aniivù, quam rubram rcddii; ad caiidelac nammam fumimi apnrgit
tabacco sitnilom.
Usus Orlcanae praecipuus ad paimos Inneus, linteos cl sericcos
nibro-iingcridos, liiicluribus tamen Europaeis infroqueiKior csl, quam
apiul gentes trópicas. Flao eiiain cibum potumque, c. gr. biuyruin,
cliocolainm eie. Orlcanà tingere snlciit; ad cascum dicium „Clioster“
rubro-liiigcniluminAiiglìn quuquo adhibetur. Practerea Indiani syl-
vcslrcs Amcricae auslralis pigmento hocco corpus obliiiitmi, prac-
scriiin tempore belli, lul borridiim dcciis; quod vero Orlcanao
iniinciioiie ctiam conira culiciiin piinciioncs corpus munire stuileant,
ut Sl.uANE uarravlt, ab aliis baud coiiGrnintur.
Pigmenti illius caussà fíii-a Orellana jamdudum iu cullurnm
locala cl in oiitiquiliii orbem transplaiitala cst, ha ut hodie frequcntiur
culla qunm sylvestris (U r u c u b r a v a Bras.) obvciiinl. Cnltiirà
varictales quaedam exorlao esse vidcntur, dc quibus lamcn accuralius
qiiiilqiiain audire nobis non coiiiigiL Jnm plnnlao 18 menses naiae
fruclus ferro, adnliac quotaiinis messes duas pracslarc dicuntur.
Commemorare non negiignmus, Orlcannm in America tropica
etiain pro medicamento inscrviro, licei in nliis terris vi.x unquam,
nisi ad lìngciida einplnslra, a mediéis adhibcntnr. Decoctum e
rccciile Orlcann paralur rofrìgcraiis, quod nulifcbrilc et alcxileriiim
pracdicaiur, simnlalqiio in liacmorrhagiis ct diarrliocis ticc non
contra cálculos coiiduccrc creditur. Semina aromalicii-amarn remedii
cardiaci et slomachici laudo gaudent, ipsaque radix digeslionis villa
corrigcrc ct virtute roborante pracdila dicilur.*)
Deniqnc do Hixae Orellanae usu observamus, eliam corlicem
cjus fibrnsiim ad funes facicndus ab incolis adhiberi.
Quod reliquas Jiixaccas allinct in Brasilia obvias, vix usimi
mcmorià digniim pracslant. Cocblospermi insignis radicem decocinm
a spccleiii citatis; Endliciieh,
abscessus in visccribus sanare, incolao in vicinia Paracalli per-
hibent*); eandcm arborem praclcrea corticem iibiosuin ad fimes
facicndus idoneiim prachere, auctor csl cl. Au .ejiao.* * ) Laeliu
apelala resinam seccrnil balsameani, ad aeris coiilactiiin album,
Sandaraco similem. ***) Cascariae Camhessedesii (C. idmifuliuc
Camb., nec Vahl) folia remediis vulnerariis adsocianliir, siicciiin
cxprcssuin liomiiii scrpciitis iciu saucio propinan!. Decocio fulioniai
Cascariae sylvestris var. Lingua (L in g u a il c T i li s. d in de
fra ile Brasil.) in morbis innammatorìis ot in fcbribns maligni,
Brasilienses ntnniiir.)-) Casearia adslringens Mari, principium
adstringens in cortice offerì, miicilagini cl acrimonlae ciiidam mi|iinm,
Usus in iilceribiis male inoratis, cnlaplasnialo et iotionc; niirilicc
mundificare ct tunum parlium snccrcscenliiim aligero d ic iin r.|i)
Dciiiquo nolnndiim habeiims, Homulii racemosi ct //. ¡iacmihene
radicem adslrlngeiilem ndvcrsus blcimorrhocas ab indigenis ud-
b ib e r i .|+ |)
Quod cctcrum do Jiixacearum qiialitaiibiis et usu cogiilinm
esl, quum in species exirabrasilicnscs spectet, hoc loco sìlentio praetcr-
mìilalur. Ut jam adnolavìinus, usus oiimlimi, praeier Bixnm
Orellanam, exiguus esl. Pangieae qualilaiibiis vcncnosis a reliipiis
alienanuir. EiCiii.sii,
♦») loco supra a
***) Similis I
i, griiniliftoru et al., in çuilius oilorem vuncleiii çuani
I.arliae apetatiir. lu parlibns resiioiiri cnnlinenlibus obscrvml.
Kvsiiiam coutm, çuao la ramulis Caseariae reslniferae copiose
secvrnimr, inotioram ec iasipidain inveii!,
jy St. Hilaihk, Kl. Bras. II. 1*1., Exdi.iciikr, I. e.
.VlAHTios, Syst. mal. med. veg, Br.is. 51.
•¡•tìD Casearia macrophi/lla lo scliedula herbarii Hliliardiani „Pilumba
edutis" ilenuiiiiuntur, sine indicatiuDe quaiiimiiii parlciu cduleiii pr.Te-
bo.aC; forle bacc.Tiii oiTert pulpusaai, qu.Te eliam io Oncobis qulbijs-
ilaiu .Tfricatiis comedi polest.
C I S T A C E A E .
C i s t i J u s s . C'è«. 2 9 1 . — C i s t o i d e a r Vent. Tahl. / / / . 2 1 9 . — C i s t i a e a e D C .P ro d r . I. 2G3.
Barfl. Ord. n a t. 2 8 2 . Meissn. Gen. 8. (Q). lin d i. Gen. 9 0 3 . Benth. et Hook. Gen. Pl. I. I l 2.
- CiST.ACEAE ìjindl. In tro d . I L ed. ^ \ . Veg. K in g d . 3-19. ( e x c l C o c h lo s p e rn ie is ) . Npach, Nuil, à
Buff. VI. I. et in Ann. Nc. nat. I L S e r . VI. 2 5 7 . 3 5 7 . tab. 10. 17.
D i CUTYLEDOXEAE POLlPETALANTH.iE IIYPOGY.VAE, FLOIUBUS ACTl.VOMoRPHIS PLQ. UERMAPIIRO-
DITIS, SEPALIS PETALISQUE 5 V. RARO 3 , SEPALIS 2 EXTIMIS SAEPIUS .MULTO MINORIBUS, STAMIMHÜS
liVDEII.MTJS RARIUSVE DEFINITIS, LIBERIS, PISTILLO 3 - 5 - RARO USQUE IÜ-CAUPIDIATO, STYLO SIMULICI,
PLACENTIS PARIETALIBUS V. IN SEMISERIA PROTRUSIS 2 — PLUIU-OVUL ATIS, OVULIS ORTHOTROPIS V.
HEMIANATROPIS , FRUCTU CAPSULARI LOCULICIDE DEHISCENTE, SEMIMBUS ALBUMINOSIS, EMBRYONE
l/TPLUBIMUM CURVATO VEL SPIRALITER INVOLUTO. — I I e R B A E , SUF F RU T IC E S F RU T IC E SQ U E , F O U I S
OPPOSITIS E T A L T E R N I S S IM P L IC IB U S IN T E G R I S , FLORIBUS T E RM IN A L IB U S SO L IT A R I IS V. I N CINCINNOH
VARIE CONFIGURATOS D IS P O S IT I S , S A E P IU S S P E C IO S IS FUGACIBUS.
S e pa la 5 q i i i i i c iiiir ia lia , e x ii i i i i s 2 p lq . i iiin o tib iis v, p a s s in i n u l l i s , in le r io r ib i i s s a e p in s
CüiivoliKis, p e r s is f e n liii. P etala 5 , r a r i s s in i e 3 , s e p a lis a l le r n a , p r a e f lo r a iio n e im b r ic a ta \ c l
sepalis iiite r iiis c o i i t i a r i e c o in o ln ta s a e p iu s q u e c o r r u g a l a , a n ilie s i p a te n t ia , s u b r o l l in d a , v ix
lingiiiciilata, le n iila , s a e p is s im e fiig a c ia . S t a .mina in d e f in ita 2 0— 3 0 ( 7— iOO), r a r in s d u p lo tr ip io v e
pe ta lo rum n iin ie ro , tn n c p a r lim p e ta lis a lte rn a , p a n im iis a n ie p o s ila , liv jio g y n a , lib e r a , a e q u a lia ,
omnia f e r tilia v e l e x l im a a n a n lh e r a m o iiiliro in iia , m a r c e s c e n t i - p e r s i s te n i ia ; filamen ta f ilifo rm ia ;
.t.VTHEKAE in t r o r s a e a d n a ta e d i th e c a e l - lo c iila r e s lo n g i t ro r s um b i r im o s a e , o v a ta e o b lo n g a e v.
lineares. P o llinis g r a n u la e llip s o id e a ti isu lc a , v e r ru c is 3. D is c u s n u llu s v. o b s o le tu s . O varium
liberiim s e s s ile , l- lo c i i la r e v e l a p ic e e t b a s i lo c iila tum , p la c e n tis 3— 5 r a r iu s p lu r ib u s u s q iie 10,
p a rie ta lib u s v . p lu s m in u s in c a v ita tcm in t io m i s s i s , n e r v i - v . lam e llifo i n i i i iu s , p a s s im m a rg in e
bila ine lla to r e v o lu t i s . O vula a d p la c e n lam 2 v. p in t a s a e p iu s q u e n u m e r o s a , fu u ic u lis p lq.
loiiginsc iilis p o r r e c t a , a d s c e n d e n t ia v . r a r in s p é n d u la , a tro p a v . liem ia iia tro p a , in te g um e n tis 2 .
SrvLus le rm in a l i s s a e p e b a s i a r t ic u la tu s ib id em q u e d e c id u u s , s t igm a t e c a p ita lo p io p la c em a ru iii
niiniero s a e p iu s s ilic a to v . lo b a to , lo b is c um p la c e n lis r e s p o n d e n t ib u s ( c om m is s iir a lib iis ) , p a s s im
■iceio-imiltifidis. C apsula m e iiib r a n a c e a \ . p c rg am a c c a , r a r in s s iib lig n o s a , c um o v a r io 1- v. im -
perfecte p l i i i i lo c iila r is , lo c u lic id e d e l i i s c e n s , r a i i s s im e s e p t ic id a , v a lv is m e d io p la c e n ta s v.
seiiiisepta f e r e n tib u s . S emina p a u c a v . n u m e r o s a , s u b io tu i id a , a iiin ic u lis m o x d e c id u a , te s ta
Cfusiacea, a lb um in e f a r in a c c u v . s u b c a r tiia g in e o . M.mbuvo ra ro s iib c e n tr a lis e f f e r e a tro p iis , p iq .
ex c en tn c iis e t c i i n a t i i s v. c o n d iip lic a tu s v . s p i r a l i te r iiiv o lu liis , cotyledonibus t e r e t ib u s v .
p lan iu scu lis, radícula lo n g iiis c iila c y lin d r ic a .
Cisiac c c