390 



MALPIGHIACEiE. 



[Hypogynous Exogens. 



Arabia^ India, and Ceylon 16, Indian Archipelago, China and Polynesia 14; West Indies 

 56 ; Mexico 61 ; South America 408, of which 290 come from Brazil. They are nearly 

 all tropical. 



Of the uses of the species of this Order little can be said. A large number are 

 beautiful trees or climbers with gaudy flowers ; and they seem to be generally astrm- 

 gent. Byrsonima bark is of common employment by tanners in Brazil, imder the 

 name of Murici. The wood of some kuids, especially Bj-rsonima verbascifolia, is bright 

 red. The finiit of the Malpighias and Byrsonimas is eaten in the West Indies ; the 

 hairs of a few are painfully pungent. The bark of Byrsonima crassifolia, or Malpighia 

 Moureila, according to Aublet, is employed in Cayenne as a febrifuge. That of 

 the Chapara Manteca, Byrsonima crassifoha, is astrmgent, and is used in infusion or 

 decoction taken inwardly, as an antidote to the rattlesnake bite ; it is also employed suc- 

 cessfully as a remedy for abscesses in the lungs. It is said that Alcornoco bark is the 

 produce of Byrsonima lam-ifoha, rhopalsefoha, and coccolobsefolia. The acid astringent 

 berries of Byrsonima spicata (Bois-tan) are prescribed in dysentery. It is said that the 

 seed of Bmichosia armeniaca, a Peruvian tree, is poisonous. 



GENERA. 



Malpighe^, a. de J. 



Malpighia, Phan. 

 Byrsonima, Rich. 

 Burdachia, A. de J. 



Carusia, Mart. 

 Coleostachys, A.de J. 

 Lophanthera, A. de J. 

 Pterandra, A. de J. 

 Verrucularia, A.de J. 

 Galphimia, Cav. 



Thryallis, L. 

 ^pachea, A.de J. 



Mcckdia, Mart. 

 Bunchosia, Rich. 



Malacmcea, Gris. 

 Echinopteris, A. de J. 



Dialla, Griseb. 

 Heladraia, A. de J. 

 Thryallis, Mart. 

 Nitraria, L. 



II. BAiflSTETlEJE,A.deJ. 



Lophopterys, A. de J. 

 Brachypterys, ^. de J. 

 Stigmaphyllon , A.de J. 

 Ryssopterjs, Blume. 

 Banisteria, L. 

 Peixotoa, A. de J. 

 Heteropterys, Kth. 

 Tricomaria, Hk. et Am. 

 Acridocarpus, Guillem. 

 Anonialopteris, G. Dn. 



III. HiBKiB, A.de J. 



Tristellateia, Pet. Th. 



Zymum. Noronh. 

 Hiptage, Gcertn. 



Gcertnera, Schreb. 



Molina, Cav. 



Succoicia, Dennst. 

 Triaspis, Burch. 



Flahellaria, Cav. 

 Aspidopterj's, A. de J, 

 Triopterys, L. 

 Tetrapterys, Cav. 

 Ilirsea, J acq. 



Mascagnia, Bert. 

 Diplopterys, A.de J. 

 Jubelina, A.de J. 



Dinemandra, A. de J. 

 Dinemagonum, A, de J. 



IV. Gaudichaude^e, a. 

 dej. 

 Gaudichaudia, Kth. 

 Aspicarpa, Lga. 



Acosmns, Desv, 

 Camarea, St. Hil. 

 Janusia, A. de J. 

 Schwannia, Endl. 



Fimbriaria, St. Hil. 



GENERA INSUFFICIENTLY 

 KNOWN. 



Caucanthus, Forsk. 

 Platynema, Wight et A. 

 Bembi.x, Lour. 



Numbers. Gen. 42. Sp. 555. 

 Position. — Aceracese. — Malpighiace^. — Sapindacese. 



