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Nectandra Leucantha
The greenheart, or bibiru tree of British
Guiana, furnishing bibiru bark, which is used medicinally as a
tonic and febrifuge, its properties being due to the presence of
an uncrystallizable alkaloid, also found in the seeds. The seeds
are also remarkable for containing upwards of 50 per cent of
starch, which is made into a kind of bread by the natives. The
timber of this tree is extensively employed in shipbuilding, its
great strength and durability rendering it peculiarly well suited
for this purpose.
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