142 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



716. DULACIA, Veil. 1825. Muira-puama. Olacaceae. 

 Syn. Liriosma, Poepp & Endl. 1842. Shrubs and small 

 trees. About 12 species, S. America. 



a. D, ovata (Miers) Lyons (Liriosma ovata Miers. ). Brazil. 

 Muira-puama. A tree with fragrant wood. Root aphrodisiac. 



717. DUPATYA, Veil. 1825. Pipewort. Eriocaulaceae. 



Named for M. Dupaty. Syn. Paepalanthus, Mart. 1830. 

 Herbs. About 215 species, mostlv of tropical America; 1 in 



U. S. 



718. DURANTA, L. - Duranta. - Yerbenaceae. 



Named for Castor Durantes, botanical writer of 16th Century. 

 Herbs, often thorny. About 8 species, mostly of America; 1 

 in U. S. 



719. DURIO, Adans. - Durian. - Sterculiaceae. 



From the vernacular name. Trees. About 7 species, Kast 

 Indies. 



a. D. zibethinns Murr. (D. stercoraceus Noronha). East Indies. 

 Durian, Fruit esculent, delicious in flavor but of intolerable 

 odor. 



720. DYS6dIA, Cav. (Dyssodia). Fetid Marigold. Coiiiposilae. 



From Greek, "ill smelling". Syn. Tagetes, Boebera, in 

 part. Strong-smelling herbs with small flower-heads. About 

 15 species, mostly of Mexico; 3 in U. S. 



u. D. papposa (Vent.) A. S. Hitchcock (T. papposa Vent., B. 

 chrysanthemoides Willd. ). Ohio to Nebraska, south to 

 Mexico. Prairie-dog weed. Fetid Marigold, False Dog-fennel. 



721. EASTWO^DIA, Brandegee. Eastwoodia. Coiupositae. 

 Herbs. One species in U. S. 



722. EATONELLA, Gray. Eatonella. Compositae. 



Named for Prof. D. C. Eaton, American botanist. Floccose 

 woolly annual. One species, California. 



723. ECASTAPHYLLUM, P.Br. Ecastaphyllum Papilionaceae. 



Shrubs. About 7 species, Africa and tropical America; 1 in 

 U. S. 



724. ECB ALLIUM, A. Rich. (Ecbalium). Cuciirbitaceae. 



From Greek, "squirting". Syn. Momordica, in part. 

 Herbaceous vine. One species. 



ii. E. Elaterium (L. ) A. Rich. (M. Elaterium L., E. officinale 

 Nees, E. agreste Reich., E. cordifolium Moench). Southern 

 Europe. Squirting Cucumber, Wild Balsam-apple, Wild Cu- 

 cumber; Ger. Eselsgurke, Springgurke, Eselskiirbiss, Spritz- 

 gurke; Fr. Concombre sauvage (Codex) Concombre purgatif 

 d' ane; Sp. Coharabrilla amargo. Fruit; Ecballii fructus, Br., 

 Cucumis asininus, v. agrestis; Purgative, source of Elaterinum, 

 U. S. P., Br., Elaterin, a crystallizable neutral principle. 



