BURSERIACE^. XII. Elapiirium. XIII. Fagarastkum. AMYRIDE^. I. Amyris. 



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on exposure to tlie air, whicli is generally used to erase cicatrices 

 occasioned by ulcers or Avounds. The wood and bark have a 

 strong grateful scent, 



Jacquln's Ehiphrium. Tree 40 ^qqU 



8 E. ExcE^LsuM (II. B, et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 30. 

 t. 611.) branches terete, tomentose above ; leaflets 5-9^ obtuse, 

 coarsely crenated, rugose, sofc, pubescent above and rusty be- 

 neath, terminal one ovate-elliptic, lateral ones subelliptic, nearly 

 equal at the base ; rachis winged ; wings crenate. ^2 • S* ^^" 

 tive of Mexico, between Acapulco and La Venta del Exido. 



E. copalliferum, Moc. et Sessc, fl, mex. ined. D, C. prod. 1. 



p. 724. Amyris copallifera, Spreng. syst. 2. p, 219. A fragrant 

 resin flows spontaneously from this tree, which is called gum- 

 copal in Mexico. 



Tall Elaphrium or Mexican Copal. Tree 50 feet. 



tandrous ? I? . G, Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Fagara 

 armata, Thunb. fl. cap, 1. p. 141. Zanthoxylum Thunbergii, 

 D, C. prod. 1. p. 726, 



Tlainhen^^s Fauarastrum. Shrub. 



4 F. anisa'ta ; leaflets \S^ stalked, ovate-lanceolate, obso- 

 letely toothed, unequal ; panicles corymbose, axillary ; flowers 

 octandrous? T2 . G. Native of? Amyris anisata, Willd. spec. 2. 



p. 337. 



-^??i5e-sccnted Fagarastrum. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Bosivellia, p. 81. 



Order LXXVI. AM YRrOEil^ (plants agreeing with Amyris 

 in important cliaracters). R. Br. congo. 431. 



Kunth. in ann. 



scienc. nat. 



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p. 353. Lindl. introd. nat, p. 364, — Terebin- 



9 E. Arie'nse (H, B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 31.) thacea?, Trjbe V. Amyrideae, D. C. prod. 2. p. 81. — Terebintha- 

 branches angularly furrowed, villous ; leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong, cece, part. Juss. gen. 368. 



somewhat acuminated, crenate -serrated, hairy above, and co- 

 vered with canesccnt hairs beneath ; rachis somewhat winged 

 Tj , S. Native of INIcxico, between Pazcuaro and Mount Jo- 

 rullo, near Ario. 



Ario Elaphrium. Tree SO feet. 



Calyx small, regular, permanent, in 4-5 divisions. Petals 4- (f, 



19. a.) 6, hypogynous, imbricate in aestivation. Stamens double 



the number of the petals, also hypogynous. Ovary superior, 1- 



celled, seated on a thickened disk, containing 2 pendulous ovula. 



10 E. gkave'olens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 7. p. Stigma sessile, capitate. Fruit indehiscent, somewhat drupa- 



31 .) leaflets 7, oblong, acuminated, coarsely serrate-crenate, 



ceous (f. 19. 6.), 1 -seeded, glandular. Seeds witliout albumen 



!:T!°'].' h:::ti::±E? ^"fl^'^^Sr^:..... \;1:I:: V- 1,9- -)• cotyledons ae.hy. Radicle superio,-, very sl.or,. 



Trees or shrubs, abounding in resinous juice, with opposite 



compound leaves, full of pellucid dots, and axillary and terminal 

 panicles of flowers. Pericarp covered with granular glands, 



tive of South America, on the banks of the river Magdalena, 

 where it is called Cupa o Caranu Amyris graveolens, Spreng. 

 syst. append, 148. 



Strong-scented Elaphrium. Tree 40 feet. 



11 E, LANUGiNosuM (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer, 7. p. filled with aromatic oil, 



31.) branches terete, rather flexuous, finely tomentose : branch- ax. ^ e m t ^i - i * i.i^ r*- i ii 



} . ^ 1] 1 fl f o 1 Q 11 . 4-1 *i that oi lerebmtnaccce, but the qualities more nearly resemble 



The general structure of this order is 



lets woolly ; leaflets 9-13, oblong, crenated, younger ones vil- 

 lously-tomentose above, and white and w^oolly beneath. V^ . S. 

 Native of New Spain, 



Woolly Elaphrium. Tree 40 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see BoswtUia^ P- SI* 



those of Burser'iacecc. In consequence of the leaves being full 

 of dots filled with resinous oil, as well as in the hypogynous in- 

 sertion of the petals and stamens, it comes nearer to Aurantiacece, 



The order contauis fragrant shrubs. 



XIII, FAGARA'STRUM (from 



Fagara and 



aflSxed signification, like ; resemblini:^ Fagara), 



Lin, syst. 



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4 phrodite. 



Hcxa-Octdndria, Monogijnia, 



Petals 3-4. 



Gum elemi of the Island of 

 Nevis is related to Amyris, which Dr. Hamilton calls Amyris hex- 

 dndra^ prod, fl, ined. So. The gum resin called Bdellium is pro- 

 Flowers herma- bably produced by a species of Amyris, the Niouttout of Adan- 



astrum, an 



Calyx 3-4-parted, short, 

 alternate ones shortest ; filaments thickened above the base. 

 Anthers lar^e. 



which bears the petals and stamens at its base, tubcrcled, 3-4- 

 lobed at the apex, 

 pended from the inner 



Stamens G-8, son, according to Verey, hist. nat. des. med. 291. is probably 



Ovary simple, tapering to the base into a stipe, 



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i pended from the inner angle. Style prismatic, 3-4-annfled, 

 i thick, smooth, 3-4-lobed at the apex. Fruit? 



also a species of Amy^ris. The layer of the liber or inner bark 

 of a species of Amy'ris was found by M. Gailliaud to be used 



3-4-celled ; cells 2-ovulate. Ovula sus- ^'^ /'^^ Nubian Mahommedans as paper, on which they write 



tlieir legends. Delile. cart- 13. Amyrisamhroslaca? is said to 



Shrubs, with be poisonous. The resin of Coumia is the produce of Amyris 



\ alternate, pinnate leaves, and alternate, oblique leaflets, full of amhrosiaca. 

 t pellucid dots. Flowers disposed in axillary panicles and ra- 



cemes, with the peduncles and pedicels bracteate at the base. 



1 F. in^qua'le ; petioles puberulous ; leaflets stalked, ovate, 

 irregularly crenated, glabrous ; racemes few-flowered, much 

 shorter than the leaves ; flowers octandrous. Ij • Cr. Native of 



Synopsis of the Genera. 



1 Amy'ris. Calyx 4-toothed. Petals 4 (f. 19. a.). Sta- 



mens 8. 



the Cape of Good Hope. Elaphrium in^quale, D. C. prod. 1. ^ Paciiy'lobus. Fruit egg-shaped, superior, 1-celled, con- 



p. 724. — Burch, cat. 3082 and 3051. Amyris inaequalis, taining a large embryo, with 3-parted, fleshy, angular, twisted 



I Spreng. syst. 2. p. 218. 



t/«erywa/-leafletted Fagarastrum. Shrub. 

 2 F. Cape'nse ; leaflets ovate, obtuse, erect, nearly sessile, 



flowers octandrous. 



1 crenated ; 



flexuous ; 



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branches prickly. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Thunb, fl. cap. 1. p. 516. 

 G. 



Fagara Capensis, 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 



Elaphrium Capense, D. C. prod. 1. p. 724. Amyris 



Capensis, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 218, 

 Caj)c Fagarastrum- Shrub. 



F. Thunbe'rgii; prickly; leaflets sessile, ovate, finely 

 crenated ; petioles prickly, with a narrow margin ; flowers oc- 



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cotyledons. 



I. AMY'RIS (from a intensive, and fivpor^ myron, balm ; the 

 whole of the trees in tliis genus smell strong of balm or myrrh). 

 Lin. gen. no. 473. exclusive of some species, Kunth. gen. tereb. 



p. 22. D. C. prod. 2. p. 81. 



Lm. SYST, Octdndriay Monogynia. Flowers hermaphrodite. 

 Calyx 4-5-toothed, permanent. Petals 4 (f. 19. a.) -6, hypo- 

 gynous, cuneate, unguiculate, imbricate in the bud. Stamens 8- 

 12, shorter than the petals. Ovary 3-4-ccllcd ; cells 2-seeded, 

 girded by a ring, seated on the thick disk-like torus. Style short, 



