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A photograph of oil palms on the river bank. This is the site of an old deserted indigenous village wiped out by "sleeping sickness".

A photograph of oil palms on the river bank. This is the site of an old deserted indigenous village wiped out by "sleeping sickness".

A lone oil palm at left, many in distance - bank of river at an S curve, great grass flat between. Oil palm = previous inhabitants. [Shantz travel journal, Jan. 17, 1920]

A photograph of a view out over grassland along the river. There is andropogon grassland in the back and kigelia is the main bottomland tree in this area.

A photograph of a great palm grove on the left bank with grassland on the right bank of river.

A photograph of a single tall oil palm, two other trees, and panicum on the river bank. Behind this is a great grassland.

A photograph of an indigenous woman in a canoe in the river and oil palms on the other side of the river bank in the background.

A photograph of vines at the edge of the river as well as palms and kigelia in the back.

A photograph of oil palms, tall grass, and vines growing at the edge of the Lualaba river.

A photograph of indigenous people rowing on a large canoe on the Lualaba river with oil palms and kigelia growing on the river bank.

A photograph of a view across grass huts. Behind the grass huts is chartochloa, setaria, and papyrus along with trees on a hill in the back.

A photograph of the river bank that shows polygonum, arundinaria, echinochloa, setaria, and papyrus.

A photograph taken from across the river, showing the grassland on the other side of the river bank. The oil palms appear to be broken down by African openbills (anastomus lamelligerus), a species of stork.

A photograph showing down the river with oil palms and a village on the right.

A photograph of a path through tall grass, echinochloa and setaria, with papyrus in back.

A photograph of 10 feet high echinochloa, which is the most prominent grass on these flats. There is also setaria mixed in.

A photograph taken from the river, showing an indigenous village on the left and oil palm in the back.

A photograph of the river bank and oil palms growing along the bank. There are grass fires and smoke seen in the back.

A photograph of the river bank and oil palms growing along the bank. There are grass fires and smoke seen in the back.

A photograph of a flock of African openbills (anastomus lamelligerus) in the sky. These birds break down the leaves of the oil palm trees.