Myristica (nutmeg): Molucca Islands. Cultivated in Sumatra, Island of Bourbon, Mauritius, Madagascar, West Indies.
Order XLVII.—Lauraceæ: Tree; thirty-four genera.
Cinnamomum (cinnamon): East India Archipelago. Cultivated in Ceylon, West Indies, South America, Pacific Isles.
Cinnamomum (camphor): Trees. Japan, Formosa, China, Borneo. The camphor gum of commerce was introduced into Europe by the Arabs.
Order XLVIII.—Santalaceæ: Herbs, shrubs, trees; twenty-eight genera.
Santalum (sandalwood): Trees. East Indies, Asia, Malaysia, Pacific Islands, India, China.
Order XLIX.—Euphorbiaceæ: Herbs, shrubs, trees; one hundred and ninety-five genera.
Buxus (box): Evergreen, shrub, and small trees. Southern Europe, western Asia, Syria, Persia, and south of Black Sea. Cultivated in middle States of North America and Virginia.
Croton (croton-oil plant): Cultivated in southeastern Hindustan and East India Islands.
Hevea (caoutchouc): Large tree. South America. Cultivated in southern Asia, middle Africa, northern Australia.