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

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

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

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

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

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

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 five pieces of fruit with a measuring tape underneath them. The fruit is garcinia livingsoni or commonly known as munkononga.

A photograph from on the trek from Kafue to the river. There are three ox teams from William Fell of the Methodist mission, Mr. J. G. Hotchkis of Kafue who owns Bolenga, Dick, Jim and other boys on way to camp. This is the first trek of any member…

A photograph of an indigenous boy, facing forward, holding a borassus palm fruit and taking a bite out of it. The fruit's flesh is orange colored and rather stringy.

A photograph of two trees of diospyrus senegalensis and an open portion of the acacia tall grass country.

A photograph of several diospyrus senegalensis trees in an open portion of the acacia tall grass country.