342 president's address — section d. 



Rhizophora. The first volume of these " Proceeding's " contains an 

 intei'esting article by Dr. J. Bancroft on the respiration of the roots of 

 mangroves. 



Though the order Rhizophore^e is typical of the mangrove for- 

 mation, yet many other families contribute. Mr. F. M. Bailey ha& 

 kindly furnished me with the following list of the florula : — 

 Salomonia oblongifolia, Polygaleije. 

 Calophyllum inophyllum, Guttiferie. 

 Hibiscus tiliaceus, Malvacete. 

 Suriana maritima, Simarubeiie. 

 Carapa moluccensis, Meliacese. 

 Sophora tomentosa, Leguniinoseae. 

 Cynometra rami:^ora ,, 



Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophore£e. 

 Ceriops candolleana ,, 



Bruguiera rheedii ,, 



gymnorrhiza „ 



,, caryophylloides ,, 



,, parvitlora „ 



Carallia integerrima „ 



Lumnitzera coccinea, Combretacese. 

 Sonneratia alba, LythrariecC. 

 Samolus repens, Primulacese. 

 ^Egiceras ma jus, Myrsinese. 

 Ochrosia elliptica, Apocynace;Te. 

 Tournefortia ai'gentea, Boragineye. 

 Acanthus ilicifolius, Acanthaceoe. 

 ^Egialitis annulata, Plumbaginese. 

 Lippia nodifora, Verbenacese. 

 Avicennia officinalis ,, 



(^See also some Chenopodiaceous plants). 

 Euphorbia atoto, Euphorbiaceae. 

 Actephila latifolia ,, 



Excsecaria agallocha ,, 



Malaisia tortuosa, Urticacefe. 

 Nipa fruticans, var. neameana, Palmeae. 

 Pandanus pedunculatus, Pandanacece. 



odoratissimus „ 



Triglochin striata, Naidacese. 

 On the zoological side the lord of the swamp is the crocodile. 

 By the creek bank it stacks its nest and lays it eggs. Banfield gives 

 a list of the birds that haunt the mangrove swamp. 



Among fish, the curious Periopthalmus is everywhere conspicuous. 

 TTie smaller, P. Koelreuteri, is generally distributed, but the larger, 

 P. australis, is confined to the north. By its partiality to the swamps 

 Mugil dohula has earned the name of " Mangrove Mullet." 



In the muddy pools lies Balanoglossus. When stirred up, it 

 appears for an instant as a primrose-yellow worm, and then immedi- 

 ately buries itself again. 



Among Crustacea the calling crabs are the first to catch the eye. 

 Mr. A. R. McCulloch tells me that there are many species of Ilea 

 in Queensland. At Port Curtis he finds the common species to be 



