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phiiis. In the rivers of Malabar, as well as in the Ganges and 

 Erawadi, it grows on slimy banks ; while in the Moluccas it is 

 found on rocky shores. 



In his unnatural genus Rhizop/iora, Linnœus included without 

 distinction both the plants of Rumphius, calling them R. caseo- 

 loris ; but, for what reason I know not, the Blatti is not quoted 

 {Bitrm. FL hid. 108.)- M. Sonneratin his Voyage to New Guinea 

 gave a figure of this plant, calling it Fagapate, evidentlj^ the 

 same with the Bagatbat, by which name it is mentioned by Ca- 

 melli. The younger Linnœus then became sensible that this 

 plant could not be continued as a R/iizop/tora, and called it 

 Sonneratia acida. ]\I. Lamarck divides this into two varieties ; 

 the rubrum of Rumphius, Avhich he considers as the Blatti, and 

 the album of Rumphius, which he makes a second variety : but, 

 as I have said, the difference probably consists merely in the 

 age of the branch ; the young ones in flower being quadrangular, 

 while those in fruit are rounded. This also seems to have been 

 the opinion of Willdenow {Sp. FL ii. 999-), who quotes both 

 the 73rd and 74th table of Rumphius, without establishing two 

 varieties. Gœrtner, however (De Sem. i. 379- t- 78. /. 2.), for 

 his A II blet ia caseolaris cites only the Mangium caseolare album 

 {tab. 73.) ; and neither quotes the Maugiian caseolare rubrum of 

 Rumphius, nor the Blatti of Rheede. At the time, however, he 

 would not seem to have known the change that had been intro- 

 duced by the younger Liiinaîus : and subsequent authors have 

 considered {Jf'illd. ubi supr. Enc. Met/i. Sup. i. 641.) Ga?rtner's 

 Aubletia as the Sonneratia acida. 



In Bengal this plant is called Ourchaka, which has no resem- 

 blance to Ambetti, the name used by the Brahmans of Malabar, 

 probably from the fruit being used as an acid seasoning, like 

 that of the Mangifcra, which they call Ambo; and this in the 



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