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all the specimens were shrubby. It may possibly be a male 
between the two before described species. 
Fruits very small amygdaloid compressed apiculate by the 
style, glaucous rugulose, at the base of the corolla and 
calyx, l-valved coriaceous. 
Outline of embryo or seed, cordate-ovate, inner cotyle- 
don projecting a little beyond outer. Radicle barbate 
below, subtruncate. 
vicennia intermedia foliis obovatis. Frutex ramulis 
4-gonis ovato-lanceolat. vel lanceolatis, acutiusculis subtus 
albidis reticulatis ; floribus capitellatis (mediocribus) sepalis 
ciliatis, Cor, infundibulif. rotata, laciniis subzequalibus, postice 
&epius integra, zestivatione imbricata. Stam. subexsertis. Stylo 
coneco breve bipartito incluso. Fructus pario vix compresso; 
albo pubescento, radicula infra apicem villosa barbata. 
4. Avicennia obovata, foliis obovatis, glabris subtus reticu- 
latis, corolla lacinia postica latiore emarginata, antheris 
exsertis, stigmata exserto bifido, fructibus amygdalinis, 
dense ferrugineo-tomentosis, embryonis radicula dense 
osa, 
A. tomentosa. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3 88.? 
Arbor. mediocris, Folia obtusissima. Flores ratione generis 
Majuse uli, 
Descr. Arbor. mediocris, ramulis articulatis. Folia oppo- 
sita, obovata obtusissima coriacia integra utrinque glabra, 
subtus us pallida 
Spicæ fallaces: (et implices, terminales) ramosa. - 
Flor, majusculi, oppositi inferiores distantes superiores 
COnjesti : tribracteati. 
Calyx profunde 5-partita lacin. oblonga apice sphacelat cili- 
inia postica omnino exterior. 
Cor, subrotata subregularis, 4-partita lacinia postica ma- 
^ iin: P gnum carnosa. 
4, sinubus inserta, filam. subulat. one line long, 
Anth, biloraler lar. subcordate introrse basi aflixe. 
