35S 



CAPPARIDACEjE. 



[Hypogynous Exogexs. 



De Candolle compares Capparids with Crucifers in regard to their sensible quali- 

 ties ; and they no doubt resemble each other in many respects ; for instance, the 



flower-buds of the Caper (Capparis 

 spinosa, rupestris in Greece, Fontanesii 

 in Barbary, and aegyptiaca in Egypt) 

 are stimulant, antiscorbutic, and 

 aperient, and form a well-known 

 pickle ; the bark of the root passes 

 for a diuretic ; and some species of 

 Cleome and Polanisia have a pungent 

 taste, like that of mustard ; the root 

 of Polanisia icosandra is used as a 

 vermifuge in the United States, in 

 Cochin China as a sinapism. The 

 bark of the root of Crataeva gynandra 

 (the Garlick Pear) blisters like Can- 

 tharides ; so does that of Capparis 

 cynophallophora, amygdalina, and 

 ferruginea. But on the other hand 

 the pungent principle becomes in 

 some cases so concentrated as to be 

 dangerous. Colicodendron Yeo is 

 said by Martius to be dangerous to 

 mules and horses. There is a plant 

 called Fruta de Burro, found in the 

 neighbourhood of Carthagena, the 

 fruit of which is extremely poisonous; 

 it is supposed to be a species of Cap- 

 paris, nearly allied to the C. pulcher- 

 rima of Jacquin ; and must not be 

 confounded with the Fruta del Burro 

 of Humboldt, found in Guiana, which 

 is a valuable medicinal plant, belonging 

 to Anonads. Although they are in 

 general plants of small dimensions, yet 

 from Crataeva excelsa the people of 

 Madagascar, who call it Vouen pouen, 

 cut planks as much as four feet broad, 

 according to Bojer. — Ann. Sc. N. N. S. xx. 58. The bruised leaves of Crataeva Tapia 

 are used in Brazil against inflammation ; its bark is bitter and tonic. Capparis Solada 

 has a narcotic odour, and its acrid stimulating fruits are employed by women to 

 produce fecundity. The root of Cadaba indica is said to be aperient and anthelmintic. 

 The juicy berries of Crataeva Nurvala are said to be agreeable. 



GENERA. 



Fig. CCXLIX 



I. Cr.BOME.ffi: 



capsule. 



Cleomella, DC. 



Gynandropsis, DC. 



Gymnogonia, R. Br. 

 Cleome, DC. 



SinapistriiM, Munch. 



Pedu-rllaritt, DC. 



Atalanta, Nutt. 



Peritoma, DC. 



Siliquaria, Forsk. 



Roridula, Forsk. 



Rorida, Rom.etSch. 

 Dactylaena, Schrad. 

 Physostemon, Mart, ct 



Zucc. 



i Kystylis, A. Gray. 

 Wializenia, Bngetm. 



Fruit a ; Polanisia, Raf. 



Corynandra, Schrad. 



liti/niianissa, Endl. 

 Cyrbasiuni, Endl. 



Gristatella, Nutt. 

 Isomeris, Nutt. 

 Dipterygium, Decaime. 



Pteroloma, St. 



II. Cappare.b. — Fruit a 

 berry. 



Schepperia, Neck. 



Macromerum, Burch. 

 Aiamisqaea, liters. 

 Cadaba, Forsk 



Stromia, Vahl. 



Desmncarpvs, Wall. 

 Thylacium, Lour. 

 Niebuhria, DC. 

 Boscia, Lam. 



Podoria, Pers. 

 Streblocarpus, Arnott. 

 .Maerua, Forsk. 

 Colicodendron. Mart. 



Calanthca, DC. 



? Quadrella, DC. 

 Capparis, Linn. 



Sodada, Forsk. 



Ilomback, Adans. 



Lindackeru, Sieb. 



Capparidattrum, DC. 



Cynophalfa, DC. 



Numbers. Gen. 28. Sp. 340. 



Uterveria, Bert. 



Brei/niastrum, DC. 



Breynia, Plum. 

 Busbeckea, Endl. 

 Morisonia, Plum. 

 Crataeva, Linn 



Othrns, Noronh. 

 Ritchiea, Ji. Dr. 

 Steriphoma, Spreng. 



RBmeria, Tratt. 



Stephania, AVilld. 

 Tovaria, Ruiz et Pav. 

 ? Singana, Aubl. 



Sterebeckia, Schreb. 

 ? Hennupoa. Lbffl. 

 ? Roydsia, Roxb. 



Beautempsia, Gaudich. 



Destvugesia, do. 



POSITIOX.- 



Passifloracccv. 



-Brassicacem. — Capparidace^. —Resedacece. 



Flacowtiacece. 



Fig. CCXLIX. ?'('.«. — Physostenion lanceolatum. 1. a flower of the natural size ; 2. the calyx, 

 stamens, and ovary ; 3. the ripe fruit, with one valve separating ; 4. a seed ; 5. the same cut 

 vertically, to show the incurved embryo. 



