306 AQtJILARlACEJE PROTEACE^ LAURAClCiE. 



wood. L. b Mountainous tracts E. and S. E. of Silhet. Fl. small, 

 green, March and April ; fr. R. S. Contains a fragrant resinous sub- 

 stance of a dark colour. It is considered a cordial by some Asiatic 

 nations, and has been prescribed in Europe in gout and rheumatism. 

 {Ainslie.) 



* Aquilaria malaccensis, Lam. b Malacca. — A. sinensis, Spreng. L. b 

 China. — Gyrinops Walla, Giirtn. b Ce)'lon. 



ORDER CXLIII.— PROTEACE^, Juss.— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 197. 



Shrubs or trees, by Lindl. referred to 42 or 43 genera. Of these, Spreng. 

 syst. enumerates 219 species for New Holland and the South Islands; 20 

 for S. America ; 1 for Abyssinia ; and 1 for the Straits of Magellan. In 

 S. Africa have been found 200 species {Harvey,) ; and in the E. Indies, ac- 

 cording to Bennett II of Helicia, (Khassya Mountains, Java, Singapore, 

 Penang, Tavoy, Martaban.) To these may, perhaps, be added Cylindria 

 rubra. Lour. (Cochin China.) 



" Of no known use, except as fire wood, for which they are commonly 

 employed at C. G. H. The fruit of Guevina Asellana, Mol. is sold like nuts 

 in the markets of Chili." {Lindl.) At least 2 of the Indian species, Helicia 

 robusta and excelsa, R. Br. are large timber trees. 

 Guevina, Molin. 



1. Avellana, Mol. {Spreng. syst. 1, 472.) B Chili. 1840. 

 Grevillea, R. Br. 



1. robusta. Cunningh. t B. M. 59, 3184. New Holland. 



* Helicia excelsa, R. Br. L. 5 Chittagong. Coast of Martaban. — H. at- 

 ienuata, R. Br. Penang. Khassya Mountains. — H. glabrata, R. Br. 

 Tavoy. — H. robusta, Wall. Khassya Mountains. — Rhopala sessili- 

 folia. Rich. Guiana. — R. nitida, Rudg. Guiana. 



ORDER CXLIV.— LAURACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 200. 



THE CINNAMON TRIBE. 



Trees, often of great size, seldom shrubs, by Lindl. referred to 45 or 

 perhaps 46 genera. Of these, Spreng. syst. enumerates about 50 for S. 

 America, Mexico, and the W. Indies; 12 for N. America; 7 for Japan ; 7 

 for China, including those of Nees ; 7 of New Holland ; 3 of the Canaries ; 

 2 of Madagascar; 1 of Mauritius; and I of S. Europe. In S. Africa has 



