Guazuma Tomentosa
This plant is nearly allied to the chocolate-nut tree, and yields fruits that abound in mucilage, as also does the bark of the young shoots. The mucilage is given out in water, and has been used as a...
This plant is nearly allied to the
chocolate-nut tree, and yields fruits that abound in mucilage, as
also does the bark of the young shoots. The mucilage is given out
in water, and has been used as a substitute for gelatin or albumen
in clarifying cane juice in the manufacture of sugar. The timber
is light, and is employed for the staves of sugar hogsheads; it is
known in Jamaica as bastard cedar. A strong fiber is obtained from
the young shoots.
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