488 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 



of the gemis Guarea} G. purgans^ from Brazil, is, like certain 

 species of TricMlia, employed as purgative, emetic, abortive ; it is a 

 dangerous evacuant. G. spicoeflora,^ on the contrary, is celebrated for 

 its bitter astringent bark ; it bas also been recommended for cases of 

 dropsy, and for cutaneous, syphilitic, and abdominal affections, etc. In 

 Guiana, the Ball-wood, or G. Auhletii,^ is considered to be abortive ; it 

 is also a very violent evacuant. G. trichilioides,^ of the Antilles, is a 

 species with the odour of musk ; its bark and wood contain a bitter 

 resinous substance. There is in Columbia a Guarea considered as 

 an excellent substitute for Ipecacuanha ; it is, perhaps, our G. apio- 

 dora,^ a species, every part of which, especially the bark, has a very 

 strong odour of celery. Certain Meliacece of the Indian Archipelago 

 have a strong odour of garlic, and are used, on that account, as a 

 condiment. Ancient botanists often named them Alliarial' They 

 are principally species of Epicharis (Blume). Dysoxylon ® and Har- 

 tighsea^ congeneric to them, are also sometimes among these " tree 

 garlics." The species of Sandoricum., from the Philippines and Mo- 

 luccas, are generally astringent plants. The root of 8. indicum ^° is 

 aromatic, stomachic, antispasmodic. It is employed in Java for leu- 

 corrhoea, often mixed with that of Carapa. The fruits are edible, 

 often described under the name of false Mangostans. They have the 

 size and form of an ordinary apple, a soft whitish flesh, an acidu- 

 lated taste, but at the same time a slight alliaceous flavour. From 

 ,the Eantol'^^ of India, refreshing and astringent preserves and 

 syrups are prepared.^^ The Lansiums are also fruit trees. The 

 pulp is watery, fresh, and sweetish; it is said to be delicious. 



1 The Cabraleas, so closely allied to Guarea, 147, fig. 2 (Jiois rouge of St. Domingo, Guanco 

 have analogous properties. G. Canjerana M.Am:. bianco, Trompillo, Mestizo of Columhia). To 

 has a root -whose bark cures ague fits and this species, without doubt, belongs O. Aubletii 

 dropsy. The juice of its fruit is employed as an (note 4). 



insecticide. ^ H. Bn. Adansonia, x. 110, n. 36. 



2 A. Jdss. a. S. H. Fl. Bras. Mer. ii. 83. — ' Eumph. Serb. Amboin. ii. 81, t. 20. 

 EOSENTH. op. cit. 766 (Marinheiro). ^ Such are D. aculeatissimwn Bl. and macro- 



3 A. Juss, loc- eit. 81 {Marinheiro da folha earpum Bl. (Rosenth. op. cit. 764). 



larga). The Jito of Pison, an energetic medi- ' Like S. JPorsteri A. Juss. Meliae. 76 {Tri- 



cine of Brazil, is perhaps (Lindi. Veg. Kingd. ehilia alliacea Fobst. Prodr. n. 189). 



464) this species or the preceding. '» Cat. Biss.yii. 359, t. 202, 203.— DC. Prodr. 



< A. Jttss. Meliae. 89.— Lindl. Fl. Med. 152. i. 621.- Bl. Bijdr. 163.— LmDL. Fl. Med. 153. 



Trichilia Guara Aubl. — Guarea trichilioides — Hassk. Setzia, i. 146. 



Rich, (nee L.). " Camell. Ic. JK'iSiS.136.— Eat, Suppl.Luz. 64, 



6 L. Mantiss. 228. — Cat. Biss. 366, t. 210. — n. 9. — IiAmk. Diet. iii. 69. — Sandorictim Eumph. 



A. Juss. Meliae. 88. — Lindl. FL Med. 152. — fferb. Amboin. i. 167, t. 6i. 



EosENTH. op. cit. 766. — Melia Guara Jacq. '' S. nervosum Bl. and glaberrimum Hassk 



Amer. 126, t. 176. — Trichilia Guara L. Spec. {Setzia, i. 145. — Walp. Ann. It. 387) have also 



551. Guidonia major Samyda foliis Bukm Icon. edible fruits. 



