MEL I AN THUS

(Lat.), n. m. Me2l-i2-a2n(asn)'thus(thu4s). From jne'Ae, honey, and avOos, a flower. Fr., mel i an the. Ger., Honigblume. A genus of the Sapindacece. The Melianthaceoe (Fr., me.liantliace.es) of Endlicher are the Melianthece (Fr., mel i an thees), which are: Of Bentham and Hooker, a suborder of the Sapindacece; of Reichenbach, a division of the Rutacece; of Harvey, a tribe of the Zygophyllece; and of Endlicher, a tribe of the Terebinthineee. [B, 19, 34, 42, 121, 170, 180 (a, 35).] M. major. Fr., mel i an the grande, pimprenelle cTAfrique. The great (Cape) honey-flower; a South African species the flowers of which contain large quantities of a sweet and fluid honey, used both as a food and medicinally. The leaves are antiseptic, and, according to Pappe, are used in scald head, ringworm, and various other skin complaints. [B, 173, 180, 185, 275, 314 (a, 35); " Nouv. rem.," Sept. 24, 1888, p. 409.] M. minor. Small Cape honey-flower, a species yielding honey of a blackish color and unpleasant odor. [B, 180 (a, 35).] [s. 733]