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“No: 509.—Staticmitis Gampociorpes. (Willd.} — 
Gambogia—-Cambogia—-Gamboge---The 
_Gum-resin of the leaves, branches, and 
: “Garcinia. (Gaertner.) Gumma Gutta, (Linn) 
cl. Palygamin Ord. Monecia. Nat. ord. Tricocez. 
Cabinet specimen, Jeff. Coll. No. 687—figure, No. 688. 
A tall tree, the trunk 6 to 12 feet in circumference, moder- 
— branching. The wood is white; the external bark 
is Plecket: red beneath this, and yellowish-white inte- 
“Bruit a 5 smooth, globular-whitish, or rosaceous berry, crown — 
©. ish-yellow colour extern: 
~ anda bright-yellow with 
ed by the lobes and style, containing long pa ec seeds, 
several in number. This tree is a native of the kingdom of 
Siam, and of Ceylon, where itis known by the names 
Ghokatu, Gohkata, or Gohlatha. The best kind is called 
Ceylon Gamboge; an inferior kind is obtained in those 
countries from the Carcapulli of Rheede, which is the 
ia gutta of Linnaus. The Siamese Gamboge, is. 
yielded by the Garcinia morella—and is in tears. Thee 
Mexican Gamboge, or Gambooge, is yielded by the Vismia _ 
itifera, and Vismia Sessiliflora. “The drops or tears of 
n Gamboge, are obtained by breaking the leaves and 
joots. In Ceylon, the bark of the Stalegmitis 
vides, is wounded by a sharp stone, and the leaves 
al young branches cut, to obtain it. It is first collected in 
cocoa-nut shells, thence transfe ed into earthen jars, where 
it remains until nearly “ake, whien it is formed 
into rolis, and wrapped up in leaves. Brought i into Europe 
am this country, first by the Daichs ae cases or 
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Besides the Gambogia Gutta of Linneus, sev eral apeties of 
Hypericum, Chelidonium fi um, and several other 
plants, yield a yellow juice, ) coneretes in tears and 
dvops; but the tree whic ‘ds the true Gamboge, i is 
the Stelugmitis, as cl learly established by Kenig, who 
resided many yearsat Tranquebai ere are other plants, 
doubtless, of the family of Guttifera, which yicld a similar 
concrete. L have little that several-species of Cheli- 
donium, the 4 inaria Canadensis, &c. would yield a 
similar substance. 
Qvatitizs. Gamboge is js inodorous, » solid, cays, opaque, : 
“friable, breaking with a vitreous rarer of a deep brown- 
ally, or when exposed to the air; 
on ing rant a. des 
hue, on exposure, 
on its recent fracture, which 
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