OLACACEAE 461 



Barringtonia, Brassica (rape, colza), Calophyllum, Carya, Cocos 

 (coconut), Corylus, Croton, Elaeis (palm oil), Eruca, Fagus, Ginkgo, 

 Glycine (soja, soy), Gossypium (cottonseed), Guizotia (nigerseed), 

 Helianthus, Juglans (walnut). Linum (linseed), Melia, Moringa, 

 Olea (olive), Papaver, Polygala, Ricinus (castor), Sapium, Schleichera, 

 Sesamum (gingelly), Theobroma (cacao-butter), Tilia, Vateria, &c., 

 &c. Some of these are drying oils, like linseed, and used in painting, 

 some remain fluid, some are solid or fatty, esp. in Europe. More 

 solid fatty bodies are obtained from Bassia, Butyrospermum, Caryocar, 

 Pentadesma, &c. Volatile oils from Acacia, Backliousia, Calamintha, 

 Cananga, Cinnamomum (cinnamon), Citrus (lemon, &c.), Cymbo- 

 pogon (citronella, geranium, lemongrass), Dictamnus, Eucalyptus, 

 Ettgenia (clove), Gaultheria (wintergreen), Jasminum, Labiatae, 

 Lavandiila (lavender), Lippia, Melaletica, Mentha (peppermint), 

 Nardostachys (spikenard), Origanum, Pelargonium, Pogostemon 

 (patchouli), Reseda, Rosa, Roseniarinus, Santaluni (sandalwood), 

 Sassafras, Thymus, Viola, &LC., &c. 



Andiroba -, Carapa ; argan -, Argania ; bay -, Laurus ; ben -, 

 Moringa; bergamot-, Citrus; birch-, Betula; cajeput-, Melaleuca; 

 camphor -, Cinnamomum ; caraway -, Cantin ; castor -, Ricinus ; 

 chaulmoogra -, Gynocardia ; citron -, Citrus ; citronella -, Cymbo- 

 pogon ; clove -, Eugenia ; coconut -, Cocos ; cohune -, Attalea ; 

 colza -, Brassica ; cottonseed -, Gossypium ; croton -, Croton ; 

 cumin -, Cuminum ; Florence (fine olive) -, Olea ; geranium -, 

 Pelargonium, Cymbopogon ; gingelly -, Sesamum ; groundnut -, 

 Arachis; hempseed -, Linum; illupi -, Bassia; jasmine -, Jas- 

 minum; juniper -, Juniperus ; kekuna -, Aleurites; khus-khus -, 

 Vetiveria; lavender-, Lavandula; lemon-, Citrus; lemongrass-, 

 Cymbopogon; linseed -, Linum ; Macassar-, Cananga; margosa-, 

 Azadirachta ; marjoram-, Origanum ; mustard -, Brassica ; neroli -, 

 Citrus ; nim -, Azadirachta ; olive -, Olea ; palm -, Elaeis ; pat- 

 chouli -, Pogoslemon ; peanut -, Arachis ; pimento -, Pimenta ; 

 poppy-, Papaver; rantil-, Guizotia; rape -, Brassica ; rosemary-, 

 Rosmarinus ; rue -, Ruta ; rusa -, Cymbopogon ; sandalwood -, 

 Santahim; sanderswood-, Santaluni ; sassafras-, Sassafras; savin-, 

 Juniperus; sunflower-, Helianthus; thyme-, Thymus; tonquin -, 

 Dipteryx; turpentine-, Pinus, &c.; verbena-, Lippia; walnut-, 

 Juglans ; wintergreen -, Gaultheria ; wood -, Dipterocarpus, Aleu- 

 rites ; - glands or passages, Guttiferae, Lauraceae, Monimiaceae, 

 Myrtaceae. 



Oilapetalum Pohl. Inc. sed. Nomen. 



Oionychion Nieuwland (Viola -p.-p. ). Violaceae. i N. Am. 



Oiospermum Less. Compositae (i). i Bahia. 



Oistonema Schlechter. Asclepiadaceae (n. 3). i Borneo. 



Okenia Schlecht. et Cham. Nyctaginaceae. i S. Mexico. 



Okra, Hibiscus esculentus L. 



Ola (Ceylon), Borassus, Corypha, &c. 



Olacaceae (EP.; Olacineae p.p. BH.). Dicots. (Archichl. Santalales). 

 25 gen., 1 20 sp., trop. Most are shrubs or trees with alt. entire 1. and 

 small reg. fls. There is a distinct K, resembling the calyculus of 

 Loranthaceae, but probably not equivalent to it. C 4 6 ; A as 



