488 NATU/iAL IllSTOUY OF PLANTS. 



of the genus Guarea} G. purcjam^^ from Brazil, is, like certain 

 species of TricliiUa, employed as purgative, emetic, abortive ; it is a 

 dangerous évacuant. G. spicœflora^^ on the contrary, is celebrated for 

 its bitter astringent bark ; it has also been recommended for cases of 

 di'opsy, and for cutaneous, syphilitic, and abdominal affections, etc. In 

 Guiana, the Ball-wood, or G. JuUctii,* is considered to be abortive ; it 

 is also a very violent évacuant. G. trichilioides,^ of the Antilles, is a 

 species with the odour of musk ; its bark and wood contain a bitter 

 resinous substance. There is in Columbia a Guarea considered as 

 an excellent substitute for Ipecacuanha ; it is, perhaps, our G. apio- 

 dora,^ a species, every part of which, especially the bark, has a very 

 strong odour of celery. Certain Meliaceœ of the Indian Archipelago 

 have a strong odour of garlic, and are used, on that account, as a 

 condiment. Ancient botanists often named them Alliaria? They 

 are principally species of Ejncharis (Blume). Dyso.rylon ^ and Har- 

 ticjltsca^^ congeneric to them, are also sometimes among these " tree 

 garlics." The species of Sundorkum^ from the Philippines and Mo- 

 luccas, are generally astringent plants. The root of S. indkinn ^^ is 

 aromatic, stomachic, antisjjasmodic. It is emi^loyed in Java for leu- 

 corrhœa, often mixed with that of Carapa. The fruits are edible, 

 often described under the name of false Mangostans. They have the 

 size and form of an ordinary apple, a soft whitish flesh, an acidu- 

 lated taste, but at the same time a slight alliaceous flavour. From 

 the HanloU^ of India, refreshing and astringent preserves and 

 syrups are prepared.'- The Lansimns are also fruit trees. The 

 pulp is watery, fresh, and sweetish; it is said to be delicious. 



1 The Cabrahas, so closely allied to Giiarea, 147, fig. 2 [Bois rouge of St. Domingo, Giiaiico 



have analogous properties. C. Caitjcrana Mart. ilnnco, Trompillo, Mestizo of Columbia). To 



haa a root whose bark cures agiie fits and this species, without doubt, belongs G. AnbMii 



dropsy. The juice of its fruit is employed as an (note 4). 



insecticide. ^ H. Bn. Admisonia, x. 110, n. 36. 



' A. Juss. A. S. H. Fl. Brns. Mer. ii. 83. — ' Eumph. Herb. Amboin. ii. 81, t. 20. 



EosENTH. op. cit. 766 [Marinheiro). ^ Such are B. aculeatissimum Bl. and macro- 



3 A. Juss, loc. cit. 81 [Marinheiro da folha carpuni Bl. (Rosenth. op. cit. 764). 



largn). The Jito of PisON, an energetic medi- ' Like H. Forsteri A. Juss. Meliae. 76 [Tri- 



cine of Brazil, is perhaps (Lindl. Veg. Kiiigd, chilia alliacea Fokst. Prodr. n. 189). 



464) this species or the preceding. '" Cav. Diss. vii. 359, t 202, 203.— DC. Prodr. 



* A. Juss. Mrtiac. 89. — LiNDL. Fl. Med. 152. i. 021.— Bl. Bijdr. 163. — Lindl. Fl. Med. 153. 

 Trichilia Guara AuBL. — Guarea tiichinoides — Hassk. Retzia, i. 146. 



Rich, (nee L.). " Camell. Ic. MSS.IZ6. — Ray, Suppl.Liiz. 54, 



* L. Maiitiss. 228. — Cav. Diss 366, t. 210. — n. 9. — Lamk. i)«/. iii. 69. — Sniidoriciim Humfh. 

 A. Juss. Melinc. 88.— Lindl. Fl. Med. \Ô2.— Utrb. Amboi». i. 167, t. M. 



Rosenth. op. cit. 766. — Meliu Guara Jacq. '- S. nerrosum Bl. and glaberrimtim Hassk 



Amer. 126, t. lld.—TriehiUa Guara L. Spec. [Retzia, i. 145.— Walp. .^H». iv. 387) have also 



551. Guidonia major Samgdic fnliis Burm Icon. edible fVuits. 



