Guttiterae-Flacourtiaceae. 
Nauru (Micronesia) it is employed for skin diseases. In Fiji the tree is known 
as Diol. Seeman in his Flora of Fiji writes: ‘‘The most valuable oil pro- 
duced in Fiji is that extracted from the seeds of this tree. The natives use it 
for greasing their bodies and polishing their arms.’’ 
The Hawaiians used the wood for calabashes or poi bowls. In India the tree 
is known as Alexandrian Laurel and its wood is used for eabinet work, ma- 
chinery, railway sleepers and mast spars. The wood is moderately hard, close 
grained and of a reddish brown color. The resin exuding from the bark is 
useful in indolent ulcers. 
FLACOURTIACEAE 
This family, consisting of 70 genera and more than 500 species, is exelu- 
sively tropical. Not a single species is found either in Europe or North America. 
They are distributed from India to Australia, Africa and the Pacific islands. 
Nearly all Flacourtiaceae inhabit the lowlands or lower forest zone. 
The family is represented in the Hawaiian Islands by two species belonging 
to the genus Xylosma. 
XYLOSMA Forst. 
Flowers dioecious, etd Dba seis Calyx lobes 4 to 5, somewhat united at the 
base, imbricate, usually ¢ cilia Petals none. Stamens numerous, surrounded by an an- 
nular discus, the latter often See of a A eae ge nts free, filiform, long; 
anthers round or elliptical, 2-celled, extrorse, versatile. Ovary wanting in the male flow. 
ers, surrounded by a discus or rare ee y stam Fite 1-celled, ‘tree. with 2 to 3 placentas, 
each with 2 or (4 to 6) ascending, epitropous ov ules. Style short, occasionally entirely 
issing. Stigma peltately he a 2 to 8 see erry with little fruit flesh. Seeds 
obovoid with ric n opens large, tts broad — —Small trees or shrubs, 
often with axillary t but unarmed the species. . Leaves alter , 
hor 
shortly petioled, entire a5 ie nta ee -eren nate, ecriaceeus bein: siinuiee: Flowers small, 
in short axillary racemes with small bract 
A genus of 45 species, distributed over all tropical countries, with the excep- 
tion of Africa. Thirty-two species alone are found in America, while only four 
are known from Polynesia, including the two Hawaiian species. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES, 
X. Hawaiiense 
Leaves entire; stigma sessile, generally 3.......... 20sec eee eee st eeeeee 
Leaves crenate or sinuate; stigmas raised on a style, generally 2...:... < Hillebrandii 
Xylosma Hawaiiense Seem. 
Maua. 
XYLOSMA HAWAIIENSE Seem. bilge Be (1865) 7;~Mann Pree. Am Acad ‘plete 
(1867) 150, et Fl. Haw ie, Tee Ye) ee eae, 
(1873) 171;—Hbd. FI. Haw. Tel. “(1888) 20;—Del Cast. Ill iol a0 Pl (1891) 
v1. _ (1890) 109.—Myroxylon Hawaiiense (Seem.) O. Ktze. Rev. Gen Haw. Isl 
arburg in Engl et Prantl IT. Ga. (1893) 41;—Heller Pl. Haw. Aisi. 
itiaxen Bot Stud. Bull. rx. spi 95 
0 em long. ‘ 
Leaves distichous on petioles of 12 mm, ovate or rounded 7.5 to 1 ’ 
em we “akriiy asnnihiate, entire, thick, —oidanenih; glabrous; flowers small greenish e 
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