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bricated. Stamens 8-10, all fertile. Filaments united to one 

 another and to the disc. Ovary heart-shaped. Style filiform and 

 eccentric. Stigma defective. Ovule solitary. Fruit a reni form 

 nut enclosed in a pulpy pyriform body, formed by the matured disc 

 and extremity of the peduncle. Seed reniform, testa membranous. 

 HABITAT. Common throughout the Archipelago. Blooms 

 in February. 



Odina Wodier, Roxb. 



NOM. YULG. Amugis, Tag. and Vis. 



USES. The bark is very astringent and in decoction is used 

 for chronic ulcers. In India Dr. Kirkpatrick has used it as a 

 lotion in impetigo. It has also given good results as a gargle 

 in affections of the pharynx and buccal cavity. 



The trunk exudes a gum called in India " kanni ki gond," 

 an article of commerce. It is almost odorless and has a dis- 

 agreeable taste. It is only partially soluble in water, forming 

 a viscid mucilage. It is used in the treatment of contusions 

 and sprains and is edible when mixed with cocoanut milk. 

 * BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION. A tree, with leaves bunched at 

 the extremities of the branches, oblong, oval, acuminate, odd- 

 pinnate, 3-4 pairs of opposite leaflets. Flowers greenish-white, 

 polygamous, in terminal panicles. Calyx gamosepalous, 4 

 rounded lobules. Corolla, 4 imbricated petals. Stamens 8, free. 

 Ovary 4-parted. Pistillate flowers ; ovary sessile, oblong, tmi- 

 locular. Style 4-parted, thick. Drupe oblong, compressed, 

 unicellular. Testa hard, with 1 non-albuminous kernel. 



HABITAT. San Mateo. 



MO RINGED. 



Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn. (M. oleifera, Lamk.; 



M. poligona, DC.; Gidlandina Moringa, Blanco.) 

 NOM. VULG. Malugay, Kamalugay, Kalugay, Tag.; Dool, 

 Malugit, Vis. and Pam.; Horse Radish Tree, Indo-Eng. 



