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strong smell, leaves bitter, flowers small blos- 

 soming twice a year, seeds affording an oil. 



29. APAMA Rh, Raf. (n. ind.) calix trifidus, 

 petalis nullis, stam. plura triadelphis, pisU 

 minut. fruct, theca siliquosa intus pulposa polysp* 

 Frutex scmporv.fol. alt. fl. axil N. farn. of 

 HESPERIDES near to Triphasia of Loureiro, also 

 akin to Androsemutn of Hypericines, but is the 

 fruit unilocular ? 



30. Apama laurifolia Raf. (Alpan Bosc) 

 fol. oblongis pereimis, fl. axil. 2-4 fasciculatis 

 East Indies, flowering twice a year, medical* 

 juice used with oil for ulcers, and with Cala- 

 mus against bites of Snakes. 



31. BNTECA Rh. Ad. cal. 5dent. corolla 

 5fida, stam. 5, pist. libero, stylo recto, stig. glo- 

 boso. Baccis siccis obi. 21ocul. polysp. Arbor 

 semperv* fol. alt. fl. panicul put by Adan- 

 son next to Sty rax, but more akin to Solanum, 

 unless the stamens be opposed to corolla when 

 it may rank in the SAPOTIDES. The seeds are 

 ovoid hard in two rows in each cell, partition 

 membranose. 



32. Benteca odorata Raf. fol perennis 

 ovatis subtus viliosis, racemis terrain, panicula- 

 tis tall tree of Malabar figured by Rheed 4. t. 

 SO, the flowers are small greenish white, but 

 numerous and fragrant ; the leaves are sudo- 

 rific. 



33. BESSIA Ra (n. ind.) Leguminose. caL 

 5dent. petalis 5ineq. 4 subrot. uno obi, obt. stam. 

 10 liberis ineq. 3 multo longior, ovarium coni- 

 cum, stylo filif. legum. compressis 4-6spermis, 

 Arbor fol. alt. part pinnatis, fl. term, race- 

 mosis another G. of the Lomentaceous Le- 

 guminose, near Senna, Sophora &,c. 



34. Bessia sanguinolenta Raf. (Bessi 



