Catalogue of the collections / Comp. by E.M. Holmes.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    298. (3) Cinchona Calisaya, continued. b. Ditto, in quills, with the periderm partly exfoliated. c. Ditto, in quills, with periderm. d. Ditto, ditto, with very rough periderm. Note.—The above specimens are called Calisaya amarilla, dorada, or anaranjada (yellow, golden, or orange-coloured Calisaya), in Bolivia. Specimen c is the China Eegia convoluta of Bergen. For fig. see Goebel und Eunze, taf. vii., fig. 5, 6. Specimen d was probably obtained from near the root. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plant*, tab. 141. e. Pale Calisaya, in fiat pieces. /. Ditto, ditto. For fig., see Goebel und Kunze, pt. i., taf. viii., figs. 1-4. g. Ditto, in large very thin quills. For fig., see ibid., taf. vii. figs. 5, 6. Note.—Specimen e resembles C. cordifolia externally, but differs in fracture; specimen / is the old monopoly /\ bark of J. T. Pinto & Co., and is marked with their brand O.T.pS. Specimengis more like the bark of var. y, morada. \/ h. Dark Calisaya, in large fiat pieces, with but little periderm. Note.—Compare specimen li with C. ovata, var. j3, Erythroderma. i. Woody variety, from Carabaya. Note.—Specimen h is called in Peru, Calisaya zamba, negra, or macha, i.e., black, or male Calisaya. It grows in Apolobamba and Carabaya, in Peru. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 88. Specimen i is marked thus, unknown to Weddell. It has a coarser fibre than the other varieties. j. In large quills, with periderm. Note.—This bark is called Cascarilla zamba morada. It is the Calisaya morada of Weddell, and is a very fine bark. Where exfoliated it has a purplish tinge.' h. Large quills, with periderm. Note.—See P. J. [2], vol. viii., pp. 14, 80. Var. Josephiana, Wedd. a. Flat pieces, with periderm. h. Bark from the root. Note.—These specimens are the Ichu Cascarilla, or Cascarilla del pajonal (meadow cinchona), of the natives; so called because the tree prefers open ground, or meadows on the mountains, and is not found in the forests. Specimen a is marked Calisaya of uncertain kind, bark from the stock. This bark always occurs in short more or less twisted pieces. Var. y. morada, Planch. a. Quills, with periderm. (Fine Calisaya.) b. Ditto, ditto. (Calisaya Verde.) c. Ditto, without periderm. d. Thin flat pieces, without periderm.