RUTACEÆ. 
polygamous flowers, disposed in long racemes of non-ramified cymes, 
have an imbricated calyx, and four small imbri- 
cated petals, stamens without scales, drupes with 
rugose stones. They inhabit tropical Africa and 
Asia. Æurycoma, consisting of Malaysian trees, 
whose polygamous flowers, disposed in large ra- 
mified cymes, have no disk, and whose corolla is 
involute inthe male flower, smaller and valvate in- 
duplicate in the female or hermaphrodite flower, 
the styles being united among themselves to a 

Fra. 473. 
Male flower (4). 
Brucea antidysenterica. 
variable distance, while they are free in Brucea. The fruit is nearly 
that of Quassia. 
Picrella (figs. 474-477), a Mexican plant, whose bitterness is most 
Picrella trifoliata. 

Fie. 474, 
Floriferous branch. 

Fre. 475. Fra. 476. Fie. 477. 
Flower (£), Diagram. Long. sect. of flower. 
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