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AMYRIDEiE. I. Amyris. 



crowned by an obtuse stigma. Drupe (f. 19. b.) containing a 1- panicles axillary and terminal ; calyx cup-shaped, entire ; petals 



seeded chartaceous nut (f. 19. c), some of the cells full of diapha- 3, greenish, entire ; ovary oblong, smooth, inferior ; style short, 



nous mucilage. — Trees or shrubs, abounding in a resinous fluid. ^vith an obtuse stigma ; drupe membranous, elliptic, acuminated 



Leaves compound ; leaflets full of pellucid dots. Flowers white, at both ends, 1-valved. "^ . S. Native of the island of Nevis, 



disposed in panicles. Drupe turgid, with an aromatic oil. 



in cold subhumid groves. — A tall tree, full of resinous fragrant 



,^ •/. '7/7 juice, differing from A, elemifera in the leaves being smooth on 



§ 1. Americana^. Leaves with 1-3 pairs of opposite leaflets, y^^^j^ surfaces,^ not tomentose beneath. The tree is called Gum 



odd one stalked or sessile. 



1 A. mari'tima (Jacq, amer. 107.) leaflets 3, sessile, odd one 

 stalked, ovate, crenate, obtuse. H? - S. Native of Jamaica and 

 of Cuba, about the Havanna, on rocks by the sea-side. The ovate, somewhat cordate, acuminated ; racemes simple, about 



Elcmi-tree, Gum Elem-tree in its native country. 



Hexandroiis Amyris* Fl. June, Sept. Tree 40 feet. 



8 A. Toxi'fera (Willd. spec. 2, p. 336.) leaflets 5-7, stalked, 



shrub abounds in a juice which smells like rue. 



Sea-side Amyris, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. Shrub 8 feet. 



the length of the petioles. ^ , G, Native of Carolina (Cat. 

 car. 1. t. 40.), as well as the West India islands. Lucinium, 



2 A. Florida'na (Nutt. in Sillim. journ. 5. 1822. p. 294.) Pluk. t. 201. f. 3. A. balsamifera, Lin. spec. 496. exclusive of 



leaflets 3, ovate, quite entire, obtuse, smooth ; flowers somewhat 

 paniclcd ; berries almost globose, tapering to the base. ^2 . G. 

 Native of Eastern Florida. Leaves reticulately-veined, glan- 



the synonyme of Sloane. Elemifera f oliis pinnatis, Lin. hort. 

 cliff. 48fi. The fruit hangs in bunches, of the shape of a pear, 

 of a purple colour. A juice distils from the trunk of the tree, 



dular, resinous, and fragrant. Berries black, the size of black as black as ink, which the inhabitants of Carolina say is poison 

 pe}>per. 



Florida Amyris, Shrub 10 feet. 



3 A. svLVA tica (Jacq. amer. 107.) leaflets 3, ovate, acumi- 

 nated, somewhat crenate, all stalked, odd one longest. ^ . S. 

 Native of Carthagena, St. Domingo, and St. Thomas, in shady 

 woods by the sea-side. A. cymosa, Reich, in Sieb. pi. exsic. fl. 

 trinid. no. 29, is probably distinct from this. The whole shrub 



ous. The Janca-tree is said to be a very valuable timber tree, 

 the wood bears a fine polish, and has a pleasant smell. The 

 berries have much the taste of balsam of Capaiva. An infusion 

 of the leaves has a very pleasant flavour, is highly cephalic, and 

 is particularly restorative to weak eyes. 



Poi.vow-w'oorforWhiteCandle-woodAmyris. Clt. 1820. Tr.50ft. 



37. 



9 A. pinna'ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p 

 abounds in a turpentine juice, of a strong disagreeable smell. t. 610.) leaflets 5-7, ovate, somewhat crenate, terminal 



Gum elemi has erroneously been supposed to be yielded by this 

 plant. Berry red, about the size of a pea. 



Wood Amyris. Fl. June, Jidy. Clt. 1793. Tree 15 feet. 



4 A. Brasilie'nsis (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 217.) leaflets lanceo- 

 late, tapering to the base, rounded at the apex, mucronate, quite 

 entire, veiny, shining above, discoloured beneath ; petioles tri- 



one 



roundish-elliptical ; panicles axillary, much branched. T? • S* 

 Native of South America, between the tropics. Branchlets and 

 petioles puberulous. 

 known. 



Leaves membranous, smooth. Fruit un- 



Pinnate-leaxed Amyris. Tree 20 feet. 



quetrous; panicles axillary, shorter than the leaves. 

 Native of Brazil. 



Brazilian Amyris. Clt. 1818. Tree. 



f2. S. 



§ 2. Asiaiicce. 



iflets 



5 A. dya'tripa (Spreng. ncue, cntd. 3. p. 48.) leaflets 3, 



10 A. hbftapiiy'lla (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 28.) leaflets 3-4 

 pairs, simple, obliquely-lanceolate, acuminated, entire ; panicles 

 branched, axillary, and terminal. T2 • S. Native of the East 

 Indies, on the mountains bordering Silhet, where it is called 



ovate, qcite entire, obtuse, somcvvliat eniarginate, all stalked, odd ^-^ ^^^' "" "'^^ luouuia.u. uu ueru.g o.ii^r, wiiere xu .. .--- 

 one lonirest. h . S. Native of St. Domi.Krn. TI.p «norifir nnmn ^ arum-phul. _ Flowers whitish-yellow. Berry oblon_g, 1-ce led. 



appears to be derived from dyas, two, and trij^es, having three ^,^"J ^'^'^"^ .^^^.^ ^""''y-. .^''l ^^'\ contracted in the middle. 



feet ; perhaps in allusion to the stalked leaflets. 



Dyatripa Amyris. Shrub 10 feet. 



6 A. Plumik'ri (D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 81.) leaflets 3-5, all stalked, 

 somewhat serrated, ovate, acumi- 

 nated, villous beneath. I2 • S. Na- 

 tive of the Antilles. — Plum. ed. 

 Burm. t. 100. A. elemifera, Lin. 

 spec. p. 495. ? but Catesby's figure 

 is cited by the author, and there- 

 fore the coimtry ; this is referred to 

 Plelea. The fruit is the shape and 

 size of an olive, but red, having an 



FIG. 19. 



odoriferous pulp within it. Gum 

 elemi is said to be extracted from 

 this tree ; it is brought to this 

 country in roundish cakes, wrap- 

 ped up in leaves. This resin is 

 only used as an ingredient in a 

 digestive ointment, called Unguen- 



tum elcnu". 



Plumicr's Amyris or Gum-elemi-tree. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 ft. 



7 A.? hexa'ndra (Ilamilt. prod. fl. ind. occ. p. 31.) branched: 

 leaves impari-plimate, with 3 pairs of quite entire, ovate, bluntly 



Disk fleshy, bearing the petals and stamens. 



tetragonal. 



mik 



andoblifpiely acuminated leaflets, which are somewhat decurrent Native of Jamaica. 



dots, terminal one largest ; petioles rather hairy ; panicles ter- 

 minal. To . S. Native of Chittaaoncf. Flowers small, white. 



Ovary 4-celleat 



Berry 1-celled, 1-seeded. 

 Z>o//6'J-leaved Amyris. Shrub. 



f Species not sufficiently known, 

 13 A. ? TecomVca (D. C. prod. 2. p. 82.) leaves on long 

 petioles, hanging down, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, acute, ser- 

 rated ; peduncles numerous, terminal, loosely paniclcd, de- 

 pendent. Tj • S. Native of Mexico, where it is called Teco- 

 maca and Tacamahaca^ but it is distinct from the Tacaynahacd 

 of Hern. A. maritima, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 Tecomaca Amyris. Clt. 1827. Tree 30 feet. . 



U^ A.? PniLipr^^A (Lunan, hort. jam. 1. p. 149.) petioles 

 margined ; leaflets 3, obovate, shining, obliquely veined. ^' 



down the petiole, smooth above, and reticulately veined be- 



Philippean Amyris. Tree- 



the lower swelling receiving the petals and stamens. 

 Seven-leaved Amyris. Clt. 1823. Tree. 



11 A. NA KA (Roxb. 1. c.) leaflets 7, ovate-lanceolate, serrated; 



racemes simple, axillary, nearly the length of the leaves. ^'''' 

 Native of Amboyna* 



Z)n'«)/ Amyris. Clt. 1822. Shrub 6 feet. 



12 A, puncta'ta (Roxb. hort. beng, ex Colebr. in Lin. trans. 

 15. t. 5. f. 3.) branches spreading ; bark smooth, rusty ; leaflets 

 about 20 pairs, obliquely-oblong, crenulate, full of glandular | 



neath ; flowers i)anicled, small, greenish, always hexandrous ; 15 A. denta'ta (Willd. spec. ? Blum, bijdr. 1160.) leaner 



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