274 RHIZOPHOREjE. 



LXXI. EHIZOPHOKEiE. 



Stamens inserted into the valvate calyx. Petals often lacerate. Ovary syncarpous : 

 ovules definite, hanging : style simple. Seeds exalbuminous, with the radicle perforating 

 the fruit, or albuminous. — Woody plants ; leaves opposite, with interpetiolar stipules. 



The astringent bark of Rhizophora is employed for tanning. 



1. RHIZOPHORA, L. 



Calyx 4-partite. Petals 4. Stamens 8-12. Ovary semi-inferior, 2-celled : cells 2-ovu- 

 late. Fruit surrounded above the base by the persistent calyx-limb, 1-seeded by abortion : 

 seeds exalbuminous, germinating on the tree.— Glabrous trees ; branches supported by simple 

 vertical roots; leaves leathery, quite entire ; peduncles axillary: involucel minute, bi- 

 lobed. 



1. R. Mangle, L. Leaves obovate, oval, or obovate-lanceolate, blunt ; peduncles divided, 

 usually few-flowered ; petals lacerate-woolly on the margin, exceeded by the calyx-limb ; 

 stamens 8. — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 132. Besc. PI. 1. t. 10. — R. racemosa, Mey. ! — Hab. 

 Jamaica 1, Pd. ; Antigua 1, Wullschl., S. Vincent 1, Guild., constituting the swampy man- 

 grove-woods along the coast ; [Mexico 1 to Brazil ! ; Pacific islands ; western coast of trop. 

 Africa I]. 



2. CASSIPOUREA, Aubl. 



Calyx campanulate, 5-4-fid. Petals 5-4, lacerate, clawed. Stamens e»-10, inserted 

 into the perigynons, annular disc. Ovary free, 3(-5)-celled : cell 2-ovulate: stigma 3-glo- 

 bose. Capsule 3-valved, 3-seeded by abortion: seeds albuminous. — Glabrous trees or 

 shrubs ; leaves quite entire, or obsoletely serrate ; flowers axillary, fascicled, glomerate or 

 solitary. 



2. C. elliptica, Poir. Leaves elliptical, acute or bluntish at both ends ; calyx 5-4-fid, 

 glabrous, as long as or shorter than the pedicel ; petal-limb fimbriate, villous. — Hook. 

 Ic. t. 280 : I find, however, only 2 ovules in each ovary-cell. — Legnotis, Sw. — A low tree 

 or shrub, 30'-10' high; leaves 4"-2", calyx 3'"— 2'" long; anthers oblong, incumbent, at 

 length exceeded by the strigose style. 



a. Leaves quite entire, acute, gradually tapering into the short petiole ; calyx usually 5 -fid ; 

 petals pale-red ; stameus 15-30, exserted. — A 4- or 5-fid calyx occurs in the same branch. 



j8. alba, Gr. (PI. Carib.). Leaves quite entire, bluntish at both ends, shortly tapering into 

 the petiole; calyx 4-fid ; petals white; stamens 16-12 (-10), equalling the calyx. 



y. pauciserrata. Leaves with a few distant serratures, pointed, subacute at the base ; 

 pedicels subsolitary ; calyx 4-fid. 



Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., in mountain woods (o) ; Dominica !, Imr. (0, y) ; S. Vincent !, 

 Guild. ; Trinidad !, Or., at Tocuche ; [Guadaloupe !, Panama !] . 



3. C. guianensis, Aubl. Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, quite entire, shortly 

 acuminate, rounded at the base; flowers glomerate; calyx 5-fid, glabrescent, subsessile ; 

 petal-limb fimbriate, villous; stamens exserted, 15-20. — Aubl. t. 211. — Leaves 5"-3", 

 calyx 3'" long ; style strigose, long- exserted. — Hab. Trinidad !, Cr., in swamps on the 

 eastern coast ; [Guiana, Para 1]. 



LXXII. COMBKETACE.E. 



Stamens definite, inserted into the valvate calyx. Ovary inferior, simple, with a few 

 ovules hanging from the top of its cavity : style simple. Seed solitary, exalbuminous. — 

 Woody plants ; leaves exstipulate. 



The arboreous species afford excellent timber. The bark is rich in tannic acid. The 

 oily seeds of Terminalia Catappa are eatable. 



