Guttiferae
A natural order of trees or shrubs, with a resinous juice, natives of humid and hot places in tropical regions, chiefly in South America or Asia, while a few are found in Africa. Flowers white, yellow, or pink, often incomplete; sepals and petals two to six, rarely eight. Leaves opposite, leathery, entire. The plants are generally acrid, and yield a yellow gum-resin. There are about twenty-four genera and 230 species. Illustrative genera are: Calophyllum, Clusia, Garcinia, and Mammea.