Order Cix
CORDIACEÆ.
Trees formerly referred to the last order, from which their habit, plaited cotyledons, and dichotomous style divide them. Little is known of their properties, except that the flesh of their fruit is emollient and mucilaginous. The nuts of Córdia Sebesténa are employed sometimes as laxatives. 428 Córdia W. 429 Varrónia W. 430 Ehrétia W.