1 D i d i p t e r a b u p l e u r o i d e s , Nees; pink-flowered, common on light stony ground,
3° 15' N. Dee. 1862.
LXII. VEBBENACE.&.
1 L i p p i a , s p . (from fig. and notes; no specimen); flower diminutive and yellow.
1° 42' S. Feb. 1862. (438.) '
2 L . s p . ; common near cultivation,. 2° N. ■ Sept. 1862.
1 L a n t a n a s p . (from fig. and notes); 3 to 5 ft. high; flowers rose-pink; ripe
berries rich purple, and tasting like junipers. Karagiiij hills, 1° 42' S. Dee.
1861. (158.) ,
1 P r e m n a s i m e n s l s ? Klotszch; 5° S. 1860.
1 G l e r o d e n d r o n c o r d i / o l i u m , Kicli.; handsome twining plant; green calex becomes
a dull purple after the corolla has fallen off. Sept. 3, 1862, and Dec.
1862. 2°-3° N. (566 and 676.)
2 G . s p . n . ; handsome 2 - ft. ” high strub, with clusters of white flowers;
young ¿loots have rich purple velveting over them. The Wanyambo suck
their plantain-wine through tubes of this shrub, calling them “ Meereej’a.”
1° 43' S. Alt. 5000 ft. March 1862. (461.)
1 C y c l o n e m a s p . ; light - purple flowers; berry black; common on wastes,
2° 41' S. Nov. 1861. (203.)
1 V i t e x s p . (near one of Barters); “ M’thalassee; ” bush-sized, with oblong,
smooth-surfaced, acrid, yellowish drupes growing from the axles of the
stalked leaves, which are simple and in whdrls of. threes. Madi, 3° 15' N.
Feb. 5, 1863. Has a rich perfume about it. (701.6.)
2 V . an. ¡. trunk 4 to 5 ft. circumference, with inch-long, reddish-yellow, acrid,
one-stoned drupe; leaves ternate, toothed, and longly-stalked; branch
bark red; wood very brittle. 3° 15' N. Woods. Dec. 1862. (649.)
3 V . s p . (= 5, of Livingstone, or V . u m b r o s a Don) “ M’fo o ;” very handsome
Umbrageous tree; fruit (procurable throughout the year) a plum, date-size,
damson-coloured, and tasting pleasantly; difficult to clean the Stone;
a light wood, made into drums. Forests, 3“ 58' S; 2J° N. Oct. 1861,
* 1862. (81.)
LXIII. LABIATZE.
1 O c i m u m c a n u m , L.; near cult. “ Toolsie” of India, 2.° N- Aug. 1862.
1 M o s c h o s m a p o l y s t u c h y u m , Benth.; Nile banks, 5° N. Feb. 28, 1863..
1 A c r o c e p h c d u s m l l o s u s , Benth.; 3 ft. high; honey-hee very fond of its pale lilac
flowers; beds of this weed by huts, 2° N. Oct. 1862. (585).
2 A . s p . ; hardy, slightly-scented plant, with flowers and bracts lilac; the
. midribs of the large bracteae are green. .2° 4 1 'S. 1861. (139.)
3 A . s p . ; 2 to 3 ft. high; blue-flowered, handsome plant; the broad bractea;
are all lilac w h i t e , except their veins, which are green; in patches on low
light soil, by water; .salt is . said to be extracted from its ashes. 2J-° N ;
forest of Ukidi, Nov. 26, 1862. (632.)
1 P l e c t r a n t k u S s p . ; erect - growing plant in water - cuts of hills, 1° 42' S.
Flowers white, diminutive, with pink spots. Dec. 1861. (385.)
2 P i s p . ; delicate erect plant, with fibrous root. 5° S. 1860.
3 P . s p . ; grows in patches in flat ground near Madi bum, 3° N. Dec. 1862.
4 P . s p : ; loves moisture on tops and in crevices of boulders. .3° N.. Dec. 1862.
1 C o l e u s b a r b a t u s , Benth.; blue flowers and stem; leaves smell strongly of, but
more richly than, ripe guavas; natives consider sitting muffled up over its
burning leaves, and inha,ling their smoke, an immediate Cure for fever;
grows .in JEuphorbia hedges, 4° 18' S .; and 1° 4 2 'S. 1861. (.73.)
2 C . s p . ; purple-flowered, heavy-smelling plant; by cult., 2° N. Oct. 15,1862.
(588.) •. ... i , . - ...
1 H o s l u n d i a , d e c i m i b e n s , Benth. Zanzibar. Sept. 1860.
1 P y m o s t a c h y s , - n . s p occasionally in moist dips of forest,. 2|° N. Nov. 1862.
2 P . s p . ; sides of the Nile; amongst rushes. Nov. 1862.
1 J l o l a m t h u s , n . s p . 1 showy-looking plant; in dry open ground, 5|° S. Alt.
4000 ft,- 1861. ffiiM %
2 -A1, s p . ; lilac flowers growing on one side of stalk; creeps, throwing up erect
stems; .sweet-scented.;’ found, on bare surface. rocks, amidst 2-ft. high
grasses, on forest heights, 1° 4 2 'S. Nov. 1861. (150 and 458.)
3 A ’ o l a n t h u s s p . ; stem black, as if fire had scorched it. Bocks of Madi, 3°'
15' N. Dec. 1862.
4 J S . s p . ; resembles No. 2 ; surface rocks, Aug. 1862, 2° N.
1 H y p t i s p e c t i n a t a , Poir.; weed by the village fences, 3° 15' N., 21st Dec. 1862,
and near water, Zungomero, 7° 27' S., I860. Strong aroma from the
leaves (24).
2 H. b r e v i p e s , Poir.; florets are massed in the form of a ball; low grounds,!
about 3° 1 5 'N. Dec. 1862.
3 H . s p i c i g e r a , Lam.; “ Neeno; ” cultivated by the natives of Gani, at 3° N.,
as a grain, and eaten roasted by them; they also extract oil from i t ; seeds
both black and white. Dec. 1862. Plant smells strongly.
4 H . i s p . ; 4 ft. high; covered densely with yellow florets, and smelling“like
a sweet herb; rare to find leaves on the stem; dry woods of Madi, 3° 15' N.
Dec. 1862. Frequent; root deeply set in the ground. (732.)
1 L e u c a s m a r t i n i c e n s i s , B. Br.; near fields, 4° 18' 8. 1861. (181.)
2 L . (§ Loxostoma), n . s p .; 2 to 3 ft. high, covered with soft pubescence;
flowers white. Near water, 1° 42' S. and 3° N., Feb. 1862. (413.).
1 L e o n o t i s s p . (from fig. and notes), 3 to 5 ft. high, with scarlet flowers; common
by cult., 4° S. to 2° N. (423.)
1 L d b i a t a r u m , n o v u m g e n u s j woody, straight, 4 to 6 ft. high, purple-flowered
plant; on the grassy banks of Madi bum, 3°15'N. The four seeds are pro-,
tected by an enveloping calyx, and feathered white in a beautiful manner.
Frequent in forests. (705.).
LXIV. PLUMBAGINEZE.
1 P l u m b a g o z & y l a n i c a , L.; diminutive white flowers; seems to survive the
driest season; stem very clammy; E. Coast Bange, 6° 30' S., Alt. 4000 f t
17th Dec. 1860. 5
LXV. PBOTEACEZE.
1 P r o t e a sp.; “ M'zaza” (Kin.); “ King'eezee” (Kihiyow); tree 20 in. in
girth and 10 ft. high; leaves grow obliquely to the stems; flower sunflower
size, and rich white in colour, opening to the sun. Natives say
where this tree is in abundance, copal is also found. Wood useless, except
as a brilliant firewood; leaves make a spinage in dearths, and black
ants are fond of them. Madi woods, Dec. 1862. (673.)
LXVT. SALVADOBACEZE.
1 S a l v a d o r a p e r s i c a , L.; “ Arak ” (Turk.); large bush; wood makes tooth-
scrubbers for natives. Nile banks in any quantity at 7° N. March 1863.
LXVTE. POLYGONACEZE.
1 B u m e x o b t u s i f o l i u s , L .; near moisture, 6° 38' S., B. Coast Bange. Dec. 1860.
2 B . A b y s s i m c u s , Jacq.; grows 12 ft. high near cultivation, 2° N., amongst
grasses. Nov,, 1862. Also 1° 42' S. People of Fipa, at 8° S., are said to
eat its leaves. (418 and 625.)
3 B . M a d e r e n m , Lowe; 10 to 12 ft. high; in hedges; leaves much eaten awav.
4° 1 8 'S. 1861. (77.)
1 P o l y g o n u m b a r b a t u m , L.; moist places, E. Coast Bange. Nov, 1860.
2 P . s p . ; flowers and stem pink and pink-streaked,; anthers blue; seeds are
star-like prickles; leaf-bases sheath the stem. 1° 42' S. Feb. 1862. (437.)
3 P . t o m e n t o m m , Willd. Nile banks, Nov. 1862 ; and 8° N., March 1863.
LXVIII. NYCT AGINEZE.
1 B o e r h a a v i a s p . (near B . p a n i c u l a t a ) ; foot high; diminutive pink flowers,
with erect purple stem and jointed branches ; leaves grow flatly on the
ground; root carrot-shape. The roots are eaten in famines by the Wahi-
yow; in cleared ground, 2° N., Ju ly 1862. (540.)
2 B . g r a n d i f l o r a , Bich.; straggling plant. Alt, 4700 ft., 6° 30' S.
LXIX. CHENOPODIACEJE.
1 C h e n o p o d i u m a l b u m , L.; uncommon; fallow ground, 2° N., Nov. 1862.