OCHNACE.E. 



Nat. sr/st. ed. 2. p. 129. 



GOMPHIA. 



Petals 5. Stamens 10 : filaments scarcely any : anthers long, 

 pyramidal, erect, opening at the apex by a double pore. Ovaries 

 distinct. — Racemes from the apex of a leaf-bearing branch. 

 W. and A. 



423. G. angustifolia Vahl. symb. ii. 49. DC. prodr. i. 736. 

 W. and A. i. 152. — G. zeylanica DC. 1. c Ochna mala- 

 barica DC. 1. c. Ochna zeylanica Lam. Walkaera serrata 

 Willd.x. 1145. DC. prodr. i. 737. Meesia serrata Gcertn. 

 i. 344. t. 70. (Burm. Zeyl. t. 56. Rheede v. t. 48.) — Ceylon 

 and continent of India. 



Leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated at both ends, slightly serrated, 

 shining. Racemes compound. Sepals broad, oval, shorter than the 

 petals. Carpels obovate, reniform. IV. and A. — Root and leaves bitter ; 

 employed in Malabar in decoction in milk or water, as a tonic, stomachic, 

 and anti-emetic. 



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