Datisaceæ, a very small order allied to Begoniaceæ, including only four species, of remote distribution. Datisca cannabina, a plant much resembling hemp, is cultivated in Crete and Asia Minor for its hemp-like fibre, also as a source of yellow dyestuff. It has tonic properties.
Datisaceæ
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 692
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