MENISPERMALS. 88 MENISPERMADS, 
Habitat. Mozambique. 
Quality. Tonic, not stimulant, demulcent, stomachic, 
Uses. Dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dysentery, to allay vomiting. 
Awnamirta. Colebrooke. 
Sepals 6. Stamens monadelphous ; anthers 00, forming a globose head 
Drupes 1-3. 
1. A. Coceulus Colebrooke.—(Coccutus Invicvs.) er 
Leaves roundish, acute, hard, leathery, shining, smooth, with 5 radiating 
ribs ; fruit globose. 
Habitat. East Indies, 
Quality. Poisonous, acrid, intoxicating. Rees 
Uses. Powdered seeds against pediculi; porrigo ; in the adulteration of malt liquor. 
THE QUERNAL ALLIANCE (¥. K., p, 289.) 
Natural Orders of Quernals. 
Mastworts (Corylacew.) Ovary 2 or more celled. 
Ovules pendulous. = * 
Suglanys (Juglandacece.) Ovary l-celled. Ovule 
erect. 
Natural Order, fHastwarts ; Corylacece (V. K., p. 290.) 
Prevailing Quality. Astringent, tonic. 
Quercus. Linneus. 
Ovary 3-celled. Fruit in a scaly truncated cup: acorn 
round, 
1, Q. Suber Linnzeus.—(Corx Oak.) Fig. 131. 
Bark corky; leaves evergreen, hard, oblong, hoary beneath. 
Habitat. South-west of Europe. 
Uses, The bark forms the Cork of commerce, 
2. Q. infectoria Linneus.—(Nore aun Oak.) Fig. 132. 
Leaves evergreen, oblong, coarsely and bluntly serrated, mucronate, smooth 
on both sides. ; 
Fig. 131.—Under side of leaf of Quereus Suber; 132. Leaf of Q. infectoria. 
