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RHIZOPHORE^. IL Rhizophora. III. Carallia. IV. Cassipourea. 



Timor Mangrove. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



green, glabrous, Indian trees, with opposite, serrated, stiffish 



* Flowers of 8 petals.— Kanllia, (from KaniUKandeh the leaves,which are shining on the upper s^^^ 



Malabar name of R. cylindricaj. 



trifid, many-flowered. The genus Baraldeia of Pet. Th. see 

 vol. 1. p. 808. now inserted in Rutacece^ is allied to this genus, 



7 R. cyli'ndrica (Lin. spec. 634 ) leaves oval acuminated according to R. Br. congo. p. 18. 



at both ends ; peduncles axillary, 1-2-flowered; lobes of calyx 



1 C. lance.ef6lia (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 87.) leaves 



oblong- 



at length reflexed. Tj . S. Native of Malabar in muddy lanceolate, acute, serrated, 3-times longer than broad, fj . S. 

 places by the sea-side. Kanil-Kandel, Kheed. mal. 6. t. 33. Native of Sumatra 

 Flowers white. Anthers red. Fruit cylindrical, from reddish 

 to blue, 2-3 inches long, ex Rheed. 



Lanceolate-leaved Cerallia. Tree 20 feet. 



2 C. luci^da (Roxb, 

 cor. 3. t. 211.) leaves 



Cylindrical-fniitci Mangrove. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



8 R. cARYOPHYLLOi^DES (Jack, mal. misc. 1. no. 2. p. 34.) ^7//i ^\.Z\Jrl^^^A 



, , , ^111 11 -n ^ oval, acuminated, 



leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute at both ends ; peduncles axillary, r^tek twice the 



S-flowered, rarely dichotomously S-flowered ; lobes of calyx ^f ^j/^ ^^^^^^j^^ ^^"^^g" 



at length spreading. ^. b. Native of the Moluccas, Singa- Native of the East In- 



FIG. 92. 



ser- 

 length 



pore, Pulo-penang. Radicle rather cylindrical, acutish. 

 amb. 3. t. 78. 



Rumph. 



Clove-like Mangrove. 



Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



« • » 



^f 



raletuviera^ Pet. Th. — Bru- 

 96. hut not of Pet. Th. 



9 R. sexa'ngula (Lour. coch. 297.) leaves ovate -lanceolate ; 

 pedicels 1 -flowered, sub-terminal; fruit prismatic, hexagonal, 

 obtuse, b • ^' Native of Cochin-china, on the banks of rivers. 



cars. 



ther 



Bruguiera sex^ngula, Steud. Bruguiera sexangul^ris, Spreng. ^^e length of the breadth. T2 



dies, on the lower Cir- 



Petals yellow, ra- 

 undulated. Fruit 

 the size of a large pea. 



Lucid Carallia. Clt. 

 1820. Tree 20 feet. 



3 C. intege'rrima(D. 

 C. prod. 3. p. S5,) leaves oval, acuminated, quite entire, twice 

 " . S. Native of the East Indies. 



Flowers red, of 10 petals. Petals ciliated. 



//^exa^^o/mZ-fruited Mangr 



Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



Perhaps only a variety of C. lucida. 



Quite-eniire-lct^ixed Caralh'a. Tree 20 feet. 



10 R. GYMNORiii ZA (Lin. spec. 634.) leaves ovate-oblong, Cult. See Cassipourea for culture and propagation, p. 67o. 



acuminated at both ends, shining; pedicels 1-flowered, deflexed, 



" " " ' - - - ^ g^ 



Rheed. 



about the length of the petioles ; fruit terete, acute. 

 Native of the Moluccas, East Indies, and Cochin-china, 

 mal. 6. t. 31. 32. — Rumph. amb. 3. t. 63. 70, 71. Bruguiera, 



^3. 



phorece and Lythrariece. 



/' 



gymnorhiza, Lam. ill. t. 397. Flowers reddish-yellow, of 10- 

 petals. Roots naked above the earth. The bark is very 



IV. CASSIPOU'RE A (Guiana name of C. GitianSnsis). Aubl. 



guian. 1. p- .^^^- t 911 . n77.^^ Tita. Sron. intr. n. 219. 



529. t. 211. (1775.)— Tita, Scop. intr. p 



astringent, and is used in India for dyeing rufous or chesnut (1777.) — Legnotis, Swartz, prod. p. 84. (1788.) fl. ind. occ. p. 

 colour, which is easily changed into a fine permanent black. 968. t. 17.— RichseMa, Pet. Th. gen. nov. mad. no. 84. (1810.) 



Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



Nak , 



•j- Species not sitjjiciently knonn^ 



but not of Lam. nor Browne. 



SYST. Icosdndriay Monogynia. Calyx campanulate, 5- 

 lobed ; lobes valvate in aestivation. Petals 3, inserted in the 



Lin. 



11 R. conjuga'ta (Lin. spec. 634.) leaves ovate-oblong, bottom of the calyx, attenuated at the base, fringed on the mar- 



bluntish ; flowers sessile ; fruit cylindrically subulate. Tj , S. 



Stamens 20-40, inserted in the bottom of the 



Native of Ceylon. 



Tree. 



Conjugate Mangrove 



12 R. Pa'lun (D. C. prod. 3. p. 33.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 acuminated at both ends, alternate ; calyx 5-lobed ; fruit cy- 

 lindrical, striated. \ . S. Native of the Moluccas, in marshes. 



Rumph. amb. 3. t. 69. 

 Palun Mangrove. 



13 R. DECA ndra (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 36.). Native of the 

 East Indies, where it is called Guran. Not described. 



gins at the apex. 



calyx and shorter than it, disposed in a single series. 



the 



Ovary 



hemisphericaL 

 Stigma obtuse. 



than 



stamens 



Style permanent, longer 

 Fruit 3-celled, 8-valved, girded by the calyx ; 



Seed hang- 



cells 2-ovuTate, but only 1 -seeded from abortion. 



Tree. 



fleshy. 



radicle. 



Decandrous Mangrove. 



Tree. 



14 R. cERATorHYLLoiDEs (Rseuch. nom.). Not described. 



Shrub. 



Ing from the top of the cell, half arillate at the base. Albumen 



Embryo inverted, with flat cotyledons and an oblong 

 -Trees or shrubs, with opposite, oval, acute, feather* 

 nerved, short-stalked, entire, or toothed leaves. Stipulas lan- 

 ceolate, between the leaves. Flowers axillary, crowded ; pedicels 

 1-flowered, bracteate at the base. — This genus agrees with 7?A<- 

 zophorece in the stipulas, and especially with the genus Carallia. 

 It agrees with Lythrariece in the free calyx ; but from both 



Buckhom-leaved-like Mangrove. 



Cult. The species of mangrove are difficult, if not impos- orders it differs in the albuminous seeds. Perhaps a proper 

 sible, to cultivate in this country. They n^ay be tried in a mix- order. 



ture of loam and sand, and kept moist with salted water. 



III. CARA'LLIA (CardlUe is the name of C. liecida, in the 



language of the Telingas). 

 t.211. ~ ~ 



Roxb. hort. beng. p. 87. and cor. 3. 

 D. C. prod. 3. p. 33. 



LiK. SVST. 



1 C. macrophyllaXD.C. prod. 3. p. 34.) leaves ovate, ob- 

 tuse at the base, on short petioles^ acuminated at the apex, and 

 with the margins bluntly repand ; flowers sessile ; petals pmna- 



Native of Brazil, in the province of 



tifidly jagged. 

 Para. 



^. S. 



Dodecandria, Monogynia. 

 3.); limb 6-7-lobed (f. 92: c.) 



Legnotis macrophylla, Mart. herb. 



Leaves 6 inches 



Tube of calyx sub- long and 3 broad. Flowers larger than those of the following 



Petals 6-7 (f. 92. c.) 



species, white. 



Zon^-/tfai7e(/ Cassipourea. Tree or shrub. 



in length with the petals. Ovary globose (f. 92. a.), adnate to the 2 C. Guiane'nsis (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 520, t. 211.) leaves 



calyx. Style length of stamens, crowned by a sub-urceolate, 3- 



gm 



bX 



/.) 



alyx (f 



Ever- 



ovate or oval, on short petioles, quite entire, acuminated 



flowers almost sessile : petals pinnatifidly fringed 



apex , 



Native of French Guiana 



at the 



f 



in marshes, and of Brazil, in the 



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