408 MANGIFERA 



Mangifera L. Anacardiaceae (i). 30 Inclomal. M. indica L. is the 

 mango, everywhere cult, in the trop. for its fr. , a large drupe derived 

 from the i cpl. of the fl. Numerous vars. occur. 



Manglietia Bhime (Magnolia p.p. EP.}. Magnoliaceae. 3 Indomal. 

 Manglilla Juss. = Myrsine L. (BH.) = Rapanea Aubl. 

 Mango, Mangifera indica L. 

 Mangonia Schott. Araceae (vn). i Brazil. 

 Mangosteen, Garcinia Mangostana L. 



Mangroves, the association of pi. of the muddy swamps at the mouths 

 of rivers and elsewhere in the trop., over which the tide flows daily, 

 leaving the mud hare at low water; chiefly %. Chief gen. Rhizo- 

 phora ; others are Acanthus, Aegiceras, Avicennia, Bruguiera, Carapa, 

 Ceriops, Conocarpus, Laguncularia, Kandelia, Lumnitzera, Scyphi- 

 phora, Sonneratia, &c. Usu. much branched, with aerial roots, both 

 flying buttress and pillar roots ; aerating roots rise from the mud in 

 Avicennia, Bniguiera, Sonneratia, &c. Many show viviparous 

 germination. 



Manicaria Gaertn. Palmaceae (iv. i). i trop. S. Am. 

 Manicoba rubber Gaertn., Manihot Glaziovii Muell.-Arg. 

 Manihot Tourn. ex Adans. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 4). 150 S. Am. to 

 Mexico. Shrubs and herbs with monoec. fls. J7. Glaziovii Miill.- 

 Arg. and other sp. show hud-protection well. The petiole of the 

 young leaf curls upwards and inwards, so that the leaf is brought 

 above the bud. M. utilissima Pohl is the bitter, M. Aipi Pohl (M. 

 palmata Miill.-Arg. ) the sweet cassava or mandioc ; both are exten- 

 sively cult, in the trop. for their large tuberous roots, which contain 

 much starch, &c., and form a valuable food-stuff. The bitter cassava 

 is the one usually cult.: its poisonous juice is squeezed out, and 

 finally dissipated in the drying. The ground roots form mandioc or 

 cassava meal, sometimes called Brazilian arrowroot. By a special 

 mode of preparation, tapioca is prepared from the root. The poisonous 

 juice, evaporated to a syrup and thus rendered harmless, forms an 

 antiseptic, known as cassareep, used in preserving meat, &c. M. 

 Glaziovii is the Ceara rubber ; rubber- is obtained by tapping the 

 stem of the tree in the usual way. Several other sp. also yield rubber. 

 Manila copal, A gat his Dammara Rich. ; - elemi, Canarium commune 



L. ; - hemp, Mnsa textilis Nee. 



Maniltoa SchefiF. Leguminosae (n. 2). i Colombia. 

 Manioca, Manihot Aipi Pohl. 

 Manisuris L. = Rottboellia L. f. (Gram.). 

 Manisuris S\v. Gramineae (2). i trop. 

 Manjack (W.I.), Cordia macrophylla L. 

 Manna D. Don = Alhagi Tourn. (Legum.). 

 Manna, Alhagi, Tamarix; - grass (Am.), Glycerin. 

 Mannia Hook. f. Simarubaceae. i trop. W. Afr. 

 Manniella Reichb. f. Orchidaceae (n. 2). i trop. Afr. 

 Manniophyton Muell.-Arg. Euphorbiaceae (A. n. 2). i trop. VV. Afr. 

 Manochlaenia B6rner=:Carex Dill. p.p. <Cyper.). 

 Manoelia Bo\vdich. Inc. sed. i Madeira. 

 Manotes Soland. ex Planch. Connaraceae. 7 trop. Afr. 

 Manothrix Miers. Apocynaceae (r. i). 2 Brazil. 



