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ANGUSTURA. 
(CORTEX ANGUSTURZ,) 
Bark of the Galipea officinalis. 
Synonyms.—Galipewa cusparia, Decandolle. Cusparia febrifuga, Humboldt and 
Bonpland, Pl. Aiquinoct., ii. 59, t. 57. Bonplandia trifoliata, Willd. Galipoa 
officinalis, Hancock. 
Forrien Names.—Fr.: Ecorce d’Angusture. J¢al,: Angustura. Germ.: An- 
gustura rinde. Dan. and Swed.: Angusture. Span.: Quina de Carony. Native 
name: Orayuri. 
Nat. Order, Rurack®.—Dt1anpria, Monoeynta. 
Gun. Cuar.—Calyx five-toothed. Petals five, unequal, two being one- 
ninth of an inch longer than the others, united at base, reflex, oblong, 
obtuse. Stamens, four to seven, somewhat adherent to the petals, 
unequal, generally two to five, sterile. Nectary cupuliform. Styles five, 
afterwards combining into one, and forming a four to five-grooved stigma. 
Carpels five, containing two ovules, sessile, with a separable endocarp. 
Seeds, two to a capsule, one often abortive. Cotyledons large, corrugated. 
Leaves alternate, Peduneles axillary, many-flowered. 
Spec. Cuar.—Leaves trifoliate. Racemes stalked, axillary, terminal, 
Stamens two. Nectaries (sterile stamens) five. 
History.—Angustura was first made known in Europe in 1788, 
by Dr. Ewer, of Trinidad, and was called from the town of St. 
Thome d’Angustura, on the Orinoco. Its botanical source was 
long unknown, till Humboldt and Bonpland announced the 
discovery of the plant in their travels in tropical America; and 
it was for some time supposed that the medicinal bark was pro- 
Fig. 1. The expanded corolla. 2. Calyx. 3. Stamens. 4. Pericarp. 5. Pistil. 
6. Germen. 7. The bark, external appearance. 8. The bark, internal appearance. 
