66 STRYCHNACE./E. II. Prcnorurcus. 
in the Telinga language, means the Cobra de Capella, or Coluber 
nàga, Lin. Tansoo means dancing, and paun, a serpent, this sort 
being famous for erecting its head, and moving it from side to 
side, at the sound of music.) This species yields the real, or, at 
least, another kind of Lignum Colubrinum. The wood of the 
sort is esteemed, by the Telinga physicians, an infallible remedy 
for the bite of the Naga, as well as for that of every other 
venomous snake. It is applied externally, and at the same time 
given internally. It is also given in substance, for the cure of 
intermitting fevers. Roxb. mss. in fl. ind. 2. p. 265. 
Snake-wood, or Lignum Colubrinum. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 
9 S. AxiLLA'Ris (Colbr. in Lin. trans. 12. p. 351-355. t. 15. 
Blum. bijdr. 1019.) leaves ovate, or oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate; tendrils axillary, simple, thickened, downy; berry oval, 
l-seeded. h. z S. Native of the mountainous countries 
north and east of Silhet, in Bengal, where it is called Hur-cuchila, 
or Har-cuchila ; and of the island of Nusa-Kambanga. Branches 
dichotomous, downy while young. Leaves glossy, villous while 
young, triple-nerved, sometimes also 3-nerved, twice as long as 
the interstices.  Stipulas none, except a downy axillary margin, 
which connects the base of the petioles. Fascicles of flowers 
crowded, round, twice as long as the petioles. Axils of the 
principal nerves of the leaves, as also the petioles, downy. 
Axillary-flowered Strychnos. Clt. 1824. Shrub cl. 
10 S. TrEev'rE (Leschen. ann. du mus. 16. p. 480. t. 23.) 
Blum, bijdr. 1019.) leaves elliptic, short-acuminate, 3-nerved, 
glabrous ; tendrils simple, thickened, opposite the solitary 
leaves. h.S. Native of Java, where it is called Tjettek, or 
Upas Tieute. Bark of stem rufescent; wood cream-coloured, 
spongy. Branches green. Leaves 3-nerved, glabrous, green. 
Fruit globose, many-seeded. This tree is said to be very 
poisonous, and is probably the true Upas tree of Java. 
Tieute Strychnos. Shrub cl. 
11 S. sicrrrudésa (Lesch. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 267.) leaves 
elliptic, cuspidately acute, triple-nerved ; tendrils bifid, opposite 
the leaves, with thickened divisions ; berry globular, 1-seeded. 
b... S. Native in forests near Koudracotta, about 20 miles 
south of Tanjore. Tendrils with a pair of scale-formed bracteas 
under the divisions. Glabrous in every part. 
Two-tendrilled Strychnos. Shrub cl. 
12 S. nitrpa; leaves ovate-lanceolate or oblong, acuminate, 
^ 7——vwwith 3 principal nerves, and 2 small lateral ones ; tendrils oppo- 
site the leaves, bifid at apex, having the lobes clavate and curved 
at top, without any small process between them, as in S. 
bicirrhósa. Lesch.  5.,,.S. Native of the East Indies, on the 
Pundua mountains.  Peduncles long, corymbose at top. S. 
licida, Wall. cat. no. 1590, but not of R. Br. 
Shining-leaved Strychnos. Shrub cl. 
13 S. sRacHrA'rA (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 30. t. 157.) 
leaves ovate or oblong, acuminated, 5-nerved, glabrous; tendrils 
opposite the leaves; berry globose, many-seeded; stem bra- 
chiate, terete; flowers corymbose, axillary and terminal. h. 
S. Native of Peru, in woods. Branches pendant. Bracteas 
linear, subulate, deciduous. Calyx villous. Corollas white, villous 
outside. Berries large, globose, pendulous, greenish yellow. 
. Brachiate-stemmed Strychnos. Shrub cl. 
Cult. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand, is a good soil for 
the species of Strychnos; and cuttings of them will strike root 
in sand, under a hand-glass, in heat. 
II. PICROPHLGE US (from mxpoe, picros, bitter; and photog, 
phloios, bark; the bark is very bitter.) Blum. bijdr. p. 1019. 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, im- 
bricate. Corolla with a short tube; and a 5-parted limb, which 
is imbricate in estivation. Stamens 5, inserted in the base of 
the corolla, short. Style short; stigma obtuse, emarginate. 
III. CYRTOPHYLLUM. 
IV. Lasrostoma. V. GARDNERIA. 
Berry with a crustaceous rind, 2-celled, many-seeded ; recepta- 
cles or placentas twin in each cell, fleshy, rising from the 
inflexed edges of the dissepiments. Seeds minute, variously- 
angled, reticulated. Albumen rather cartilaginous.—A_ shrub, 
with bitter bark ; opposite, oblong, coriaceous, rather veiny, quite 
glabrous leaves; and terminal, dichotomous corymbs of flowers. 
1 P. Javane’Nsis (Blum. bijdr. p. 1020.) h.S. Native of 
Java, in the higher woods on Mount Salak. 
Java Picrophlous. Fl. April, July. Shrub. 
Cult. See Stry'chnos, above, for culture and propagation. 
III. CYRTOPHY’LLUM (from kuproc, kyrtos, a curved ; and 
gud ov, phyllon, a leaf; in reference to the leaves of the first 
species being convex on the upper side.) Reinwdt. herb. ex 
Blum. bijdr. p. 1022. 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogiynia. Flowers inferior, ac- 
cording to Blum.; but, according to Reinwdt, superior. Calyx 
5-parted, imbricate, permanent. Corolla funnel-shaped ; limb 
5-parted. Stamens 5, exserted; filaments inserted in the upper 
part of the tube; anthers incumbent, emarginate at the base. 
Style filiform ; stigma bluntish. Berry 2-celled, many-seeded ; 
receptacle fleshy, fixed to the dissepiment.—Hardly lactescent 
trees ; with opposite, coriaceous, glabrous leaves; and axillary 
and terminal corymbose inflorescence. 
1 C. perecrinum (Reinwdt. ex Blum. bijdr. p. 1022.) leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, convex above, and 
concave beneath. 5. G. Native of Japan and China. 
Foreign Cyrtophyllum. Fl. year. Tree. 
2 C. speciosum (Blum. bijdr. p. 1022.) leaves broad-lanceo- 
late, much acuminated, flat. h.S. Native of Java, in woods 
on Mounts Salak and Gede, where it is called Kiminjak. 
Showy Cyrtophyllum. Fl. June, Aug. Tree. 
Cult. See Stry’chnos, above, for culture and propagation. 
IV. LASIO'STOMA (from Aaetoc, lasios, woolly ; and 
oropa, stoma, a mouth; mouth of corolla.) Schreb. gen. no. 
180. Meyer. ess. p. 88. H.B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 7. 
p. 209.— Roühamon, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 93. t. 36. Lam. ill. t. 81. 
Lin. syst. Tetrdndria, Monogy'nia. Calyx 4-parted, bibrac- 
teate at the base; segments acute. Corolla funnel-shaped ; tube 
short; limb quadrifid: lobes acute, villous. Stamens 4, in- 
serted in the tube, exserted ; anthers oblong, 2-celled. Ovarium 
ovate. Style one; stigma ovate. Capsule orbicular, 1-celled, 
ex Kunth. 2-celled, ex Meyer, 2-seeded. Seeds ovate, convex 
on one side, and flat on the other.—Cirrhiferous, climbing 
shrubs, full of yellowish, poisonous juice; baving the branches 
opposite: and the tendrils axillary, solitary, thickened, and 
spirally convolute at top. Leaves opposite, quite entire, triple- 
nerved. Corymbs axillary, opposite, bracteate. Flowers small, 
white. Capsules yellowish. 
1 L. Cura‘re (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. 7. p. 210.) leaves 
oblong, triple-nerved; flowers corymbose. h.. S. Native of 
South America, near Esmeraldo, in the missions of the Orinoco. 
Curare, or Bejuco de Mavacure, Humb. relat. hist. 2. p. 547. 
Curare Lasiostoma. Shrub cl. 
2 L. pivarica'ra (Meyer, ess. p. 83.) leaves obovate-oblong, 
triple-nerved; flowers racemosely corymbose. 5.,,.S. Native 
of tropical America. 
Divaricate Lasiostoma. Shrub cl. 
3 L. ciggnsA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 134.) leaves elliptic, 3-nerved ; 
corymbs sessile. k. |. S. Native of Guiana, Roühamon 
Guianénsis, Aubl.l. c. Lam. l. c. 
Tendrilled Lasiostoma. Shrub cl. 
Cult. For culture and propagation, see Strychnos, above. 
V. GARDNERIA (this genus is dedicated to Hon. Edward 
Gardner, late resident at the court of the Rajah of Nipaul, 
