iain =, 176 _- LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 
1. M. peruiferum De Candolle.—(QuiInquIno.) 
ij 2 Habitat. Peru and Mexico. ee 
Quality. Yields Balsam of Peru, a stimulant 
expectorant analogous to Storax. 
Uses. Asthma, chronic catarrh, winter coughs 
cleanses ulcers ; perfumery, fumigations. 
2. M. toluiferum Achille Richard. — 
(Batsam or Totu TREE.) oe 
Leaflets thin, oblong, acuminate, equila~ 
teral, rounded at the base. 
Habitat. Equinoctial America. 
Quality. Similar to No. l. 
Uses, Preparation of Tolu lozenges, perfumery; 
confectionary, fumigations. i 
Piscipia. Linneus. 
Calya campanulate, 5-cleft. Stamens 
monadelphous, the tenth free at the 
base. Pod stalked, linear, wit 
longitudinal membranous wings 
Seeds separated by partitions. 
1. P. Erythrina Linneus. — (Ja 
: Fisn Porson.) Fig. 246. 
A tree ; leaves pinnated ; leaflets o 
pod with a stalk thrice as long as! 
Hebiaat. Week Indi calyx, and broken wings. — 
ndies, * . 
Uses, Substitute for opium ; as a poi apa ceva Soe a powerful — : 
Fig. 246.—Leaf of Piscidia Erythrina. 
