ROSALES.] 



CHRYSOBALANACE^. 



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Indies, under the name of Cocoa-plum ; anothei' is brought to market in Sierra Leone 

 (C. luteus) ; and the Rough-skinned, or Gray phmi of the same colony is the produce 

 of Parinarium excelsum. The kernel of Parinarium campestre and montanuni is said 

 by Aublet to be sweet and good to eat. The seeds of Prinsepia utilis yield by expres- 

 sion a useful oil. — Royle. The root, bark, and leaves of Clirysobalanus Icaco are 

 prescribed in Brazil against diarrhoea, leucorrhoea, and similar maladies. — MaHiv^. 



GENERA. 



Chrj-so jalanus, Linn. 



Icaco, Plum. 

 Hirtella, Linn. 



Cosmibuena, Ruiz et P. 



Caiisca, Scop. 



Balantium, Desv. 



Bray a, Fl. Fl. 

 Licania, Auhl. 



Hedycrea, Schreb. 

 Batheogyne, Benth. 

 Leptohalanus , Benth. 

 Microdesmia, Benth. 

 Hymenopus, Benth. 

 Moquilea, Mart et Zucc. 

 Ada, Willd. 

 Moquilea, Aubl. 



Coiccpia, Aubl. 

 Acioa, Aubl. 

 Dulacia, Neck. 

 ? Cyclandrophora, Has. 

 Parinarium, Juss. 

 Parinari, Aubl. 

 Dugortia, Scop. 

 Petrocarya, Schreb. 



TheljTa, Thouars. 

 Grangeria, Comm. 

 Prinsepia, Royle. 



Cycnia, Lindl. 

 ?Lecostemon, Mog.etSest. 

 ?Trilepisium, Thouars. 

 ?St.vlobasium, Desf. 



Macrostigma, Hooker. 



Numbers. Gen. 11. Sp. 50. 

 Position. — Fabaceee. — Chrysobalanace^. — Drupaceae. 



