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‘at the apex, ending in a clavate stigma. 
6-9, according to Kunth, sometimes only 4.—Trees with impari- 
pinnate leaves. 
1 Z. rraxrneum (Willd. spec. 4. p. 757.) leaves impari-pin- 
nate, with 4 or 5 pairs of ovate, obsoletely-serrulated leaflets, 
which are equal at the base; petioles terete, unarmed ; prickles 
stipular ; corymbs axillary. h.H. Native of North America, 
from Canada to Virginia, and Kentucky, in woods near rivers. 
Z. ramiflorum, Michx. fl. 2. p. 235. Z. clava Herculis var. Lin. 
spec. 1455. Lam. dict. 2. p. 38. Z. Americanum, Mill. dict. 
no. 2. Z. Caribe‘um, Geert. fruct. but not of Lam.—Duham. 
arb. 1. t. 97.—Catesb. carol. 1. t. 26. Sepals whitish; anthers 
red. The bark and capsules have a hot acrid taste, and are 
used for easing the tooth-ache ; hence it is called T’ooch-ache- 
tree. A tincture of them is also much commended for the cure 
of rheumatism. 
Ash-like or Common Tooth-ache-tree. 
Cit. 1759. Tree 15 feet. 
2 Z. mire (Willd. enum. 1013.) unarmed ; leaves impari-pin- 
nate, pubescent beneath ; flowers axillary. h. H. Native of 
North America. Sepals white ; anthers red ? 
Mild Tooth-ache-tree. Fl. March, April. Clt. 1812. Tree 
15 feet. . 
F]. March, April. 
Sect. II. Faca'ra (aname given to an aromatic plant by Avi- 
cennes). Jacq. Lin. Schreb. Nees et Mart.—Pterota, P. Brown, 
Adans.—Fagara species, Juss. —Xanthoxylum species, Nees et 
Mart. Calyx 4-parted. Petals and stamens 4. Ovaries 2 or 
2-parted. Stigmas 2-lobed. 
* Flowers hermaphrodite. 
3 Z. Prerora (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 3.) 
prickly ; leaves impari-pinnate; leaflets obovate, a little cre- 
nated; petioles with a narrow wing ; prickles 2, stipular hooked. 
h. S. Native of Jamaica and Cuba. Fagara Pterdta, Lin. 
amoen. 5. p. 391. Schinus Fagara, Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 389. 
Fagara lentiscifolia, Willd. enum. 1. p. 166. Spikes axillary, 
shorter than the petioles. Flowers white.—Browne, jam. p. 146. 
t. 5. f. 1.—Sloan. jam. 2. p. 25. t. 168. f. 4. 
Winged-petioled Tooth-ache-tree. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1768. 
Shrub 10 feet. 
4 Z. Curantrizo (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 2.) 
unarmed ; leaves trifoliate or impari-pinnate ; leaflets oblong, 
somewhat emarginate, crenate ; petioles obsoletely winged ; pe- 
duncles axillary, branched, a little longer than the petioles. h. 
S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Ama- 
zon, near Jaen-de-Bracamaros. Flowers white. Culantrilo is 
the vernacular name of the tree. 
Culantrilo Tooth-ache-tree. Tree 24 feet. 
5 Z. prRÆ cox (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 76.) unarmed; leaves 
abruptly-pinnate, with lanceolate-elliptic, blunt, subretuse but 
acute at the base, almost entire, deciduous leaflets, which are 
pubescent beneath, full of pellucid dots; rachis hardly margi- 
nate; female flowers quadrifid, 4-petalled, disposed in racemose 
panicles ; pistil solitary, rarely twin. h. S. Native of Brazil, 
in the province of Rio Janeiro, near Uba. Flowers greenish 
white. Ovary 1-2-valved. 
Early Tooth-ache-tree. Fl. Oct. Tree 20 feet. 
6 Z. nYemĪma'`re (St. Hil. fl. usu. bras. t. 37. fl. bras. 1. p- 
75.) armed, rather prickly, smooth; leaves impari-pinnate, with 
3 or 6 pairs of obovate, blunt, crenate-serrated, nearly sessile 
leaflets, glandular on the margins ; rachis hardly winged ; flowers 
in racemose panicles, axillary, 4-petalled ; style 1. h.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil, in the provinces of St. Catharine and Rio Grande 
do Sul. Flowers white. The tree is called Coentrilho by the 
Sepals sometimes _ 
RUTACEA. XLII. ZANTHOXYLUM. 
inhabitants, who ‘pretend that the bark, reduced to a powder, 
is good against the ear-ache. The wood is excellent. 
Winter Tooth-ache-tree. Tree. 
7 Z. arrine (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 3.) spa- 
ringly prickly ; leaves impari-pinnate, with 7 or 9 oblong, blunt, 
smooth leaflets, which are crenate, and full of glandular dots on 
the edges ; petioles hairy ; spikes axillary, many-flowered. k. 
S. Native of Mexico, at Lake Cuiseo. Style 1? Flowers 
white? © 
Allied Tooth-ache-tree. ‘Tree. 
8 Z. prperirum (D. C. prod. 1. p. 725.) prickly; leaves im- 
pari-pinnate ; leaflets oblong, unequal at the base, crenate ; 
petiole a little winged, jointed ; prickles stipular. h.G. Native 
of Japan. Fagara piperita, Lin. spec. 172. Thunb. jap. 64? 
Flowers white, in terminal panicles. Ovary 1-2. Style 1. Seed 
1.—Koempf. ameen. t. 893. The bark, leaves, and fruit of this 
shrub being aromatic are frequently used in soups instead of 
spice. The bruised leaves made into a cataplasm with meal of 
rice are laid upon the parts afflicted with rheumatism. 
Pepper Tooth-ache-tree. Fl. Sept. Clt.1773. Shrub 6 feet. 
9 Z. Perrore'tn (D.C. prod. 1. p. 726.) leaves impari-pin- 
nate, with 7 or 9 pairs of sessile, elliptical-oblong, acuminated 
leaflets, which are toothed at the apex; petioles and branches 
unarmed; panicles subcorymbose. h. S. Native of French 
Guiana. Carpels at maturity twin or solitary from abortion. 
Flowers white? Petioles not margined. 
Perrotet’s Tooth-ache-tree. Tree. 
10 Z. Avice’nnmw (D. C. prod. 1. p. 726.) prickly ; leaves 
impari-pinnate ; leaflets 9-13, lanceolate, smooth, almost entire, 
on short petioles; racemes panicled, shorter than the leaves. 
h.G. Native of China. Fagara Avicénnæ, Lam, dict. 2. p. 
44.5.—Lob. icon. 2. p. 133. f. 2. (fruct.) Flowers white ? 
Avicenna’s Tooth-ache-tree. Clt. 1823. Shrub. 
11 Z. Bupru’nea (D. C. prod. 1. p. 728.) armed with small 
incurved prickles ; leaves abruptly or impari-pinnate, with 5 or 6 
pairs of unequal, ovate-lanceolate, entire, acuminated, smooth 
leaflets ; panicles terminal, crowded. h. S. Native of the 
East Indies, in Silhet, where it is called Budrung by the natives, 
who use the seeds medicinally, being of a warm spicy nature, 
with the fragrance of lemon-peel. Flowers white? Stamens 
much longer than the petals. Capsule single, drupaceous, about 
the size of a pea, the outer coat is marked with cells, filled with 
a fragrant balsam, containing a solitary shining seed, having 3 
integuments. 
Budrung Tooth-ache-tree. Cit. 
Tree 20 feet. 
12 Z. Ruv’rsa (D.C. prod. 1. p. 728.) armed with prickles ; 
leaves abruptly pinnate, with 8 or 16 pairs of lanceolate, falcate, 
smooth, entire leaflets, all nearly equal in size; panicle terminal, 
frequently cross armed. k.S. Native of the East Indies, on 
the mountainous parts of the coast. Fagara Rhétsa, Roxb. fl. 
ind. 1. p. 428. A large much-spreading tree. Flowers minute, 
yellow. Stamens shorter than the petals. Style thick, terminated 
by a tapering stigma. Capsule single, dry, 1-celled, 2-valved, 
about the size of a pea, containing a round, glossy, black seed. 
The unripe capsules are like small berries, they are gratefully 
aromatic, and taste like the skin of a fresh orange. The ripe 
seeds taste like black pepper, but weaker. The inner bark 1S 
also acrid, with a mixture of bitter. The tree is called in the 
Telinga language Rhetsa-maun. Rhetsa means a committee, OF 
select number of men assembled to settle disputes, &c., and 
maun signifies trees of the largest size. Under the shade of this 
tree the hill people assemble to examine, agitate, and determine 
their matters of public concern, deliver discourses, &c. 
Rhetsa-maun Tooth-ache-tree. Fl. Dec. Tree 50 feet. 
13 Z. xitrpum (D. C. prod. 1. p. 727.) branches, petioles, 
1 
1825. 
Fl. March, April. 
