unangenchmcs , den Schlund zusammenziehcndes Gefühl verursa- 
cJiend.” Der Genuss der Pulpe hat toxische Folgen. (Th. Peckolt, 
1904 ). 
Lucuma Bonplandia H.B. ct K.* Zaad amygdalinehoudend. 
L. Caimito Roem.* Saponinehoudend. 
L. deliciosa Planch. & Linden*, L. mammosa Gaertn .*, L. 
multiftora A. DC.* Blauwzuurhoudend, vooral de bladen. 
Mimusops Elengi L.* Zaad, bast en bloemen saponinehoudend. 
M. Kauki L.* Zaad saponinehoudend. 
M. triftora Fr. All. Bast braakwekkend. 
Palaquium borneënse Burck* en P. Bcauvisagei Burck.* 
Saponinehoudend. 
Payena Leerïi Kurz* en P. suringariana Burck ( = Bassia 
sericea Bl.*). Saponinehoudend. 
Sideroxylon bancanum Burck* en S. indicum Burck * Sapo- 
ninehoudend. 
Vitellaria {Lucuma) multiftora DC.*, L. procera Mart.*, L. 
salicifolia H. B. et K.* De zaden heeten blauwzuurhoudend, worden 
echter in Zuid- Amerika als vruchten („jaune d’ oeuf”) gegeten. 
FAM. EBENACEAE. 
No. 140. ,,Diospyros 
Anotker species of the same genus, named Mentuba was obtainea 
in Malacca. The fruit is said to be poisonous and the name Mentuba 
implies that it is used for the purpose of fsh-stupefying. Others 
of our Ebony-trees probably have the same properties.” H. N. 
Ridley 1. c. 
No. 141. D. Canomoi DC. (= D. multiftora Bl.*). 
,,A plant which is endemic, common and widely distributed in 
the Philippines ; the part used being the fruit of the tree, which 
turns black after a few days exposure to the air. The natives claim 
that the fruit is exceedingly poisonous, that it will quickly kill 
fish, and will even cause a crocodile to leave the water. They als o 
maintain that the juice of the berry, when applied to the human skin. 
