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COMBRETACE.E. 



[Epigtnous Exogens. 



by their recurved anther- valves, in which they singularly correspond with Laurels. 

 While, however, these seem to be the most immediate affinities of Myrobalans, we must 

 not overlook their more distant kinsmansbip. To Myrtleblooms and Melastomads 

 they are related through Memecylon, and especially to the former, by Punica, with 

 which they agree in the structure of their embryo. In the latter respect they also 

 accord with 5langroves and Vochyads ; and with Alangiads and Onagrads in the 

 general structure of the flower. 



All natives of the tropics of Asia, Africa, and America. No species is extra-tropical. 



Mostly astringents. Bucida Buceras yields a bark used for tanning. The bark of 

 Conocarpus racemosa, one of the plants called Mangroves in Brazil, is used greatly at 

 Rio Janeiro for the same purpose. The fruit of the Terminalia belerica, or the Beleric 

 Myrobalan, is an astringent, tonic, and attenuant. The kernels are eaten in India, and 

 reckoned intoxicating. The bark abounds in a gum, resembling Gum Arabic, soluble 

 in water, burning away in the flame of a candle ; a similar gum exudes from Combretum 

 alternifolium. The bark of Terminalia alata is astringent and antifebrile. The fruit of 

 Terminalia Chebula, as well as the galls of the same plant, are very astringent, and 

 highly valued by dyers ; with alum they give a durable yellow, and with a ferruginous 

 mud an excellent black. The root of T. latifolia is given in Jamaica in diarrhoea. 

 Species of Tenninalia, Conocarpus, and Pentaptera, yield excellent timber. The kernels 

 of T. Catappa, &e., are eaten as almonds, and are very palatable ; those of T. citrina 

 are a common article in Hindoo materia medica, being employed as a gentle purgative. 

 A milky juice is described as flowing from T. Benzoin, which being fragrant on drying, 

 and resembling Benzoin, is used in churches in the Mauritius as a kind of incense. 

 •Martius inform us that Terminalia argentea, called in Brazil Caxapora do Gentio, 

 yields a resin of a drastic quality. 



GENERA. 



1. TERMiNALEiE. — Corol- 

 la usually 0. Cotyle- 

 dons convolute. 



Bucida, Linn. 



Buceras, P. Br. 



Hudsonia, Robins. 

 Terminalia, Linn. 



Catappa, Gartn. 



Tanibouca, Aubl. 



Adamaram, Adans. 



Myrobalanus, Gartn. 



Ilndamia, Gartn. 



Fatraa, Thouars. 

 Pentaptera, Roxb. 

 (ietonia, fle.ro. 



Calycopteris, Lam. 

 Chuncoa, Pav. 



Gimbernatia, R. et P. 

 Ramatuella, //. B. K. 

 Conocarpus, Giirtn. 



Rudbeckia, Adans. 

 Anogeissus, Wall. 



Andersonia, Roxb. 

 Laguncularia, Giirtn. 



Sphenocarpus, Rich. 



lloran, Adans. 

 Lumnitzera, Willd. 



Pyrrhanthus, Jack. 



Petuloma, Roxb. 



Bruguiera, Thouars. 



Funkia, Dennst. 



Guiera, Adans. 

 Poivrea, Commers. 



Cristaria, Sonner. 



Gonocarpus, Hamilt. 



II. COMBRETE.E. Co- 



rolla present. Cotyle- 

 dons plaited. 



Combretum, Liiffl. 



Actio, Adans. 



Forsgardia. Fl. Fl. 

 Cacoucia, Aubl. 



Schousba-a, Willd. 



Ilambergera, Scop. 



Hambergia, Neck. 



Quisqualis, Ritmph. 

 Spalanthus, Jack. 

 ? C'hrysostachys, Pohl. 

 ? Agathisanthes, Blum. 

 ? Ceratostachys, Blum. 

 '! Bigamea, Kon. 

 Wormia, Vahl. 



III. Gvrocarpe.e. — Co- 

 rolla wanting. Cotyle- 

 dons convolute. An- 

 thers bursting by re- 

 curved valves. 



Gvrocarpus, Jacq. 

 Iliigera, Bl. 



Numbers. Gen. 22. Sp. 200. 



Myrtacece. 

 Position. — Alangiacese. — Combretace.*.- 



Lauraccce. 



Cliamtelauciaceae. 



