400 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



f. X. Fagara (L.) Sarg. (X. Pterota H. B. K., X. Pterotum St 

 Lag., P. Fa)J:ara Crantz), Tropical America to southern U. S, 

 Bastard Iron wood, Wild Litne, Savin*. The South American 

 (g) X. Naraiigilo Griseb. is said to be sudorific, sialagogue 

 and diuretic, like Jaborandi. 



2137. XEROPHYLLUM, Michx. Turkey-beard. Melanthaceae. 

 From Greek, '*dry leaf". Tall perennial herbs with ample 



terminal racemes of white flowers. Three species, all of U. S. 



2138. XIMENIA, L. Tallow-nut, etc. Olaeaceae. 

 Named for Francisco Ximenen, Spanish naturalist, 17th Cen- 

 tury. Shrubs or trees. About 5 species, tropical regions; 1 in 



U. S. 



a. X. Americana L. (X. inermisL., X. spinosa Salisb.). West 

 Indies, Florida and Mexico. Tallow-nut, Wild Olive, called 

 in Florida Hog Plum and Wild Lime, in West Indies Mountain 

 or Seaside Plum, False Sandalwood, in Mexico Alvarillo del 

 campo. Fruit edible. Flowers and ivood fragrant. 



2139. XOLISMA, Kaf. 1819. Privet Andromeda. Ericaceae. 

 Syn. Lyonia, Nutt. 1818, not Raf. 1808, nor Ell. 1817; Andro- 

 meda, Vaccinium, in part. Shrubs or small trees. About 10 

 species, N. America; 3 in U. S. 



a. X. ligustrina (L. ) Brit. (V. ligustrinum L., A. ligustrina 

 Muhl., L. ligustrina DC). Canada and eastern U. S. Privet 

 Andromeda, Lyon's Andromeda?, Seedy Buck-berry, White 

 Alder, White-bush, White Pepper. 



2140. XYLOPICRUM, P. Br. 1756. Bitter- wood. Anonaceae. 

 From Greek, "bitter wood". Syn. Xylopia, L. 1759; Hab- 



zplia, Unona, Uvaria, in part. Trees or shrubs. About 35 

 species, tropical regions, mostly of New World. 



a. X. Aethiopiciim (Rich.) Lyons (Xylopia Aethiopica Rich., 

 H. Aethiopica A. DC. ). Western Africa. Fi^uit, African, 

 Guinea or Negro Pepper, Piper aethiopicum of old writers. 

 Several South American species also yield aromatic fruits used 

 as cimdiments. (b) X. gldbra L. is the Bitter-wood of the 

 West Indies. 



2141. XYLOKRHIZA, Nutt. Xylorrhiza. Compositae. 



From Greek, "wood root". Syn. Aster, in part. Herbs re- 

 sembling Aster. Seven species in western U. S. 



2142. XYRIS, L. Yellow-eyed Grass, etc. Xyridaceae. 



Greek name of a species of Iris, "sharp". Scapose plants 

 mostly with two- ranked equitant leaves and yellow flowers. 

 About 40 species; 19 in U. S. 



a. X. Caroliiiiana Walt. (X. Jupicai Michx., P. elata Chapm.). 

 Atlantic and Gulf States. Carolina Yellow-eyed Gracs. Leaves 

 and roots used in cutaneous diseases, as are those of (b) X. 

 ndica L., in India; (c) X. Americana Aubl., in Guiana 

 and the related (d) Abolboda Brasili^usis Kunlh (X. 

 vaginata Spreng. ), in Brazil. 



