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A photograph of three fruits with a measuring tape underneath them. There is a munkononga in the center, a masuku on the left, and an inkulu or chanja on the right.

A photograph of a diospyrus senegalensis, commonly known as inkulu or chanja, is a rather leafy tree with a light crop of fruits.

The photograph of acacia and dry forest with a view looking down toward the river. There are large borassus palms and the city of Kafue in the background.

A photograph of acacia and a general view of dry forest with hills in the background.

A photograph of the dry forest of acacia, combretum, and brachystegia, which is typical of the uplands abround Kafue.

A photograph of a brachystegia at the left, annona senegalensis in foreground and in the middle of the photograph is a large borassus palm with the bulge in the stem about 20 feet from the ground.

A photograph of a tree and grass savanna along the north bank of the river.

A photograph of palms, papyrus, combretum, and acacias. In the background, there are hills covered with trees.

A photograph of a railroad bridge over the Kafue river, 13 spans. The only bridge connecting Central Africa and South Africa.

A photograph of a railroad bridge over the Kafue river, 13 spans. The only bridge connecting Central Africa and South Africa.

A photograph of the Kafue river with pad-like rosettes, water lilies, water grass, tall grass, low grass, as well as wooded hills in the background.

A photograph of large ant hills on the left. The vegetation largely cymbopogon, a few scattered trees, also a few palms, mainly borassus. The trees are mostly combretum and adacia.

A photo of a branch with fruit and leaves of garcinia livingstonei, also known as munkonga.

A photograph of ximenia americana, also known as impinji, which is a plum-like fruit with strong prussic-acid smell. It was valued mainly because of the oil of the kernel.

A photograph of kigelia or sausage tree. There are very large, deep purple flowers and large fruit that are 12-18 inches long.

A photograph of adansonia digitata, 21 feet in diameter. There is another tree shown on the left in the background.

A photograph showing detail of the flower and bark of adansonia digitata.

A photograph of adansonia digitata in full bloom, about 40 feet high with a truck 6 feet in diameter.

A photograph of a mungonga or manketti nut, a tree which produces a very light wood, suitable for lining leather cases. The fruit and nut are edible and the nut produces an oil.

A photograph of a mungonga or manketti nut, a tree which produces a very light wood, suitable for lining leather cases. The fruit and nut are edible and the nut produces an oil.