Wax-tree

Wax-tree (Vismia), a genus of plants of the natural order Hypericaceæ, having a five-parted calyx, and five petals, generally covered with soft hairs on the inside. All the species yield a yellow resinous juice when wounded, which, dried, has similar properties and appearance to gamboge, and in commerce is named American gamboge. The species are natives of tropical America.