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MELIACE^E. 



[Hypogynous Exogens. 



winded seeds and the stamens being in a less degree monadelphous As to a sup- 

 JES affinity between Vineworts and this Order, it seems to be of a very distant 



de TTe P spe n cies are found all over the world ; in about equal quantities in America and 

 ^En^d^a^ 



£?^fet^n£«— -cssasa 



^tZr^Z^'tornc qualities belong to the species of this Order, and are 

 d£^ekS°ta «» conaderable a degree as to render the.r apphcaUon dangerou 

 without precaution. A Brazilian plant called Jito is a powerful purgative but Pisoin 

 without precaution. ^ *i Hantw of emmovin" it, and savs that it is more 



properties The juice oi ^ the £ sim . lar Uties> The same powe r is 



emetic ; fce bar k^^TSaE ^ Sequin that the negresses 



± rom the iruu 01 me *=* i TKMnard observes is another instance, after 



t^ZTt^^^eZttf£^i^^ usually obtained from the 

 ee e d° Sis° out sSrdTp'osSs antispasmodic qualities Blume attf£tes^«ot 

 of Sandoricum indicum properties similar to those of Meha ; but the latter has a 

 repuSv odour ,Sthe P other is aromatic; it is employed against leucorrhcea com- 

 Wn with the bark of the root of Carapa obovata, winch is bitter and astnngent. 

 The bar of Can"a guianensis has great deputation as a febrifuge ; its oil hs bitter and 



fCaa t "ua Braz.) stains leather a bright yellow. Rumphius mentions the extreme 

 bSernLs'of Xylocarpus Granatum. An alliaceous odour found m two species of 



fSn valuable external remedy in chronic rheumatism and paralytic affections. 



of pottery. — ^ w&k*. 



GENERA. 

 II Trichii.ie.t.. — Em- ; Pysoxylon, Blum. 

 brvo exalbuminous. Schizochiton, Sprenff. 

 Chisocheton, Blum. 

 Synoum, Adr. Juts. 

 I Schoutensia, Endl. 

 Inartighsea, Adr. Juss 

 Macrochiton. Blum. 



I. Mkue/f.. — Embryo 

 with albumen. 



Quivisia, Commas. 

 Qilibertia, Gmel. 

 Calodryum, Desv. 

 Naregamia, Wight el Ar. 

 Munronia, Wight. 

 Turrsea, Linn. 



Melia, K»». 



Azedrrnch, Tournef. 

 Azadirachta, Adr. Just. 

 Mallea, Adr. Just. 



Cipadessa, Blum. 

 Heynichia, Kth. 

 Sehizocalyx, Hoclist. 



A'.'liiia, Lour. 



Camunium, Rumph. 



Cambania, Commers. 

 MQlnea, l(«xb. 



Jfyalelia, Dennst. 

 Lansium, Rumph. 



Spharotaeme, Wall. 

 Nemedra. Juss. 

 Amoora, Roxb. 



Amura, Sel'.ult. 



Andersonia, Roxb. 



Aphanamixis, Blum. 



Epicharis, Blum. 

 Cabiatea, Adr. Juts. 



Didymochiton, Blum. 

 Gonioehiton, Blum. 

 Sandoricum, Cav. 

 Ekebergia, Sparm. 

 Ivs'alsura, Roxb. 



Heynea, Roxb. 

 Trichilia, Linn. 



Elcaja, Forsk. 



Portcsia, Cav. 



Torpesia, Endl. 

 Moschoxylum, Adr.Juts. 

 Guarea, Linn. 



fElutheria, P. Br. 

 Carapa, Aubl. 



Xylocarput, Schreb. 



Pcrsoonia, Willd. 

 Xvlocarpus, Adr. Just. 

 ? Odontandra, H. B. K. 

 ? Aitonia, Linn. /■ 



Nimrkrs. Gen. 33. Sp. 150. 



Position.— Aurantiacese.— Meliace.e.— Cedrelaceas. 



Pittosporaccce. 



