a s p . ; climber, with pinnatifid, deep-green, handsome, impressed-
i leayea 5 ? ,pur[ \ o n e specimen seen. 5° 26' g. 1861
1 H e w d t m b i c o l o r , W. and A. Nile banks, N. Nov. 1862.
1 Amsffla ? s p . ; leaves only; crawls flat on bare ground. 2° 41' g. Nov. 1861.
| £ r ™ 4 2 ' % m a l ^ 2 :) ’ Kl0tSZ°h ; erect’ wit5lp in i flowers and soft silvery leaves.
2 B . s p . ; common near huts, Chopeh, 1° 40' N. Nov. 1862.
July 29 1 8 6 2 ^ ’ L ' ’ blUB “ owers> §rowing flatly near cult., 1° 3 0 'N.
1 I I d t i a (°f' H y ' J r o c } i a ™ ’ D. C. Prod. ix. 451). Minute plant, with
f°Wer! ’, g™wlng flajly on the ground in plantam - groves;
ootlets come from the stem, and the seed-vessel turns into the ground after
the cqrolla falls off. Ju ly 1862; Equator. (529.) B
LIV. SOLANACEiE.
1 B y c o p e r s i c u m e s c u l e n t w m , Don.—Tomatoe. 7° 27' S . ; and near swamps 4°
to 5 ¡3. ; natives surprised at our eating them. (91.) -
1 j& g k scarlet-berried; leaves made into
2 8 . s p , ; common by waste fields, 5° g., 33° E. Alt. 3800 ft
n t UTe ? owersi PricHy toothed leaves; stem covered
1862 (605) pubescence, not edible. By huts, 1° 45' N. Nov.
4 S . ^ M e l o n g e n a , L. Egg p lan t; “ Brinjall;” gardens of the Arabs, 5° g.
1 Dun.; many-seeded, with scarlet berries in a loose
id™ tbat" . ^kuni, at 4 S., had its roots hung over his door in the
idea th at it brought him many welcome visitors; Nubians have some faith
1 v l 7 medicine; near huts, 3 1 5 'N. Dec. 10, 1862. (674.)
1 B h y s a l t s c m g u l a t a , L. ; leaves used as a vegetable ; by huts, 2° N 1862
1 S c o p o l w B a t o r a , Dun. (called “ Thatoora”). This plant was gathered
Thev !w , V a jmaS suffermg from spitting blood and weak chest.
(779) smok:e li; after excessive drinking. 28° 1ST. May 24, 1863.
1 N i c o t i a n a t a b a a i r n , L .; seen cultivated from 7° g. to 4° N. gold either as
S O S P m3amAa°tured into cakes, the consistence of p e a t;
seldom or never chewed, and rarely snuffed. (185.)
2 J y . r u s t i c a , L . ; cult, a t Kartoum and farther N. * April 23 1863
1 C a p s i c u m f r u t e s c e n s , L .; red pepper of Unyoro. Nov. 1862.
1 B a t u r a s t r a m o n i u m , L.; thorn apple (from fig. and" notes), “ Nanaha; ” 4
- (154J m g ens’ 1 42 s - At the coast, mats are made from its fibre.
LV. BOBAGINEZE.
1 f f e l i o p h y t u m i n d k u m , DC. ; 7° 2 0 'g. Oct. 1860
1 H e l i o t r o p i u m B u r o p c m m , L . ; near cult.; N ik banks, 16° N. April 16,
1 P V h ; t Z a i P r 0 C f ^ m S ’ V grows flatly on flaked mud. 3° 15' N. Jan. 1863.
1 8 6 3 9 ' f ° h u m ’ DeL> stmS3 the Augers; by a well, 15° N. March
1 C y n o g l o s s u m m i c r a n t h u m , Desf.; common, 1° 42' g, March 1862. (456.)
LVI. gOBOPHULABIACEZE.
1 m [ a T m 3 l i n e a r i s ’ ; near cotton fields right bank Nile, 16° N.
I D o p a t n u m Benth.; grows in water which lies on surface rocks.
1 T o r e n i a p u m U a , Benth! Jan. 14, 1860, 5° 45' &, alt. 4300ft. ; and Dec. 1861
l 42 b., alt. 5500 ft. Abundant m swamps by rock; its roots, eaten with
salt, are used as a gargle. (122.) ■ ■