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CONNARACE^ 



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petals in two Malayan genera i^Mclanorrhcca and Swintoiiia)^ 

 and the accrescent sepals in another {Paris/iia). Note, 

 also, the gum-resin exuded by the bark. Several Indian 

 si)ecies of the Family belonging to the genera Sanecm-piis 

 and Melanorrhcea yield, either from their bark or fruit, a 

 resinous product, which is often acrid and poisonous. The 

 Indian Marking-nut {Semecarptis Anacardiiim) affords a 

 black corrosive juice used in marking cloth, &c. Mastic is 

 the resin of a shrubby Pistacia {P. Lentiscus) growing in 

 the Greek Archipelago. 



Besides the Mango, which is, par excellence^ the fruit of 

 India, the Family includes a few other species affording 

 useful and edible fruits. Of the Cashew-nut — the fruit of 

 an American tree — the edible portion is the swollen pear- 

 shaped peduncle of the flower. The kernel of the seed 

 may be eaten when cooked. 



Pistachio-nuts are the produce of Pistacia vera. Odina 

 Wodier, a common tree of the Peninsula, easily propagated 

 by cuttings, is a member of this Family. 



33. Natural Order, Connaracecc. — The Connarus Family. 

 Trees or shrubs, with alternate, compound leaves. 

 Flowers small, regular, in racemes or panicles. Ovary 

 apocarpous. 



Type — Coimarus petitandrus. 



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