478 CXVII. EUPHORBIACE^. 



Jatropha — contd. 



Curcas, Linn. — Physic or Purging Nut; become naturalised 

 at Charters Towers. Fruit poisonous. The Pinksen Oil 

 is the product of the seeds of this shrub (Ql. Agric. Jl. 

 (1900) 382. tab. cxcv.). Coromandel Coast. 



gossypifolia, Linn. — Cotton-leaved Physic Nut. Brazilian. 

 Aleurites, Forst. 



moluccana, Willd. = Jatropha moluccana, Linn. ; Aleurites 

 triloba, Forst. — Candle Nut. " Tar-kal " of Cooktown, 

 " Nappalla" of the Barron River natives. The nuts of 

 this tree may sometimes be eaten without any ill effects, 

 while at other times they have been known to cause 

 dangerous illness. 



Subtribe II. — Eucrotonece. 

 Croton, Linn. 



insularis, Baill. — Queensland Cascarilla Bark. The bark 



yields a reddish-brown dye. 

 phebalioides, F. v. M. 



var. hirsuta, Bail. 

 opponens, F. v. M. 

 Verreauxii, Baill. 

 acronychioides, F. v. M . 

 triacros, F. v. M. 

 arnhemicus, Muell. Arg. 

 var. urenaefolius, Baill. 



Subtribe III.- — Chrozophorcct. 

 Codi?eum, Ruinph. — The so-called Crotons of our gardens belong 

 to this genus, 

 variegatum, BL; var. moluccana, Muell. Arg. 

 Baloghia, Endl. 



lucida, Endl. — Scrub Bloodwood. Wood suitable for engrav- 

 ing and cabinet-work. The red blood-like sap hardens 

 into a red gum. 

 Fontainea, Meckel. 



Pancheri, Heckel. = Baloghia Pancheri, Baill. — Fruit 

 poisonous. 



Subtribe IV. — Adrianece. 

 Adriana, Gaudich. 



acerifolia, Hook. — Sometimes called Cotton-bush. 

 var. glabrata, Be nth. 



Subtribe V. — Acalyphece. 

 Claoxylon, A. Juss. 



angustifolium, Muell. Arg. 



