GUMS AND GUM-RESINS. 



N. 0.115. CINCHONIACE^E. CINCHONADS. 

 Gardenia lucida. Rox. 

 Gardenia gummifera. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. G. lucida, China-karinguva, Tel. G. gummi- 

 fera, Chiftamatta, Garaga, Tel. The resin, Decamallee, 

 India. Kunkham, Arabia. 



Habitat. G. lucida, Concans. G. gummifera, Southern Mahratta 

 Country, Canara, Circars. 



Remark*. Yields DECAMALLEE, the KayKa^ov of Dioscorides perhaps. 

 See "Drugs." Of N. O. 120. Compositse, Cerardia farcata yields one 

 kind of AFRICAN BDELLIUM ; Othonna trifida of the Cape is resinous ; 

 and Lactuca sativa and L. virosa, yield LACTUCARIUM, see " Drugs." 

 Of N. O. 125. Styraceee, Sty rax Benzoin is the source of GUM-BENJA- 

 MIN, or BENZOIN, and Sit/rax officinale, in ancient times of STORAX 

 (<rri5/>a). See "Drugs." 



N. O. 135. SAPOTACEJE. SAPOTADS. 

 Mimusops Elengi. Linn. Pointed-leaved Mimusops. 



Linn. Syst. Octandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. Kesura, Vukoola, Sans. Bukool, Beng. Bacul-mul- 

 sari, Hind. Bholsari, Dec. Elengee, Mai. Moghadam, Tarn. 

 Poghada, Tel. 



Habitat. Silhet, Bengal, Deccan. 



Remarks. Yields POGADA GUM of the Madras presidency. Isonandra 

 Gutta, Hook, of the Malayan Archipelago, is the source of GUTTA 



PERCHA. 



Mimusops Kaki. W. Obtuse-leaved Mimusops. 



Linn. Syst. Octandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. Ksheerike, Sans, Ksheerni, Beng. Kheeri, Chirni, 

 Hind. Boasoo, Manil-kara t Mai. 



Habitat. East Indies. 

 Remarks. Yields gum. See " Fruits and Vegetables." 



N. O. 140. ASCLEPlADACyE. ASCLEPIADS. 

 Calotropis gigantea. R. Brown. Curled-flowered Calotropis. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Digynia. 



Vernacular. See " Drugs." 

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