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las currently been applied, and the name TeJostiia (ri/Af, far, and otJ/';), odor) is 



e proposed, the type species being 21 odoralissima as above cited. — Frederick V. 



,'ille. 



phrosia mariana. Same as C'racca mariana. 



rminalia catappa. Indian almond. Malabar almond. 



Family Combretaceae. 



Local names. — Talisai (Guam); Talisai, Palisai (Philippines); Talie (Samoa); 

 Kaorika, Kauarika (Karotonga); Tavola (Fiji ) ; Kaniani (Hawaii); Almeudro 

 (Spanish America); Badamier (French); Saori (Solomon Islands); Tipop, 

 Tipapop (Ponape, Caroline Islands).' 

 L handsome deciduous tree with branches in horizontal whorls, large leaves, 

 ich usually turn scarlet l)efore falling, and an edible almond-like fruit. Leaves 

 ?rnate, clustered toward the ends of the branches, sbort-iietioled, oliovate (n im a 

 date lint very narrow base, 15 to 20 cm. long, usually softly hairy wdien young, 

 l)rous or hairy when adult, with 2 glandular depressions near the base of the 

 Irib on the under side which are often obscure (jr wanting; petiole 5 to 19 mm. 

 g; flowers small, spicate; spikes solitary, axillai-y, simple, grajf or rusty tomen- 

 ?, the upper flowers male, the lower hermaphrodite, the bracts minute at the 

 le of each flower, soon deciduous; calyx tube proiluced above the ovary with a 

 iipanulate mouth, limb of 5 short valvate triangular lobes, deciduous; petals none; 

 mens 10 inserted on the calyx tube; epigynous disk within them densely hairy; 

 iry 1-celled, inferior; style long, simple; fruit 2..") to 3.8 cm. long, ellipsoid, slightly 

 npressed so as to show two ridges, finally glalirous. 



i very common tree in Guam, often growing near the shore, but also found inland. 

 e kernels of the fruit are of a fine almond-like consistency and flavor. The crows 

 )n)us hilinri/l) are very fond of them, and the natives eat them as delicacies either 

 5h or candied. The bark and leaves are astringent and contain taimin. In India 

 y are mixed with iron salts to form a Ijlack iiigmeut, with which the natives in 

 tain localities color tlieir teeth and make ink. This species is an excellent shade 

 2. It is of wide tropical distribution and is often jilanted for rirnament and for 

 : sake of its nuts. It has been introduced into Hawaii and the nati\'es have 

 died to it the Polynesian name for C'alophiillinn ijiDjiliiillinn (kamanu, or kamani) 

 ing to the appearance of its foliage, which fiom a distance looks somewhat like 

 ,t of the latter species. It is easily propagated from the seed, 

 ^he wood is hard and of a reddish color, the sapwood lighter colored than the 

 irtwood. In Guam it is used for troughs, carts, and posts, and if "daog" wood 

 dophijUum ■inophyUum) can not be obtained it is used for making cart Avheels, 

 lUgh it is inferior to that species in toughness and durability. The Fijians and 

 noans make drums of the hollowed trunks. 



Referenxes : 



Tin-minalia catappa L. Mant. 1 : 128. 1767. 

 atch plants. 



?he principal materials used for thatching are the leaves of Coeo.s nacifera and 

 iges of sword grass or neti {Xipluxigroslisfluridnla) and of the leaflets of the nipa 

 m (Nypa fruiicaiw). See p. 148. 

 eobroma cacao. • Cacao. Chocolate tree. Plate lxvii. 



Family Sterculiaceae. 



Local names. — Cacao (Spanish); Kdkao (Guam), 

 'he seeds of this plant are the "chocolate beans" or "chocolate nuts" of com- 

 rce. It is a small tree with a bare stem which generally rises to a height of about 2 

 ters before branching, and reaches a height of 5 or 6 meters. Sometimes, however, 

 ier good conditions of moisture, soil, and situation it grows higher. The tree is 

 liflorous; that is, the flowers spring forth from the trunk and older branches. 

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