88 37. ROSACEA. [Ruhus- 



Petals 5. Stamens numerous. Carpels many, on a convex recepta- 

 cle ; ovules 2, collateral, pendulous. Drupes many 1-seeded, crowded 

 upon a dry or spongy receptacle. 



Leaves simple, palmately lobed ... E. moluccamis. 



Leaves trifoliate. A suberect busli R. elliptictis. 



Leaves 5-9-foliate B. laaiocarpus. 



R. moluccanus, Liun. ; DC. Prod. II. 56G ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 330. E. riujo- 

 sirs, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 89- Along the higher ghdts from Maha- 

 baleshvar southwards ; also on theNilkund and southern ghats of North 

 Kanara at 1,800 to 2,000 ft. elevatioa. Fl. & Fr. C.R.S. 



R. ellipticus, Smith in Rees' Cyclop. XXX., Rubus 16 ; Fl. Br. T. 2. 



330; B. flavus, Brandis For. Fl. 197; B. Wallichianus, Dalz. & Gibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 89. From Mahabaleshvar southwards along the highest ghats ; 

 4-5,000 ft. ¥1. Fr. R. S. 



R. lasiocarpus, Smith Fl. Br. I. 2. 3.39 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 89. 

 Gar'iphul, M. Highest ghats to the southwards, Dalz. Common on the 

 Bababuden hills of Mysore above 5,000 ft. Fi. Fr. R. S. 



Order 38. RHIZOPHORACE-ffil. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves entire, opposite, coriaceous. Stipules 

 caducous. Flowers regular, bisexual. Calyx adherent to ovary, 

 persistent, 4-14-toothed. Petals as many as calyx-lobes. Stamens 

 twice the number of petals, in pairs, opposite and embraced by them 

 or indefinite. Ovary 2-5-celled, ovules geminate, pendulous. 

 ■Fruit coriaceous^ 1-celled, 1-seeded. 



Ovary inferior. Seed germinating on tree with 



a long, exserted radicle. 



Petals 4. Stamens 8. Ovary 2-celled RhizOphorA. 



Petals 5-6. Stamens 10-12. Ovary 3-celled ... Certops. 

 Petals 5-6. Stamens indefinite. Ovary 1-celled... Kandklia. 

 Petals 8-14, bifid. Stamens 16-28. Ovary 2-4- 



celled Bruguiera. 



Ovary ^ inferior. Seed not germinating on tree ... Carallia. 



RHIZOPHORA, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves leathery, ovate, mucronate. Flowers in dichoto- 

 mous cymes. Calyx 4-lobed, subtended by the united bractlets. 

 Corolla of 4 entire petals, inserted at the base of a fleshy disc. 

 Stamens 8-12, filaments short. Anthers multilocellate. Ovary 2- 

 celled, produced in a fleshy cone; cells 2-ovuled. Fruit 1-celled, 

 1-seeded. Radicle elongated, clavate. Albumen 0. 



Peduncles longer than the petioles. Flowers 



pedicellate ... R. mucronata. 



Peduncles shorter than the petioles. Flowers 



sessile ... R. conjugata. 



R. mucronata, Lam. Diet. IV. 169 ; Fl. Br. I. 2, 436 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 

 Anal. Gen. t. XIII. fig. 4 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 95 ; Brandis For. 

 Fl. 217. Mangrove. Kamo, Sind ; kandal, M. On the muddy tidal 

 flats of the coast, also along the coast of Sind. Fl, R, S, Fr, Aug., Sept. 



