SECT. II 



PHANEROGAMIA 



631 



numerous whitish staraens) are seen through the shining foliage composed of entire 

 A B leaves. The corolla is thrown off when 



the flower opens. In Fig. 655 the inferior 

 ovary, formed of two carpels, is also seen 

 in longitudinal section. 



Official. — Eugenia caryophyllata 



JUelds CARYOPHYLLVM, CloveS. PiMENTA, 



Allspice, from Pimenta officinalis. Oleum 

 (AJUPUTi from Melaleuca leucadendron, a 

 tree of less height but resembling the 

 Eucalyptus trees ; it is cultivated in the 

 ^Moluccas (Buru) for the sake of the oil 

 it yields ; its specific name refers to the white colour of the bark. Oleum 

 EUCALYPTI and EUCALYPTI GUMMI from Eucalyptus globulus and other species. 



Fig. 654.-— Floral dia^Tams of Myrtaceae. A, 

 Myrtus communis ; B, Eugenia caryophyllata. 



(AftPr ElCHLER.) 



Fig. ii5o.— Eugenia caryophyllata (| iiat. size). Flowering branch. A bud cut ill lialf and an opened 



flower (about nat. size). Official. 



Family 9. Punicaceae. — Single genus Funica. Tunica granatum is a tree 

 originally introduced from the East and now largely cultivated in the Mediterranean 



2 S 2 



