J — 329 — 



Hab. Sumatra, Res. Palembaiig. Grashoff No. 343. 



X. SONNERATIAOVATA Backcr, iiov. spec. 



Sonneratia foliis late ovatis vcl latc ovalibus basi rotuiidatis vel sub- 

 coidatis apice late rotuiidatis 5-10 cM longis 4V4 — 9 cM latis, tloribus 

 solitariis vel ternis, calycibus verruculosis sub anthesi 2—3 cM longis. petalis 

 oinnino deficieiitibus, ovario 13 — 15-Ioculari, calycis fructiferi tubo piano 

 vel subpatelliformi, segmentibus adscendentibiis ad baccam 3— 4'/vcA'\ latam 

 appressis vel subappressis. 



Descr. fus. — Flores soHtarii vel terni sessiles vel pedicellis 10— 20 

 mM longis suffulti. Alabastrorum late ovaHum longitude latidudinem niulto 

 minus quam duplo superans, calyx verruculosus sub anthesi 20—30 niM 

 longus tubus distincte costulatus costulis secunduni calycis basim 

 stipitiformam decurrentibus segmenta plerumque 6 acuta, sub anthesi 

 calycis tubum aequantia vel paullulo superantia extus viridia intus rubro 

 suffusa. Petala oninino deficientia, stamina numerosissima filamentis albis. 

 Ovarium 13— 15-loculare stylo longo stigmate capitellato. Calycis tubus sub 

 fructu maturo planus vel subpatelliformis segmenta arcuato-adscendentia 

 fructui appressa vel subappressa. Bacca 30—45 mM lata, + 25 mM alta. 

 Arbor parva, 2—5 M alta, radicibus aerophoris verticaliter e solo enier- 

 gentibus circumdata. Folia petiolis 2—15 mM longis suffulta late 

 ovata vel late ovalia basi rotundata vel subcordata apice late roiundata, 

 integerrima coriacea tenuiter patule-nervosa, 50—100 mM longa 45-90 mM 

 lata. 



Tidal forests, especially on the land side . Riouw, Java, Kariraon Dja- 

 wa Islands, Celebes, Moluccas. 



In the Buitenzorg Herbarium the species is represented by spécimens 

 f rom : 



Riouw. Teysmann, sine numéro. 



Java: Tandjong Priok, Vorderman, sine numéro, — Hallier, 

 12 XI 1894, sine numéro, — A n o n y m u s 1906, sine numéro, — Backer, 

 1905, sine numéro. Batavia, Pasir Poetih, Backer, 1904, sine numéro, 

 Backer, No. 21422. 



Karimon Djawa Islands, Koorders, No. 53, - No. 129. 



Celebes, near Maros, Teysmann, No. 12815, Herb. Bog. 



Soela-Islands, Teysaiann, sine numéro. 



This is the 3rd species oî the genus known to occur in the Dutch 

 F.ast-Indies. The 3 species may be distinguished as foUows : 



