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Calophyrium is a genus of plants of the natural order Guttiferae, consisting of large timber trees, with shining leaves which have numerous transverse parallel veins. Calophyrium Inophyllum yields a medical resin, the tacamahae of the East Indies. The seeds afford an oil which is used for burning, for making ointment, etc.
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Clusia or Lecluse is a genus of evergreen shrubs and trees belonging to the family Guttiferae. They are natives of tropical countries and are popularly known as balsam trees.
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Garcinia is a genus of plants of the family Guttiferae.
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Guttiferae is a family of exogenous trees and shrubs which generally secrete an acrid yellow resinous juice. They are found in hot and humid regions, chiefly South America.
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The tallow tree (Pentadesma butyracea) is a tree native of tropical Africa from whence it was introduced into Britain in 1822. It is a member of the family Guttiferae and bears large brilliant red flowers, followed by edible, buttery berries. It is so called on account of a kind of tallow-like oil obtained from the seeds.
The tallow tree (Excaecaria sebifera) is a tree of the natural order Euphorbiaceae native of China It has alternate, oval leaves with a pair of prominent glands at the top of the leaf stalk, and the rudimentary greenish-flowers are massed in catkin-like spikes. The largish capsules contain three seeds coated with a substance like tallow which was used by the Chinese for making candles. The seeds yield an oil when pressed, the leaves a black dye, and the timber is hard and used for engraving printing blocks.
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