Shrubby herb, 3-4 ft. long. Side-leaflets 10-15 pair. Racemes dense, 4-6 long. Cor. yellow. Pod 1 in. long, linear, completely divided inside by a longitudinal membrane. Darfur Prov. (J. Marra, 8-9,000 ft.). 308 =Glycyrrhiza glabra= _Linn._ Leaves odd-pinnate; leaflets about 6 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, emarginate, 1½ in. long, ⅔ in. broad, gland-dotted below. Flowers in slender axillary racemes half as long as the leaves. Sudan; Libyan Desert (Khor Wau). 309 =Taverniera lappacea= _DC._ Stems procumbent, shrubby. Joints of the pods with rigid hooked bristles. Leaves 3-fol. Flowers yellowish, axillary, solitary or in pairs. Nubia. =T. ægyptica= _Boiss._ Much-branched low shrub; pods densely bristly. Leaves simple, obovate- cuneate. Flowers solitary or in pairs, axillary. Nubia. 310 =Alhagi maurorum= _Desv._ Low shrub, 1-3 ft. high, armed with spreading spines, 1 in. long. Leaves simple, obovate-oblong, drooping from spines and branches. Flowers red, solitary or in pairs from the spines. Pod falcate, 1 in. long. Nubia. Said to yield “manna.” The plant has antibilious properties. 311 =Herminiera Elaphroxylon= _Guill._ & _Perr._ AMBATCH, AMBAJ & TUROR—Arab; ADĪT (Kenissa) & WOR (Renk)—Dinka; RUR & TYEF—Nuer. Small tree with showy yellow flowers and prickly branches. Stems swollen at base consist of pith-like substance. Leaves abruptly pinnate; stamens monadelphous; pods spirally contorted. Blue Nile Prov.; White Nile (from Abba Island southwards) & affluents; Kordofan Prov. (Rahad). The swollen stems which consist of pith, are used to make rafts and canoes. This species is very similar to _Æschynomene Pfundii_ Taub. =H. excelsa= _Kotschy._ ?ADDIT (Renk)—Dinka. White Nile Prov. This and the next species are known only by name. =H. humilis= _Kotschy._ Fung Prov. 312 =Æschynomene uniflora= _E. Meyer._ Shrubby up to 4 ft. high. Legumes deeply sinuate, dividing into dissepiments. Leaflets 10-20 pair, sensitive. Flowers mostly solitary, yellow. Upper White Nile Prov. (Meshra El Zeraf). =Æ. Indica= _Linn._ Annual, 1-3 ft. high. Leaflets 40-70, alternate, sessile; pod 1-1½ in., narrow, slightly curved, glabrous. Flowers pale yellow, 2-4 in. lax, short-peduncled racemes. Kordofan Prov. (in marshes); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir, Shambé, Niamniam-land); Mongalla Prov. (Bor); Fung Prov. (Jongol’s Post). =Æ. cristata= _Vatke._ Shrub with hollow stems. Leaflets about 20 pairs, narrowly oblong, ⅓ in. long, nearly glabrous. Flowers few, axillary, pedunculate. Petals crested. Pods flat, breaking up into segments. Bahr El Jebel (Sudd). =Æ. Rüppellii= _Baker._ Low shrub; twigs viscid, brown. Leaflets 8-12 pair. Racemes axillary 6-8 flowered; cor. yellow. Pods ¼ in. long, with 2 constricted joints. Mongalla Prov. (Yei River); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land). =Æ. nilotica= _Taub._