CLASS VIII. OCTANDEIA- 
(eight stamina oe males.) 
Containing four orders. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
(one female.) 
N° of 
N° Genera. Growth, species. Native of 
1st. Flowers complete. 
Corols one-petaled. 
1 Erica 
s & h. 74 
Many places 
2 Michauxia 
h 
1 
3 Vaccinimii 
s 
15 
Europe 
Corols four-petaled. 
4 Allophyllus 
$ 
1 
Ceylon 
5 Amyris* 
s 
9 
Carolina 
6 Aiiticorus 
s 
1 
Arabia 
7 Combretum 
s 
2 
America 
8 Elaphrium 
h 
1 
9 Epilobium 
h 
7 
Alps 
10 Gaura 
h 
1 
Virginia 
11 Grisiea 
s 
1 
America 
12 Guarea 
s 
1 
Brasils 
13 Hedwigia 
s 
1 
14 Jambolifera 
s 
1 
India 
15 Lawsoniaf 
s 
3 
Egypt, India 
Species in 
Britain. 
Brit. 4 
Brit.. 4 
Brit. 7 
* Amyris opobalsamum is a native of Arabia, (of the same genus with the balm 
of Gilead) the juice, when first extracted from the tree, is white, it then becomes 
green, and afterwards gold colour, which tarnishes as it grows old. It is often 
mixed with the turpentine of Cyprus , but the cheat may be discovered by pouring 
it into a basin of water; when pure, it turns yellow, dissolves, and unites with the 
water, afterwards it disengages itself, and rises to the suriace as white as milk ; but 
if adulterated, it falls to the bottom, to which it adheres without changing colour, 
•}* Lawsonia inermis, called in Egypt henna or alhenna, a shrub like privet, with the 
j uice of which they stain the nails of their hands and feet of a bright yellow colour. 
