162 APOCYNER. 
reason several of these are used as emetics, narcotics or cathartics. 
penne is produced from the pesoriers nut a nd the mux-vomiea 
root of Ophionylon serpentinum, etc. Reantehoe: or a substance 
similar to it, is supplied by several of the climbing members of 
this family, and that of Chavannesia esculenta “= Urceola elastica 
are said to be equal to the genuine one. Only a very few have 
eatable fruits, like Willughbeia edulis, Carissa carandas, and a few 
others. Wrightia tinctoria yields indigo of a fair quality. The 
timber, with a few exceptions, is indifferent and even valueless. 
the Burmese species (about 57) are woody plants. 
* Seeds naked, i. e. without a tuft of hairs at their extremities, 
Anthers free. 
x Sh pare with 2 — placentas. 
© Fruit a dehiscent capsu 
eer with scales, the ser, es included in the tube ; albu- 
ty; erect shrubs, with large flowers . Allamanda. 
ruit an \indehiseent crppe or berr 
Corolla-throat naked; seeds in pulp; albumen RE scandent 
W illughbera. 
x xX Ovary entire, 2-celled, with axile placentas, 0 or the 
iene or less distinct, each with a single 
oO ovary po 8 2- sane ras axile placentas. 
rolla valvate in 
Corolla-throat: ee r bea: a Re pate corticate or SePPy 5 3; seeds 
in pulp ; trees or scandent shrubs . Strychnos. 
++ Coroll 
in bud. 
fT Corolla-throat furnished with 5 or 10 scales or 
appendages ‘ oe ay included 
Hypogynous disk fleshy ; os ogre 2-celled, not pulpy; 
trees or erect shrubs, wit “ig 8 e flowers . Thevetia. 
Nectary none; berry in pastels Fron 2. celled, the "seeds in pulp 
albumen fleshy ; scandent shrubs . Melodinus. 
C 
funnel-shaped, hairy within ; berry 3-1-seeded, sappy ; style 
short ; albumen fet shrubs o cya trees, napa Carissa. 
Apparently as proeding, but sai! lifer neetary none; shrubs, 
ipa aes Winchia. ee: 
Corolla el a toothed ; drupe oe 
sappy, i eendons come or tee rubs i . Rauwolfia. - 
OO Ova ary, copaidtie of 2. more or less distinet carpels, 
eac cen 
+ Fruit-carpels ceous, indehiscent.— Trees. 
Sepals = reflexed ; drupes by ‘whovtaa prety singly, pes See 
Cer 
or gamosépalous, the lobes short, 3 dr usuall ired, 
fleshy-fibro erect upes y pai . Ochrosia. — 
rrr Fruit-carpels follicular, dehiseing ‘along the 
inner edge; corolla-throat naked. 
yinca t Seeds imbedded in pulp. - 
u . % 
contin ei several-seeded; albumen and earth none © pikes montand: 
erect shru 
oe Seeds without pulp. 
