169 
STORAXWORTS. 
manent calyx. 
238 
Leaves downy beneath, oval, obo- 
vate, smooth on the upper side ; 
_ Tacemes few-flowered. 
Habitat. _ Coasts of the Mediterranean. __ 
“ty. Resin balsamic, stimulating, ex- 
Pectorant ; detergent. 
Uses, Chronic bronchial affections ; foul 
rs, 
8. Benzoin Dryander.— (BENJAMIN 
ay Tre), Fig. 239. 
Leaves downy and white beneath, 
oblong, acuminate; racemes com- 
pound, many-flowered, rather 
| Shorter than the leayes. 
Habitat. Indian Archipelago. 
Qeatity, Marthe luis ; teats sey fragrant. 
“oti pulmonary affections, fumi- 
Sryrax. Linneeus. 
campanulate, slightly toothed, or entire. f 
Stamens monadelphous. Drupe globular, downy, seated in the per- 
S. officinale Linneus.—(Storax Tree.) Fig. 238. 
s 3} 3, the 
an unripe fruit; ; 
its cross 
Gutta, from the Pharmaceutical Journal; 1, a flower 
a ae cross section of the ovary; 5, the same cut 
section. 
Fig. 238.—Styrax officinale ; 239. Styrax Benzoin. o 
Natural Order, Storayworts; Styracacee (V. K., p. 592.) 
evailing Quality. Stimulant, fragrant. 
Corolla hoary, 5-parted. 
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