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PASSIFLORACEjE 8<br />

leaves, and regular, symmetrical, hypogynous flowers which are four-<br />

to five-membered throughout, the petals blue, yellow, or white, and<br />

fugacious. It embraces 15 genera and about 235 species, distributed<br />

over the world.<br />

Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />

Linum Seed Linum usitatissimum<br />

Family 32. Guttifer^.—A family of polypetalous trees or shrubs<br />

—the gamboge family—with resinous juice, opposite, coriaceous leaves,<br />

and terminal or axillary clusters of regular dioecious flowers. It em-<br />

braces 26 genera and about 370 species, all natives of the tropics.<br />

Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />

Cambogia Gum resin Garcinia hanburii<br />

Famii-y :i2.<br />

Malvace^ or Mallow Family.—A family of chlori-<br />

petalous herbs, shrubs, or trees abounding in mucilage and usually<br />

with the above-ground portion covered with trichomes; the leaves are<br />

alternate and palmately nerved; the flowers regular, the corolla beau-<br />

tifully colored, funnel or bell-shaped, stamens monadelphous ; fruit a<br />

several-celled pod.<br />

Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />

Althaea Root (peeled) Althsea officinalis<br />

Gossypii Cortex Bark of root Gossypium herbaceum<br />

Gossypium Purificatum Hairs of seed Gossypium herbaceum<br />

Oleum Gossypii seminis Oil of seed Gossypium herbaceum<br />

Family 34. PAPAVERACEiE.—A family of polypetalous plants<br />

the poppy family—usually with milky or colored juice, alternate ex-<br />

stipulate leaves, and long one-flowered peduncles, the flowers usually<br />

with two caducous sepals and four cruciate petals. It embraces<br />

about 20 genera and 80 species.<br />

Herbs or low shrubs with milky or colored, narcotic juices. Flowers<br />

showy. Fruit usually a many-sided capsule. Temperate and tropical<br />

regions.<br />

Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />

Opium Concrete milky exudate Papaver somniferum<br />

Sanguinaria Rhizome Sanguinaria canadensis<br />

Family 35. Passiflorace^.—A family of polypetalous shrubs,<br />

trees, or rarely herbs—the passion-flower family—often climbing, with<br />

alternate, palmately lobed or compound leaves and solitary or racemose,<br />

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