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LEGUMINOS^. CCLXXXIX. Vouapa. CCXC. Hymen^ea. CCXC. (a) Trachylobium. 



on one side. ^ • S. Native of Guiana, in the Island of Arowa- 

 biscli. Macrolobium stamineum, Meyer, esseq^. 18. 

 Stamineous Vouapa. Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



tractions of the sinews. The sohition in spirits has been thought 

 not inferior to guiacum in venereal cases. The inner bark is an 

 excellent vermifuge in spirit or decoction. The wild bees are 



4 V, PHASEr-ocA'RPA (Haync, get. darst. vesch. ex Schlecht. fond of building their nests in this tree. The timber of old trees 

 Linnaea. vol. 5. p. 20.) leaflets sessile, obovate-oblong, rounded, is reckoned excellent, and is in great request for wheel-work in 

 and emarginate at the apex, and unequal at the base ; legumes 

 channelled on both margins. T2 . S. Native of Brazil ? 



Phaselus-frutted Vouapa. Tree. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Copaiferay p. 456. 



CCXC. H YMENJS'A (from Hymen^ the god of marriage ; in 

 reference to the twin leaflets). Lin. gen. no. 512. Gaertn. fruct. 

 2. p. 305. t. 144. Lam. ill. t. 330. D. C. prod. 2. p. 511. 

 Courbaril, Plum. gen. t. S6» 



Lin. syst. Dccdndria^ Monogynia. Calyx furnished with 2 

 bracteoles at the base, tubular, coriaceous ; tube urceolate ; 

 limb 5-parted, the 2 lower segments for the most part joined, all 

 deciduous. Petals 5, unequal, sessile, lower one usually boat- 

 shaped. Stamens 10, distinct, inflated in the middle. Ovary 

 pedicellate, beardless. Style filiform. Legume woody, ovate- 

 oblong, indehiscent, 1 -celled, many-seeded, filled with dry fari- 

 naceous, filamentose pulp. Embryo straight, with fleshy coty- 

 ledons, and a globose radicle. — Trees, with bifoliate leaves, and what cordate-oblong, unequal-sided, and unequal at the base, 



sugar-mills, particularly for cogs to the wheels, being extremely 

 hard and tough ; it is so heavy that a cubic foot weighs a hundred 

 pounds ; it also takes a fine polish. Courharil is the name of 

 the tree in some parts of South America. 



Courharil Locust-tree or Gum-anime-tree. Tree 40 to 60 ft. 



6 H. stilboca'rpa (Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets oblong, unequal- 

 sided, and unequal at the base, ending in a short acumen ; le- 

 gume nearly cylindrical, smooth, and shining. Tj . S. Native 

 of South America. 



Shining -fruited Locust-tree. Tree. 



7 H. Candollea'na (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 323. t. 566.) leaflets oblong, unequal-sided, but equal at the 

 base, and emarginate at the apex. Vi . S. Native of Mexico, 

 about Acapulco. Peduncles terminal, many-flowered. Flowers 

 pedicellate. Calyx 4-parted, clothed with fine canescent down. 



De Candolle's Locust-tree. Tree 30 feet. 



8 H. stigonoca'rpa (Mart. mss. Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets some- 



corymbs of white or yellowish flowers. 



Leaflets glabrous. 



1 H. VENosA (Vahl. eclog. 2, p. 31.) leaflets oblong, unequal- 

 sided, but equal at the base, ending each in a long obtuse acu- 



Native of Cayenne. Flowers of panicle sessile. 



men. 



T? 



obtuse at the apex ; legume oblong, compressed, beset with white 

 dots. Tj , S. Native of Brazil. 

 Dotled-fruited Locust-tree. Tree. 



* Leaflets clothed rvith villous tovientura. 



9 H. rotunda'ta (Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets semicordate, ovate, 

 unequal-sided, and unequal at the base, rounded at the apex. 



^. 



S. 



Native of South America. 



Calyx silky, shining. 



Vetny-\eB\ei Locust-tree. Tree 40 feet. 



2 H. LATiFotiA (Hayne, gat. dars. vesch. ex Schlecht. Lin- ^ . 



nsea. 5.p. 18.)leafletsroundish-ovate,nearlyequal-sided,equalat 10 H. Olfersia'na (Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets oblong, unequal- 



72owwc?erf-leafletted Locust-tree. Tree. 



the base, but emarginate at the apex. ^2 • S. Native of South sided, obtuse at the apex, and unequal at the base ; lower leaflets 

 America. H. obtusifolia, Willd. herb. 



somewhat semi-cordate ; corymbs axillary, and terminal, ^l • ^* 



leafletied 



Tree. 



8 H. confertiflora (Mart. mss. Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets oval, 

 unequal-sided, but equal at the base, ending in a long obtuse 

 acumen, Tj • S. Native of Brazil. 



Crowded-flowered Locust-tree. Tree. 



4 H. coNFERTiFoLiA (Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets oblong, unequal- 

 sided, and unequal at the base, ending in a short acumen. ^ . S. 

 Native of Brazil. 



Crowded-leaved Locust-tree. Tree. 



5 H. cou'rbaril (Lin. spec. 537.) leaflets oblong-ovate, un- 

 equal-sided, and unequal at the base, ending in a long acumen ; 

 legume oblong, compressed, yellowish, shining. T2 • ^» 

 of South America. 



Native 



Vahl. eclog. 2. p. 30. Lam. ill. t. 330. f. 1. 

 D. C. legum. mem. xii. t. 26. f. 120. germ. Jacq. amer. pict. 

 p. 63. t. 264. f. 65. Flowers of panicle pedicellate. Petals 

 yellow, striped with purple. Stamens purple. The filamentose 

 white substance contained in the pods is as sweet as honey, and 

 is eaten by the Indians ^^ith great avidity. It is purgative when 



Native of South America. 

 Olfers^s Locust-tree. Tree. 



11 H. Martia'na (Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets nearly elliptic, un- 

 equal-sided, retuse, and very unequal at the base ; corymbs ter- 

 minal. T2 . S. Native of Brazil. 



Marlinses Locust-tree. Tree. , 



12 H. Selloia NA (Hayne, 1. c.) leaflets oblong-oval, "n^J"^' 

 sided, very blunt, unequal at the base ; corymbs termmal. n • ' 

 Native of Brazil. 



Sello^s Locust-tree. Tree. ^ 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Copatfera, p. 45b. 



CCXC. (a) TRACHYLO^BIUM (from rpax^c, trachys, ro\^gh, 

 and \o/3oc, lobos, a pod ; pods rough on the outside). Hap , 

 gat. dars. veschr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. vol. 5. p. 19- 



LiN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx hibracteolaW a 

 the base, tubular, coriaceous; tube urceolate; litnb 5-pa > 



fresh gatliered, but loses this quality as it grows old. Between Petals 3, nearly equal, on long claws. 



with the segments deciduous, 2 upper ones usually connec 

 - ■ ^^ Stamens 10, free. ^' 



ted. 



Orary 



the principal roots of the tree exudes a fine transparent resin, pedicellate, bearded. Legume coriaceous, ^uherose, indelus > 

 white, yellowish or red, which is collected in large lumps, and is 1 or few-seeded, filled with solid pulp. — Trees, with bio 

 called gum-anime. It makes the finest varnish that is known, . leaves, and panicles of white flowers. 



superior even to the Chinese lac ; for this latter use it is dis- 



1 T. Martia'num (Hayne, 1 



solved in the highest rectified spirits of wine. It burns readily, nearly veinless, ovate-lanceolate 



. c.) leaflets sessile, comceous. 

 , unequal-sided, and u„e,.»J « 



and with a clear flame, emitting a grateful and fragrant smell, 

 for which reason it is sometimes ordered by way of fumigation 

 in the chambers of persons labouring with asthmas or suffocative 

 catarrhs. Its vapours not only strengthen the head, but all 

 parts of the body affected with cold. Some apply it outwardly, 

 dissolved in oil or spirits of wine, to strengthen the nerves. An 2 T. Hornemannia'num (Havne, 1. c.) leaflets on very snui* 



the base, ending in an emarginate acumen. I? . S. ^^ '^ ^^ 

 Brazil. Hymenae'a verrucbsa. Lam. diet. p. 306. T* ^^^V*^^ 

 Juss. gen. in a note, p. 351. Panicle divaricate; P^V ^^ 

 many-flowered. Legume warted. Ovary stipitate, 5-ovu a 

 iJ/orHus's Trachylobium. Clt. 1808. Tree. ^ ^^^^ 



and 



petiolules, coriaceous, oblong, unequal-sided, and unequ 



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