GUSTAVIA

(Lat.), n. f. Gust-asv'i2-a3. From Gustavus III, King of Sweden. Of Linnaeus, a genus of Myrtacece, tribe Lecythidece. [B, 42, 121 (a, 24).] G. aiigusta. Fr., pirigare d quatre petales, bois puant. A species found in Cayenne. The fruit is refrigerant and laxative, and the leaves are applied externally in hepatic and intestinal obstructions. [B, 173, 180 (a, 24).] G. fastuosa, G. hex a petal a. Fr., pirigare d six petales. A species found in Guiana and Brazil; used like G. angusta. [B, 173, 180 (a, 24).] G. meizocarpa. See G. angusta. G. speciosa. The chupa of New Granada. The fruits, when eaten, are said to cause a temporary yellowne of the skin. [B, 19, 180 (a, 24).] G. tetra petal a. See G. angusta. [s. 255]