THE DICOTYLEDONS 553 
egreenish-purple (Evonymus americanus) to dark purple (Evonymus 
atropurpureus); calyx four- to five-lobed; corolla of four to five 
petals; stamens four to five, perigynous, on a disc, which fills the 
base of the calyx and sometimes covers the ovary; ovary three- to 
five-celled. Fruit a two- to five-celled capsule. Seeds albumi- 
Fic. 419.—The Burning Bush or Wahoo, Evonymus atropurpureus. Flowering 
branch to left; fruiting branch to right. 
nous with fleshy reddish aril (Evonymus, Celastrus) or white mem- 
branous aril (Pachystima). 
OrriciAL Druc Part Usep BoTANIcAL ORIGIN HABITAT 
Euonymus Bark of root Evonymus United States 
atropurpureus 
SAPINDACE OR SOAPWORT FamiLy.—Trees (Sapindus), shrubs 
(Paullinia), undershrubs or rarely herbaceous vines of tropical 
