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a. P. corjiifolia L. Arabia to India. Bauchee seed, Bawchang 



seed, Malay Tea. Herb and needs tonic, alterative. 



b. P. esciiletita Pursh. Manitoba to Texas. Indian or Missouri 



Bread-root, Prairie Apple, Cree Potato, Cree Turnip, Dakota 

 Turnip, Tipsin, Tipsinna; Fr. Pomme blanche, Pomme de 

 prairie. Tubers esculent, as are the smaller ones of (c) P. 

 liypog:aea Nutt., Nebraska to New Mexico, Smaller Indian 

 Bread-root. 



d. P. glandiilosa L. (P. lutea Mol. )• Chili. Jesuit's Tea*, 



Mexican Tea. Leaves used to prepare a beverage. 



e. P. peduiKMildta (Mill. ) Vail. (P. raelilotoides Michx. (Kew), 



II. pedunculamm Mill.). Southeastern U. S. Samson's 

 Snakeroot, Bab's-root, Congo-root. Plant aromatic, bitter, 

 tonic. 



Other indigenous species are (f) P. floribuiula Nutt. and 

 (g) P. teiiuiflora Pursh, both called Scurfy Pea; (h) P. 

 lauceoldta Pursh, Tumble-weed; (i) P. Onobrychis Nutt, 

 Sanfoin Psoralea^, French-grass. 



1680. PSYCH6tRIA, L. 1759. Striated Ipecac. Riibiaceae. 



From Greek, "vivifying". Syn. Psychotrophum, P. Br.l756; 

 Ronabea, in part. Shrubs or small trees. About 425 species, 

 tropical America; 2 in U. S. 



a. P. emetica Mutis (R. emetica Rich.). New Granada and 

 Peru. Moot, Striated Ipecac, Peruvian or Black Ipecac; eme- 

 tic. See Uragoga. 



1(>81. PTELEA, L. - Hop-tree. - Riitticeae. 



The Greek name of the Elm. Shrubs or small trees, fruit a 

 nearly orbicular samara. About 6 species, N. America; 4 in 

 U. S. 



a. P. trifoliata L. Ontario to northern Mexico, through eastern 

 U. S. Three-leaved Hop-tree, VV^afer Ash, Shrubby Trefoil, 

 Ague- bark, Pickaway Anise, Prairie-grub, Quinine- tree, Sang- 

 tree. Stinking Ash, Stinking Prairie-bush, Swamp Dogwood, 

 Wing-seed; Ger. Hopfenbaum, Kleebaum;Fr. Orme h. trois 

 feuilles. Leaves anthelmintic; Bark of root tonic, febrifuge, 

 stomachic; /rw/< a substitute lor hops. 



1«S2. PTEROCARPIS, L. 1763, not L. 1747. Papilioiiaceae. 



From Greek, ''wing fruit". Syn. Lingoum, Adans. 1763. 

 Trees. About 20 species, Asia, Africa and America. 



a. P. Drkco L. West Indies. Yields a variety of Dragon's- 



blood. 



b. P. eriliac«lis Poir. AVestem Africa. Molorapi, Comwood, 



Afrjcan Rosewood. Inspissated sap is African or Gambia Kino. 



c. P. Marsiipiiim Roxb. (L. Marsupium (Roxb. ) O. Kze. ). 



India. Kino tree, Amboyna Kino tree. Bastard Teak, Bija. 

 Inspmated sap, KinO, U. S. P., Br., Gummi Kino; Fr. Kino de 

 I'Inde; Sp. Goma quino; vernacular Vengay; A powerful as- 

 tringent. 



