88 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. C. Americ^nus L. Ontario to Manitoba and south to the Gulf. 



Red root, New Jersey Tea, Jersey Tea, Wal^ole Tea, Mountain- 

 sweet, Wild Snowball, Spi angles; Gcr, Seckelblume; Fr. 

 Ceanothe. i?oo<, astringent, alterative, ieat-es used formerly as 

 a substitute for Chinese lea. 



b. C. coeriileus Lagasca ( C. azureus Desf ). Mexico. The plant 



is there used as a febrifuge. 



c. C. thyrsifloriis Esch. California. California Lilac, Blue 



Myrtle. 



416. CEBATHA, Forsk. 1775. Cebatha. Memspprmaoeae. 



An Arabic name. Syn. Cocculus, DC. 1818; Menispermum, 

 in part. Dioecious vines. About 10 species, mostly tropical; 

 2 in U. S. 



a. C. Carolina (L. ) Britton (M. Carolinum L., Cocculus Carolinus 

 DC). Southeastern U. S. Carolina or Red-berried Moonsf-ed. 



417. CEDRELA, P. Br. Spanish Cedar. Cedrelaceae. 



From Greek, "cedar fir". Syn. Cedrusf, in part. Trees. 

 About 15 species, tropical Asia and America. 



a. C. odordta L. (C. Cedro Loefl., Cedrus odorata Mill. ). West 



Indies. Jamaica Red Cedar, Spanish Ce(lar; Honduras, Bar- 

 badoes, Havana or West Indian Cedar, S^veet scented Cedar. 

 Bark aromatic, febrifuge. Wood fragrant; source of Cedar- wood 

 oil. 



b. C. Toona Roxb. (C. australis F. Muell. , perhaps a distinct 



species). Malacca to Australia. Toon tree, Indian or East 

 Indian Mahogany, Singapore Cedar, Australian Red Cedar. 

 Gummy exudate, Cedar gum, resembles Acacia. 



418. CEDRONELLA, Riv. Cedronella. Labiatae. 

 Syn. Dracocephaium, in part. Herbs. About 9 species, N. 



America, Canary Islands and Japan. 



a. C. Mexicana Benth. and (b) C. pdllida Lindl. of Mexico are 

 used as substitutes for Melissa. 



c. C. triphylla Mcench. (D. Canariense L. ). Canary Islands. 



Balm of Gilead*, Sweet Balm. Herb aromatic, diaphoretic. 



419. CEDRUS, Mill. Cedar of Lebanon. Pinaeeae. 

 The classical name. Syn. Abies, Pinus, in part. A spread- 

 ing evergreen tree with fragrant wood. One species, Asia and 

 Africa. 



a. C. Cedrus (L.) Lyons (Pinus Cedrus L., C. Libani Barrel 

 (Kew), C. Libanotica Link, A. Cedrus Poir.). Syria. Cedar 

 of Lebanon. Source of Lebanon Manna. A variety of this 

 species is the magnificient Deodar Cedar of the Himalayas, C. 

 Deodara Loud. 



420. CEIBA, Medic. 1787. Silk-cotton tree. Bombaceae. 

 Vernacular name. Syn. Eriodendron DC. ; Bombax, in 



part. Trees. About 8 species, all but one of tropical America. 



