202 LI. MYRTACE^i. 



Syncarpia, Ten. — The fruit a Syncarp. 



lauri folia, Ten. — Turpentine-tree. 



Hillii, Bail. — Peebeen. Besides a useful timber this tree 

 yields a resin which can be put to the same services as 

 the Strasburg turpentine, and can be used as a healing 

 agent on chronic ulcers and sores like the best Hamburg 

 plaster (Dr. Joseph Lauterer). The bark contains 768 

 per cent, of tannin. 



leptopetala, F. v. M. = Metrosideros glomnlifera, Sm. 

 Lysicarpus, F. v. M. 



ternifolius, F. v. M. — Tom Russell's Mahogany. A useful 

 cabinet- wood, heavy and elastic. (Fig. 175.) 

 Metrosideros, Banks. 



tetrapetala, F. v. M. 

 Xanthostemon, F. v. M. 



chrysanthus, F . v. M. — " Choolo-choolo" of Barron River 

 and " Currijello" of Johnstone River natives. 



pachyspermus, F. v. M. — Yellow-wood of Johnstone River. 



oppositifolia, Bail. — Luya's Hardwood; Penda at Noosa. 

 (Fig. 176.) 

 Backhousia, Flo ok. ct Harv. 



myrtifolia, Hook, ct Harv. 



angustifolia, F. v. M. — Yields a good essential oil. 



sciadophora, F. v. M. 



citriodora, F. v. M.- — The Sweet Verbena tree ; oil of com- 

 mercial value. 



Bancroftii, Bail, et F. v. M. — Johnstone River Hardwood or 

 Langdon's Hardwood. (Fig. 177.) 

 Osbornia, F. v. M. 



octodonta, F. v. M. (Fig. 178.) 



Tribe III. — Myrte^:. 



: Psidium, Linn. 



Guajava, Linn. — White Guava. Tropical America. A stray 

 from cultivation. The bark is said to contain about 

 19 per cent, of tannin. The leaves and bark are used in 

 India in cases of diarrhoea ; Dr. Waitz recommends 

 Y-2 oz. of the root-bark to be boiled down in 6 oz. of 

 water to 3 oz. as an external application in cases of 

 Prolapsus ani of children (Dymock). 



Araca, Raddi = P. guinensi, Sw.- — Green Guava. Tropical 

 America. 



littorale, Raddi. — Shore Guava. Tropical America. 



