182 SIMARUBACE^ RUTACE^. 



Samadera indica, Giirtn. ; Wight, ill. 1, t. 68. b Java. Ceylon. Malabar. 

 — S. liicida, (Niota lucida, Wall. pi. as. rar. 2, t. 168.) 5 Amherst. — 

 Nima quasso'ides, Buch. Nepal. Valley of Gurhwal. Banks of the Sutlej. 



ORDER XCVI.— RUTACEiE, DC— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 130. 



THE RUE TRIBE. 



Trees or shrubs, very rarely herbaceous plants, by Lindl. referred to 44 

 genera. Of these, DC. pr. and Spreng. syst., assign about 48 to New 

 Holland and the South Sea Islands ; 44 to S. America, Mexico and the W.- 

 Indies ; 1 2 to Europe ; 3 to the Levant ; 2 to Tauria and Caucasus ; 2 to 

 Dahuria ; 1 to Siberia ; 2 to Persia ; 1 to the Canaries ; 2 to N. Africa ; and 

 1 to Mauritius. One hundred and ten species inhabit S. Africa, {Harvey.) In 

 the E. Indies have been found 1 Ruta ; 1 Aplophyllum ; 2 Cyminosma ; \ 

 Evodia ; (Moluccas, DC.) and 1 Dictamnus. One Cyminosma stretches 

 from China, Cochin China, Java and Ceylon, through both Peninsulas of 

 India, up to the Khassya Mountains. The rest are natives of Nepal and 

 the Himalayas. 



This order in general, possesses sharp, aromatic, bitterish, tonic or in- 

 tensely stimulant properties. The common Rue is w^ell known on account 

 of its very strong and unpleasant smell. It is a powerful stimulant in dis- 

 eases of the uterus. " Ruta angustifolia, Pers., said to be common in 

 Persia, Cabul, and Tinkaboon, is given in India as a substitute for R. gra- 

 veolens, L., and considered emenagogue. R. albiflora is employed as a sti- 

 mulant in the hills." (Royle.) Dictamnus albus, L., whose bitter aromatic 

 root was formerly used as a sudorific, is now nearly obsolete. Its abun- 

 dance of volatile oil is so great, that in hot weather the surrounding atmos- 

 phere may be lighted by a candle. The Diosmese of S. Africa are remark- 

 able for their powerful and offensive smell, more especially Barosma 

 crenulata, Willd. (Bucku,) whose leaves have been much extolled in 

 wounds, rheumatism, spasms, and diseases of the bladder. The American 

 species are in many instances powerfully febrifugal, f. ex. Galipea Cusparia, 

 St. Hil. ; Evodia febrifuga, St. Hil. ; Ticorea febrifuga, St. Hil. ; Hortia 

 brasiliana, Vand, &c. 

 Ruta, L. (DC.pr.j) 709 ;—]¥. and A. pr. \,p. 146.) Rue. 



1. ungustifoiia, Pers. (DC. o. c. p. 710 ^—W. and A. L c.;—B. M. 49, 

 t. 2311. — R. chalepensis, Vill. — R. graveolens, o. L.sp. 548; — Roxb. 

 jl. ind. 2, p. 374 ;— /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 36.— R. chalepensis, ft. L. 

 mant. p. 69.) "S S. France. Cultivated in India. Fl. small, yellowish 

 green, heavy smelling, C. S ; fr. H. S. 



2. albiflora, Hook. {exot. fl. 3, part. 2. /. 79 ,—Spr. syst. 2, p. 320.) 

 'b Nepal. Fl. small, white.— C. S ; fr. 0. 



