Stem herbaceous, up to 2 ft. high, pubescent. Leaflets 3, ovate, acute, base rounded, 2½-3½ in. long, 1¼-1¾ in. broad, softly pubescent. Stipules ¾ in. long. Flowers crowded in racemes up to 1½ in. long. Pod oblong, ½ in. long, villous. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas). =E. sparsiflorum= _Baker fil._ Stem virgate, rather woody. Leaflets 3, narrowly oblong, 2-2½ in. long, acute, pubescent. Flowers in lax axillary racemes. Pod flat, 1½ in. long, pubescent. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas & Niamniam-land); Mongalla Prov. (Yei River). =E. oblongum= _Benth.?_ Stems branched, about 8 in. long, from a woody rhizome, densely hirsute. Leaflets 3, elliptic, rounded at the apex, 1¼ in. long, softly villous below, nervose. Racemes head-like, long-pedunculate, few-flowered. Pods 1 in. long, densely villous. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Niamniam-land: Penyo). =E. linifolium= _Baker fil._ Stem erect, rather woody. Leaflets 3-5, very long, up to 7 in., narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, whitish pubescent below. Stipules nearly ½ in. long. Racemes terminal, lax, 2-6 in. long. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Gir, & Niamniam-land, Bendo). =E. Schweinfurthii= _Baker fil._ Stem erect, herbaceous, 3-4 in. high, from a tuberous root. Leaves simple, subsessile, narrowly lanceolate, 4-6 in. long, up to ½ in. broad, grey canescent below. Stipules lanceolate, ½ in. long. Flowers closely racemose. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas). =E. flemingioides= _Baker._ Shrub, densely yellowish-grey or rusty downy. Leaflets 3, central oblong 4-5 in. long, lower surface permanently grey downy. Racemes short stalked, fairly dense, 2-3 in. long; bracts scarious, in unexpanded heads concealing the flowers; cor. pale to deep red Pod ab. ¾ in. long, tawny. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: Duggu); Bahr El Jebel (Madi). 342 =Dalbergia Melanoxylon= _Guill._ & _Perr._ BABANUS or EIBNUSA—Arab; ORŪM (Dilling) & KUNG (J. Eliri)—Nuba; FAITI & FUNITI—Bari; ERRIT (Goz El Siada), RED (Kenissa), RĒT (L. Powendael) and RĪT (Bahr El Ghazal)—Dinka; RIT—Jur; BOKANGO or EBANOS—Golo; TARI—Hameg; LURR & GEL—Nuer; GIUOM—Burun. Small to middle-sized tree of irregular growth; branches spiny. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 9-13, alternate; flowers white, sweet-scented; pods flat, indehiscent, mostly 1-seeded. White Nile Prov. (Jebelein) & south of Lat. 13° N. The timber is black like ebony, for which it is used as a substitute; good-sized and sound logs are, however, rare. It is difficult to work but takes a beautiful polish. It is resistant to insect pests, and is useful for cabinet making. =D. sp.= (leaf only) =No. 1295= _S.G.H._ Tall, graceful tree. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets alternate. Nuba Mts. Prov. (near Dilling). =D. sp.= HURHAR—Arab (Pod only). Tree. Kordofan Prov. (Muriel L/160). 343 =Pterocarpus lucens= _Guill._ & _Perr._ TARAYA—Arab; DIGDIG—Dinka & Jur; M’BOLO & GANA—Golo; IMMIRORA—Hameg; TIRMA—Bongo.