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'Ndembe' leaf close-up (Rothmannia welwitschi or macrocarpa) local people crush young leaves in hands and the juice squeezed on to baby and rubbed in for 'malade ti makako' (monkey disease). This affects babies by making them shiver and turns their skin black. Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.. (KEYSTONE/NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY/JABRUSON)