ALYXIA

(Lat.), n. f. A?(al)-i2x(u¢x)i?-a8, From davis. a shunning, avoiding. Fr., alyxie. A genus of apocynaceous evergreen shrubs, established by R. Brown, growing in Australia and tropical Asia. -(L, 37, 64, 67.j—A. aromatic a [Reinward]. See À. stell at a—A. camphor. A substance occurring in the form of white, hairy crystals, separating from the inner surface of a. bark, having the odor of tonka leaves and a slightly aromatic taste; moderately soluble in hot water, pomataine: di olved on cooling, and readily soluble in dilute alcohol and in ether. [B, 140.)—A. laurina (Gaudicn). A climbing shrub of the Moluccas, with a thick stem, the bark of which is aromatic and is used like that of A. stell at a, {B. 180.]—A. Rein ward i i, A. stell at a [Roxburgh]. A climbing shrub of Java and the Indian Archipelago, The bark (cortex alyxiæ, cortex alyxiæ aromaticæ) is imported in the form of light, friable, quilled, ash-colored fragments, from 3 to 6 inches long, without epidermis, having an odor like that of tonka beans and a bitter, aromatic taste. Tt contains an e ential oil, an acrid aromatic resin, bitter extractive matter, gum, and starch; used in Batavia as a remedy for pernicious fevers, and in Europe as a perfume. [A, 301; B, 180.]—Cortex alyxiæ, Cortex alyxiæ avomaticæ. See A. stell at a. ALYXIEÆ (Lat.), n. f. pl. ®x)-i(e)’e?-e(as-e?), A tribe of apocynaceous plants made by G. Don, comprising Alyxia and 4 or 5 other genera. [B, 170.]