Especies más significativas de la obra

Desconocidos

P110. 'Usagara montains ... Umgerengeri (river) ... the 'imbite', with large, fleshy leaves, 'ugaza', ortamarisk'

P450 'a tree bearing a fruit about the size of a 600-pounder cannon-ball, called by some natives “mabyah,” according to the Doctor, the seeds of which are roasted and eaten. They are not to be recommended as food to Europeans.'

P399 'All the deltas of rivers emptying into the Tanganika are hedged in on all sides with a thick growth of matete , a gigantic species of grass , and papyrus.
mtete: Phragmites australis

P414 'Were it not for the Euphorbia kolquall of Abyssinia — which some onief has caused to be planted as a defence round the villages.'

P423 'Groups of the Elæis Guineansis palm embowering some dun - brown village.'

P444 'Near Kabogo are some very fine mvule trees , well adapted for canoe building , and there are no loud - mouthed natives about to haggle for the privilege of cutting them.'
mvule: Milicia excelsa

Referencias

El mundo en la mano. Viaje pintoresco a las cinco partes del mundo por los más célebres viajeros Tomo segundo
http://bibliotecavirtual.malaga.es

How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5157/5157-h/5157-h.htm
https://www.amazon.es
https://archive.org

The Lake Regions of Central Equatorial Africa. Richard Francis Burton. 1859. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society Vol. XXIX (1859).
https://burtoniana.org

Indigenous multipurpose trees of Tanzania: uses and economic benefits for people
http://www.fao.org

Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania Jon C. Lovett, Chris K. Ruffo & Roy E. Gereau
https://www.cepf.net

Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania. Christopher K. Ruffo Ann Birnie Bo Tengäs
http://apps.worldagroforestry.org

Useful trees and shrubs in Eritrea
http://apps.worldagroforestry.org