Nubia; Kassala Prov. (Gallabat, Matamma); Nuba Mts. Prov. (Dar Nuba on quartz); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land, Gir, & Jur Ghattas, and near Pongo River). Fruit edible but very sour. Wood white, coarse. =S. xerophila= _Baker._ ERG EL SAGGAT—Arab. Small tree. Leaves opp., ovate or oblong, 3-4 in. long, 5-nerved from base, coriaceous. Cymes few-fl., lateral, sessile; cor. white, ⅓ in. long. Fruit size of an orange, edible. Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur-land and Kutshuk Ali). The burning bark is applied as a cautery to snake-bites. The root is pounded in water for the bath in case of fever. =S. spinosa= _Lam._ Shrub with hooked thorns from the nodes. Leaves opp., obovate or suborbicular, 2-3 in. long, 5-nerved from near base. Cymes short, dense, terminal; cor. greenish, small. Fruit size and colour of an orange, edible. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur, between Deims & Atem River, & Jur Ghattas). =S. gracillima= _Gilg._ Shrub with hooked spines from the nodes. Leaves opp., ovate or oblong, 1 in. long, 3-nerved from base. Cymes dense, terminal; cor. white small. Fruit 2 in. diam. Fung Prov. (Fazoghli); Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Deim Zubeir); Darfur Prov. (Kulme). =S. emarginata= _Baker._ Pubescent shrub with hooked thorns. Leaves opp., obovate, 1-2 in. long, emarginate with small mucro, glossy, 5-nerved from base. Cymes dense, terminal; fl. small. Fr. 2 in. diam. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas). =S. sp.= Shrub. Leaves ovate-elliptic, acuminate, 4 in. long, 1¾ in. broad, 3-nerved, glabrous. Tendrils hook-like. Belgian Congo (Niamniam-land: by the Assika River). =OLEACEÆ.= 427 =Jasminum Schweinfurthii= _Gilg._ Scandent pubescent shrub. Leaves simple, opp., oblong, 1½-2 in. long. Fl. 1-3 on axillary and terminal pedicels; cor. white, lobes 6-7, lanceolate; tube 1 in. long; stamens 2 as in all this natural order. Fr. a berry. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur, Wau); Mongalla Prov. (Bor & south). =J. near J. pauciflorum= _Benth._ Shrub. Leaves opposite, simple, obovate, acuminate, 1½-2 in. long, pubescent. Flowers solitary, terminal, white, sweet smelling. Corolla tube ⅔ in. long, lobes 6-7, about ⅓ in. long. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Jur Ghattas). =J. ternifolium= _Baker._ Shrub. Leaves simple, in whorls of 3, oblong or ovate, 1½-2 in. long. Fl. in dense panicled flat-topped cymes. Bahr El Ghazal Prov. (Bongo-land: near Sabbi). =J. Steudneri= _Schwfth._ Pubescent shrub. Leaves opp., lower simple, upper 3-fol., leaflets ovate. Cymes few-flowered, terminal and axillary; cor. tube ¾ in. long; lobes 5; berry small subglobose. Nubia; Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit Mts. near Suakin). =J. mauritianum= _Bojer._ Shrub. Leaves opp., 3-fol.; leaflets ovate, 2-3 in. long. Cymes terminal and axillary, panicled at ends of branches; cor. white; tube ¾-1 in. long; lobes 6-8. Berry small globose. Red Sea Prov. (Erkowit). =J. floribundum= _R. Br._