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RHIZOPHORE^E. II. RHIZOPHORA. III. CARALLIA. IV. CASSIPOUREA. 



Timor Mangrove. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



* Flowers of 8 petals. Kanllia, (from Kanil-Kandel, the 

 Malabar name of R. cylindrica). 



7 R. CYLI'NDRICA (Lin. spec. 634.) leaves oval, acuminated 

 at both ends ; peduncles axillary, 1 -^-flowered ; lobes of calyx 

 at length reflexed. tj . S. Native of Malabar, in muddy 

 places by the sea-side. Kanil-Kandel, Rheed. mal. 6. t. 33. 

 Flowers white. Anthers red. Fruit cylindrical, from reddish 

 to blue, 2-3 inches long, ex Rheed. 



Cylindrical-fruited Mangrove. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



8 R. CARYOPHYLLOI'DES (Jack, mal. misc. 1. no. 2. p. 34.) 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute at both ends ; peduncles axillary, 

 3-flowered, rarely dichotomously 5-flowered ; lobes of calyx 

 at length spreading. Tj . S. Native of the Moluccas, Singa- 

 pore, Pulo-penang. Radicle rather cylindrical, acutish. Rumph. 

 amb. 3. t. 78. 



Clove-like Mangrove. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



* * * Flowers o/10-l 3 petals. Paletitviera, Pet. Th. Bru- 

 guiera, Lam. ill. t. 397. diet. 4. p. 696. but not of Pet. Th. 



9 R. SEXA'NGULA (Lour. coch. 297.) leaves o vate -lanceolate ; 

 pedicels 1-flowered, sub-terminal; fruit prismatic, hexagonal, 

 obtuse. Fj . G. Native of Cochin-china, on the banks of rivers. 

 Bruguiera sexangula, Steud. Bruguiera sexangularis, Spreng. 

 Flowers red, of 1 petals. Petals ciliated. 



Hexagonal- fruited Mangrove. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



10 R. GYMNORHIZA (Lin. spec. 634.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acuminated at both ends, shining; pedicels 1-flowered, deflexed, 

 about the length of the petioles ; fruit terete, acute. Tj . S. 

 Native of the Moluccas, East Indies, and Cochin-china. Rheed. 

 mal. 6. t. 31. 32. Rumph. amb. 3. t. 63. 70, 71. Bruguiera, 

 gymnorWza, Lam. ill. t. 397. Flowers reddish-yellow, of 10- 

 13 petals. Roots naked above the earth. The bark is very 

 astringent, and is used in India for dyeing rufous or chesnut 

 colour, which is easily changed into a fine permanent black. 



Naked-rooted Mangrove. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



\ Species not sufficiently known. 



11 R. CONJUGA'TA (Lin. spec. 634.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 bluntish ; flowers sessile ; fruit cylindrically subulate. Tj . S. 

 Native of Ceylon. 



Conjugate Mangrove. Tree. 



12 R. PA'LUN (D. C. prod. 3. p. 33.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 acuminated at both ends, alternate ; calyx 5-lobed ; fruit cy- 

 lindrical, striated. Tj . S. Native of the Moluccas, in marshes. 

 Rumph. amb. 3. t. 69. 



Palun Mangrove. Tree. 



13 R. DECA'NDRA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 36.). Native of the 

 East Indies, where it is called Guran. Not described. 



Decandrous Mangrove. Tree. 



14 R. CERATOPHYLLOIDES (Raeuch. nom.). Not described. 

 Buckhorn-lcaved-\\ke Mangrove. Shrub. 



Cult. The species of mangrove are difficult, if not impos- 

 sible, to cultivate in this country. They may be tried in a mix- 

 ture of loam and sand, and kept moist with salted water. 



III. CARA'LLIA (Carallie is the name of C. lucida, in the 

 language of the Telingas). Roxb. hort. beng. p. 87. and cor. 3. 

 t. 211. D. C. prod. 3. p. 33. 



LIN. SYST. Dodecandria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx sub- 

 globose (f. 92.o.); limb 6-7-lobed (f. 92. e.}\ lobes triangular. 

 Petals 6-7 (f. 92. c.), orbicular. Stamens 12-14 (f. 92. rf.), equal 

 in length with the petals. Ovary globose (f. 92. a.), adnate to the 

 calyx. Style length of stamens, crowned by a sub-urceolate, 3- 

 lobed stigma (f. 52. &.). Berry globose (f. 92. /.), 1-celled, 

 crowned by the calyx (f. 92. e.). Seed 1, reniform, rarely 2. Ever- 



green, glabrous, Indian trees, with opposite, serrated, stiffish 

 leaves.whichare shining on the upper surface. Peduncles axillary, 

 trifid, many-flowered. The genus Baraldeia of Pet. Th. see 

 vol. 1. p. 808. now inserted in Rutaceoe, is allied to this genus, 

 according to R. Br. congo. p. 18. 



1 C. LANCEjEFOLiA (lloxb. hort. beng. p. 87.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, serrated, 3-times longer than broad. (7 . S. 

 Native of Sumatra. 



Lanceolate-leaved Cerallia. Tree 20 feet. 



2 C. LUCI'DA (Roxb. FIG. 

 cor. 3. t. 211.) leaves 



oval, acuminated, ser- 

 rated, twice the length 

 of the breadth. Jj . S. 

 Native of the East In- 

 dies, on the lower Cir- 

 cars. Petals yellow, ra- 

 ther undulated. Fruit 

 the size of a large pea. 



Lucid Carallia. Clt. 

 1820. Tree 20 feet. 



3 C. INTEGE'RRIMA(D. 



C. prod. 3. p. 33.) leaves oval, acuminated, quite entire, twice 

 the length of the breadth. Tj . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Perhaps only a variety of C. lucida. 



Quite-entire-lenvetl Carallia. Tree 20 feet. 



Cull. See Cassipourea for culture and propagation, p. 675. 



S3. A genus with a free calyx, intermediate between Rhizo- 

 phorcce and Lythrarlece. 



IV. CASSIPOU'REA (Guiana name of C. Guianensis). Aubl. 

 guian. 1. p. 529. t. 211. (1775.) Tita, Scop. intr. p. 219. 

 (1777.) Legnotis, Swartz, prod. p. 84. (1788.) fl. ind. occ. p. 

 968. t. 17. Richae'ia, Pet. Th. gen. nov. mad. no. 84. (1810.) 

 but not of Lam. nor Brpwne. 



LIN. SYST. Icosandria, Monogynia. Calyx campanulate, 5- 

 lobed ; lobes valvate in aestivation. Petals 3, inserted in the 

 bottom of the calyx, attenuated at the base, fringed on the mar- 

 gins at the apex. Stamens 20-40, inserted in the bottom of the 

 calyx and shorter than it, disposed in a single series. Ovary 

 hemispherical. Style permanent, longer than the stamens. 

 Stigma obtuse. Fruit 3-celled, 3-valved, girded by the calyx ; 

 cells 2-ovulate, but only 1 -seeded from abortion. Seed hang- 

 ing from the top of the cell, half arillate at the base. Albumen 

 fleshy. Embryo inverted, with flat cotyledons and an oblong 

 radicle Trees or shrubs, with opposite, oval, acute, feather- 

 nerved, short-stalked, entire, or toothed leaves. Stipulas lan- 

 ceolate, between the leaves. Flowers axillary, crowded ; pedicels 

 1-flowered, bracteate at the base. This genus agrees with Rhi- 

 sophorece in the stipulas, and especially with the genus Carallia. 

 It agrees with Lythrarlece in the free calyx ; but from both 

 orders it differs in the albuminous seeds. Perhaps a proper 

 order. 



1 C. MACROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 34.) leaves ovate, ob- 

 tuse at the base, on short petioles, acuminated at the apex, and 

 with the margins bluntly repand ; flowers sessile ; petals pinna- 

 tifidly jagged. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in the province of 

 Para. Legnotis macrophylla, Mart. herb. Leaves 6 inches 

 long and 3 broad. Flowers larger than those of the following 

 species, white. 



Long-leaved Cassipourea. Tree or shrub. 



2 C. GUIANE'NSIS (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 529. t. 211.) leaves 

 ovate or oval, on short petioles, quite entire, acuminated at the 

 apex ; flowers almost sessile ; petals pinnatifidly fringed. (7 . S. 

 Native of French Guiana, in marshes, and of Brazil, in the 



