302 MONIMIACEJi— ATHEROSPERMACE^-POUOSTEMACE^-CALLITRICHACEjE. 



ORDER CXXXIV.— MONIMIACEJE, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 188. 



Aromatic trees or shrubs, by Lindl. referred to 6 genera, of which Sprang, 

 syst. enumerates 3 species from Madagascar and the Mascarenhas Islands ; 

 and 6 from S. America. 



" All the parts of the bark and leaves exhale an aromatic odour, which 

 is compared by travellers to that of Laurels or Myrtles, (DC.) Ruizia, the 

 Boldu of Chili produces a succulent fruit which is eaten by the natives. Both 

 the wood and leaves are very fragrant ; the former makes a kind of charcoal, 

 which is preferred beyond all other kinds by smiths. (Bridges.)" {Lindl.) 

 Ambora, Juss. {Endl. gen.pl. \,p. 313.) 



1. Tamhoiirissa, Lam. {ill. t. 784. — Mithridatea quadrifida, Willd. — 

 Roxb. H. B.p. 2.) b Madagascar. Mascarenhas Islands. Introduced 

 into H. C. G. in 1810, but had not fl. up to 1814. 



* Monimia rotundifolia. Pet. Th. Mascarenhas Islands. — 31. ovalifolia. 

 Pet. Th. Mascarenhas Islands. 



ORDER CXXXV— ATHEROSPERMACEtE, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 189. 



Trees, referred by Lindl. to 3 genera : Atherosperma, Labill. with 1 spe- 

 cies from N. Holland ; Laurelia, Juss. with 1 from Chili ; and Citrosma, 

 Ruiz, and Pav., of which Spreng. syst. enumerates 18 species from S. 

 America. Aromatic plants. 



* Atherosperma moschata, Lindl. b New Holland. 



ORDER CXXXVI.— PODOSTEMACEiE, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 190. 



Herbaceous floating plants, referred by Lindl. to 8 genera, of which Spreng, 

 syst. enumerates 5 species from S. America; 1 from N. America; 2 from 

 Madagascar ; and 1 from Etruria, Chili and N. America ; 2 species of Po- 

 dostemon, (Wallichii R. Br. et Griffithii, Wall.) have been found on the 

 Khassya Mountains. 



* Mniopsis scaturiginum. Mart. Brazil. 



ORDER CXXXVII.— CALLITRICHACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 191. 



Small annual aquatic herbs of 1 genus, containing, according to DC. 

 4 species from Europe and N. America. One species has been found on the 

 Neelghcrries. Properties unknown. 



* Caliitrichc verm, L. ; E. B. 11, t. 722. Europe. 



