298 LACISTEMACEiE CHLORANTHACE.« SAURUBACE^E. 



ORDER CXXVII.— LACISTEMACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 183. 



Small trees or shrubs, of 1 genus, and according to Spreng. syst. 5 

 species, all natives of Brazil and the W. Indies Properties unknown. 



* Lacistema serrulatum, Mart. nov. gen. t. 95. B Brazil. — L. Berteria- 

 num. Mart. B Cuba. St. Domingo. — L. pubescens. Mart ; nov. gen. t. 

 94. 5 Brazil. — L. myrico'ides, Swz. "§ Jamaica. 



ORDER CXXVIII.— CHLORANTHACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 183. 



Herbs or undershrubs, by Lindl. referred to 3 genera : Ascarina, Forst. 

 with I species from the Society Islands : Chloranthus, Swz., with 3 from 

 China and Japan, and 3 from the Khassya Mountains, Java, and Penang ; 

 and Hedyosmum, Swz. with 5 from the W. Indies and New Granada. 

 The roots of Chloranthus officinalis have a fragrant camphorated smeU, 

 and an aromatic, somewhat bitter flavour. There seems no doubt that it 

 is a stimulant of the highest order. {Lindl. from Blum. jl. Jav.) 

 Chloranthus, Swz. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 683, No. 3408 ; — Endl. gen. pi. 

 \,p. 265.) 

 l.inconspicuus, Swz. {Spreng. syst. 3, p. 750; — Roxb. H. B. p. 11. — 

 Nigrina plicata, Thunb. — Creodus odorifer, .Lour.) B China. Japan. 

 Fl. small, R. S. ; fr. 0. 

 2. erectus, Wall. {Cat.) B Khassya Mountains. Assam. In H. C. G. Fl. ? 



* Chloranthus monostachys, R. Br. ; B. M. 48, t. 2190. S China. — C. 

 brachystachys, Bl. B Penang. — Hedyosmum nutans, Swz. B Jamaica. 

 — H. arborescens, Swz. B Jamaica. — H. hirsutum, Kth. New Gra- 

 nada. 



ORDER CXXIX.— SAURURACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 184. 



Herbs, excluding Spathium and Aponogeton ? referred to 2 genera : 

 Houttuynia, v^^th one species from Japan, Nepal, the Khassya Mountains 

 and Cochin China ; and Saururus, L. with 2 from N. America. Properties 

 unknown. 



Houttuynia, Thunb. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 138, No. 371 ; — Endl. gen.pl. 

 \,p. 267.) 

 1. cordata, Thunb. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 364 ; — Thunb. jap. t. 26 ; — B. M. 

 54,;3. 2731 ; — Roxb. Jl. ind. ; ed, Carey, \,p. 3C0. — Polypara Cochin- 



