104 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



602. ciSSUS, L. (notPers.). Cissus. Titaceae. 



Ancient Greek name of Ivy. Syn. Vitis, in part. Shrubby 

 climbers, mostly of warmer regions; 3 in U. S. 



a. C. acida L. Tropical America to Florida. Sorrel vine. 



503. CiSTUS, L. Gum Cistus, Eock Rose. Cistaceae. 



Ancient Greek plant name. Handsome shrubs. About 40 

 species, Mediterranean region. 



a. C. Cyprimis Lam., Cyprus; (b) C. LadaiiiM*us L., Spain 

 and Portugal, and (c) C. polyniorpliiis Willk. (including C. 

 Creticus L. ), Crete, Kose of Crete; yield the rednous exudate 

 called Labdanum or Ladanum, Eesina ladanum, aromatic, 

 emmenagogue, stimulant. 



604. CITHAREXYLUM, Mill. Citharexylum. Yerbenaceae. 



Shrubs or trees. About 40 species, warmer regions, New 

 World; 2 in U. S. 



505. CITRULLUS, Forsk. 1775. Melon, etc. Ciicurbitaceae. 



From Latin name of Lemon. Syn. Colocynthis, Tournf. 

 1735; Cucurbita, Cucumis, in ])art. Herbaceous vines. About 

 4 species, warmer regions of Old World. 



a. C. Citriillus (L. ) Karst. (Cucurbita Citrullus L., Cit. vulgaris 



Schrad. ). Native of Asia, everywhere cult. Water melon. 

 Fruit, especially seech, diuretic; seeds, formerly called cold seeds, 

 emollient. See Cucumis and Cucurbita. 



b. C. Colocynthis (L. ) Schrad. (Cucumis Colocynthis, L., Colo- 



cynthis vulgaris Sclirad. ). Asia, Africa aud southern Europe. 

 Colocynth, Bitter Apple, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Cucumber. 

 The decorticated fruit; OolocynthlE, U. S. P., Fructus colocyn- 

 thidis, Poma colocynthidis; Ger. Koloquinten; Fr.Coloquinthe 

 (Codex); Sp. Coloquintide. (The pulp only is official in the 

 British Pharmacopoeia); Bitter, cholagogue, cathartic. 



606. CITRUS, L. Citron, Orange, etc. Aiiraiitiaceae. 



The classical name of "citron". Thorny trees with aromatic 

 foliage and generally acid fruit. About 20 species, reduced by 

 some to 5, tropical Asia to Australia. 



a. C. acida Pers. and (b) C. acris Mill., both perhaps referable 

 to (k). Lime, Sour Lime. Fndtj exceedingly acid, antiscor- 

 butic. See (h). 



c. C. amara (L. ) Lyons (C. Aurantium var, amara L., C. 



Aurantiaca var. Bigaradia Brandis, C. Aurantium var. vulgaris 

 W. & A., C. vulgaris Risso, C. Bigaradia Loisel. ). Lidia, nat. 

 in Florida and other tropical countries. Bitter Orange, 

 Seville Orange, Wild Orange, Ger. Pomeranzenbaum; Fr. 

 Bigaradier. Rind of fruit; Aurantii Amari Cortex, U. S. p. 

 Aurantii Cortex recens and Aurantii Cortex si ccatus, Br., Cort. 

 aurantii fructus v. pomorum, Cort. aurantiorum; Bitter Orange- 

 peel; Ger. Pomeranzenschale; Fr. Ecorce d' orange amere, 

 ]Ecorce de Curagao( Codex); bitter, used for flavor, source of 

 oil of Orange. Unripe fruit yields oil of Keroli petit-grain. 

 Flowers, Flores naphse, yield oil of Neroli petale, and by dis- 

 tillation orange-flower water. 



