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RHIZOPHOREAL. 



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The Guava {Psidium Guavd) is much cuUivated through- 

 out the tropics for the sake of its dehcious fruit. 



The Pomegranate {Punka gi-anatum\ cultivated in India, 

 is an exceptional member of this Family. The structure 

 of its fruit is puzzling, owing to the development of two 

 distinct whorls of carpels, which become completely con- 

 solidated. It is believed to have been originally a native 

 of Western Asia, and not of Carthage, as its name would 

 denote {Malum graiiaiuvi). 



Close allies of the Myrtles are the so-called Monkey- 

 pots {Lecythidece) of tropical America. 



They are remarkable for the transverse dehiscence of 

 their large, woody capsules. Erazil-nuts are the seeds of 

 a species of this Tribe {Bertholletia excelsa), as are, also, 

 Sapucaja-nuts (Lecyihis, sp.). 



None of the Myrtle Family are blue-flowered. 



41. Natural Order, Rhizophorece. — The Mangrove Family. 



Trees or shrubs with opposite entire coriaceous leaves. 

 Calyx-teeth valvate. Petals often fringed. Ovary more or 

 less adherent. 



Type — Rhizophora iniicronata (or any other species of 

 Mangrove). 



