Rhizophora.] liv. rhizophorace^. 693 



Petals 4, entire ; stamens 8; ovary 2 -celled . . .1. Rhizophora 



Petals 5 to 6, emarginate; stamens 10 to 12; ovary 



3-celled . . . . . . . .2. Ceriops 



Petals 5 to 6 lacerate; stamens many; ovary i -celled . 3. Kandelia 

 Petals and sepals 8 to 14; petals bifid; stamens 16 



to 28; ovary 2- to 4-celled . . . . •4- Bruguiera 



1. RHIZOPHORA, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, opposite. Stipules large, 

 in pairs, caducous. Flowers medium, on short axillary cymes. 

 Calyx 4-lobed with connate bracteoles at base. Petals 4, entire. 

 on a fleshy disc. Anthers 8, sub-sessile. Ovary 2-celled, half 

 inferior, projecting as a cone; cells 2-ovuled. Stigma bifid. Fruit 

 brown, pear-shaped, with the calyx-teeth persistent. Radicle 

 long, pendent. Species 5, tropical mud shores. 

 Leaves broad, elliptic; cymes 3-flowered; petals 



fleshy, woolly (i) R. mucronata 



Leaves narrow, lanceolate ; cymes 2-flowered ; petals 



thin, glabrous (2) R. COnjugata 



(i) R. mucronata Lmn. Did. vi. 189 ; ///. 396, /. 2 ; Wight, 

 III. i. 209; King, I.e. 312. 



Very large shrub or tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves elhptic, 

 tapering to each end, mucronate ; nerves invisible, 5 to 8 in. long, 

 2'5 to 4-25 in. wide; petioles i-2 to 175 in. long. Cymes '2 in. 

 long, 3-flowered. Flowers -5 to -6 in. long yellow. Calyx-lobes 

 triangular, sub-acute. Petals shorter, linear-lanceolate, woolly 

 inside. Stamens 8. Fruit obovoid, 1-5 in. long; radicle i to 2 ft. 

 long, cylindric. Hab. Mangrove swamps everywhere. Disirih. 

 Old World tropics to Australia. Native names : Belukap ; Bakau 

 Korap. 



R. stylosa Griff. Noiulcs. iv. 666; Ic. PI. As. t. 640, seems to be a smaller 

 form with smaller leaves and flowers, more villous petals and longer style. 

 It was obtained in Malacca, and I have seen specimens much like it from 

 the Malay Islands to New Guinea. It should be looked for again. 



(2) R. conjugata Linn. Sp. PI. 443 ; King, I.e. 313. 



Large shrub or tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 tapering to both ends, mucronate; nerves visible, 5 to 6 in. long, 

 1*25 to 2"5 in. wide; petioles "8 to 1*25 in. long. Cymes 2-flowered, 

 •5 in. long. Sepals ovate acute. Petals shorter, glabrous. Stamens 

 II to 12. Fruit obclavate, i in. long; radicle slender, 12 in. long. 

 Hah. All mangrove swamps. Old World tropics, less widely 

 distributed than the last. Native names : Bakau (name applied 

 to all mangroves) ; Akit ; Bakau Minyak. Use : In tanning and 

 dyeing. 



2. CERIOPS, Arn. 



Small trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, obovate. Cymes con- 

 densed. Flowers few, small. Calyx 5- to 6-lobed, with connate 

 bracts at base. Petals 5 to 6, insert at the base of a 10- to 12-lobed 



