WINTERACEJE. 



WINTERA. 



Carpels baccate, many-seeded. Stamens thickest at the 

 apex and having the cells of the anther separate. Calyx of 

 2-3 sepals, or of 2-3 deep divisions. 



58. Wintera aromatica Murr. syst. 507. — Drimys Winteri 

 Forst. gen. 84. t. 42. Aug. de St. Hil. Plant, usuelles, 

 t. 12. DC. prodr. i. 78. *S'. and C. iii. t. 178. Pereira in Med. 

 Gaz. xx. 177- Jig. Winterana aromatica Soland. med. 

 obs.v.p. 46. t. i. Drymis granatensis Linn. J", snppl. 269. DC. 

 prodr. i. 78. JBonpl. pi. cequinoct. i. t. 58. Drymis chilensis 

 DC. syst. t. 444. Deless. ic. select, i. t. 83. — Straits of Magellan, 

 Chili, Peru, New Grenada. 



An aromatic tree from 6 to 40 feet high. Branches scarred by the 

 traces of fallen leaves. Leaves oblong, obtuse, with a midrib, but other- 

 wise veinless, glaucous, and firmly dotted beneath. Peduncles axillary 

 or somewhat terminal, approximated, usually 1-flowered, simple; oc- 

 casionally divided a little above the base into long pedicels. Sepals 

 2-3. Petals 6, oblong. Fruits 4-6, obovate. — The bark, called 

 Winter's bark, is aromatic with a warm and pungent taste. It acts as 

 an aromatic tonic. Under the name of " Casca d'anta," it is much 

 used in Brazil against colic. 



Malambo bark has been referred to this genus, but upon insufficient 

 evidence. (See Galipea.) 



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