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BOTANY 



PART II 



Species of Sonneratia are frequently the constituents of the mangrove vegetation 



that advance farthest into the sea ; 

 their pneumatophores therefore attain a 

 considerable height (Fig. 188). 



OFFICIAL. Eugenia caryophyllata 

 yields CARYOPHYLLUM, Cloves. PIMENTA, 

 Allspice, from Pimenta officinalis. OLEUM 

 CAJUPUTI from Melaleuca leucadendron, 

 a tree of less height but resembling the 

 Eucalyptus trees; it is cultivated in 



FIG. 717. Floral diagrams of Myrtaceae. A, 

 Myrtus communis. B, Eugenia aromatica. 

 (After EICHLER.) 



the Moluccas (Burn) for the sake of the 

 O Q ^ yields j its specific name refers 



to the white colour of the bark. OLEUM EUCALYPTI and EUCALYPTI GUMMI 



from Eucalyptus globulus and other species. 



FIG. 718. Eugenia caryophyllata ( nat. size). Flowering branch. A bud cut in half and an opened 

 flower (about nat. size). OFFICIAL. 



Family 7. Punicaceae. Single genus Punica. Panica granatum is a tree 



