Bruguiera.] liv. rhizophorace^. 695 



Petals 2-lobed; lobes with i bristle in the cleft; 



inner face woolly (2) B. eriopetala 



Flowers cymose, small, green. 



Calyx lobes as long as tube ; petals bifid . (3) B, caryophylloides 



Calyx lobes quarter length of tube ; petals 



emarginate . . . , . . (4) B. parviflora 



(i) B. gymnorhiza Lam. Encycl. iv. 696; ///. t. 397; King, 

 I.e. 314. 



Large tree with stout branches. Leaves thick, elHptic acute, 

 base cuneate; nerves invisible, 3*5 to 6 in. long, 1*75 to 2'5 in. 

 wide; petioles 1*5 in. long. Flowers solitary, axillary, 1-25 to 

 1-5 in. long; peduncles '35 in. long. Calyx coriaceous campanulate 

 cut into 12 narrow acute teeth, bright red. Petals shorter, as 

 many, bilobed at tip and with 2 to 4 bristles on each lobe, base 

 pubescent not woolly. Stamens 2 opposite each petal, shorter. 

 Fruit small; radicle i to 2 ft. long. Hah. Common in mangrove 

 swamps, Singapore to Penang. Distrih. Africa, tropical Asia to 

 Papua. 



(2) B. eriopetala Wight, III. i. 210; King, I.e. 314. 



Tree 30 ft. or more tall. Branches more slender than preceding. 

 Leaves thinner, narrower, lanceolate acute, base cuneate, 3 to 4 in. 

 long, 1*25 to i"65 in. wide; petioles "6 to 75 in. long. Flowers 

 solitary, axillary; peduncles '2$ in. long. Calyx 1-25 in. long, 

 tube wide campanulate, -5 in. long, red, lobes 10. Petals shorter 

 deeply bifid with a bristle between, densely white-woolly. Hab. 

 Mangroves, the commonest species. Singapore, Kranji, etc. 

 Malacca (Griffith). Pahang. Selangor. Perak, Penang (Curtis). 

 Lankawi, Pulau Segai (Haniff). Distrib. South India, Malay isles, 

 China. Native name : Mata Buaya. 



(3) B. caryophylloides Bl. Enum. PI. Jav. i. 93 ; Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, ii. 438 ; King, I.e. 315. 



Bushy tree smaller than the two former. Branches slender. 

 Leaves bright green, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate acute, base 

 narrowed ; nerves faintly visible above when dry, 3 to 4 in. long, 

 •8 to 2 in. wide; petioles i in. long. Cymes about i in. long, 

 2- to 3-flowered. Flowers green, '4 to '5 in. long. Calyx-tube 

 urceolate ; lobes linear blunt, 8, eventually reflexed. Petals 

 shorter, tip bifid sparsely white-hairy; lobes obtuse with 3 to 5 

 hairs at tip. Stamens 16. Fruit *5 in. long, obconic with reflexed 

 sepals half as long; radicle 2*5 to 8 in. long. Hab. Mangrove 

 swamps, common. Singapore, Pulau Ubin (Hullett) to Perak, 

 Sapetang (Wray) and the Adang islands. Native names : Buah 

 Brus ; Bakau Putih. Distrib. India, Ceylon, Malay isles. 



(4) B. parviflora W. and A. Prodr. 311; King, I.e. 315. 

 Shrub or small tree. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or elliptic acute, 



base cuneate; nerves visible on both sides when dry, 3 to 3*5 in. 

 long, "8 to 1*25 in. wide; petioles 75 to i in. long. Cymes 2- to 

 5-flowered, erect, i in. long. Flowers "4 to '5 in. long. Calyx-tube 



