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A photograph of inspanning on the bank of the Kafue. It shows indigenous men lashing the oxen to the neck yokes.

A photograph of a second crop of kaffir corn from old roots. It is new planting where old roots have died.

A photograph of two strychnos, commonly known as kaffir orange. One of them is cut open showing seed and brownish pulp.

A photograph of strychnos, commonly known as kaffir orange. These are a smaller size of strychnos that seem to have a unusually good flavor.

A photograph of caryophyllus jambos, a light green fruit commonly called musafa. It has a spicy flavor.

A photograph of ximenia americana, which is a small fruit commonly called impinji. This is an excellent oil plant that the indigenous population used its seeds as salad oil.

A photograph of a cucurbit with a dehiscent fruit and a scarlet pulp.

A photograph of a brownish fruit that is called a plum by foreigners and maululu by the indigenous people.

A photograph of a branch of ochna with deep red calyx. It's appearance is that of a deep red mass surrounded by silvery leaves.

A photogragh of a branch from a 10-12 feet tall ochna tree. The branch has leaves and yellow calyx.

A photograph of protea abyssinica, commonly known as mushokoto. The image shows the detail of the flower bud and leaves.

A photograph of annona senegalensis with leaves and fruit. The fruit is green showing that is not yet ripe.

A photograph of protea abyssinica, two typical trees.

A photograph of ochna, which are low shrubs with silver leaves, red sepals and receptables, and black carpels.

A photograph of an open space with the odina, cantheum, protea abyssinica, ochna, and combretum. The hills in the background are north of the Kafue river.

A photograph of a cantheum lanciflorum, commonly known as maululu but some call it a "plum" or "fruit tree". This tree is very abundant on the shallow or more impervious soils. There is a indigenous person standing behind the tree, looking up at its…

A photograph of a large acacia grove near a river. The acacia look very similar to acacia robusta but have very thin pods. This grassland is grazed over by hippos.

A photograph of Joseph and Chogofola Moshenti, two indigenous men, making a fire by rubbing two sticks together rapidly between the palms of their hands.

A photograph shows the track through the canebrake made by a hippo. The tree on the right is a kigelia and the vine on the left is asparagus.

A photograph showing detail of the vegetation on the top of the cliff with brachystegia in the foreground.