RhizopJtom.] 33. iiiiizoPHORACEi*:. 89 



B. conjugata,. Linn.; DC. Prod. III. 33; Fl. Br. I. 2. 436; BrandLs 

 For. Fl. 218. Along tUu coast in tidal mar,she.s. Fl. H.S. Fr. Oct., JNov. 



CERIOPS, Anu 



Trees, or sliriib-;. Leaves simple, coriaceous. Flowers subcapitatc, 

 ion axillary j)uduiicles. Calyx S-O-dividod, surrounded by the con- 

 nate bracts. Petals 5-6, inserted at the base of the lU-l'i-lobed 

 4isc ; lobes of the petals with clavate bristles. Stamens 10-12, in 

 pairs opposite the petals. Ovary ^-inferior, 3-cclled; cells 2-ovuled. 

 i*Vuit I -celled, 1-seeded. Radicle as in Rhizophnra 



C. Candolleana, Arn. in Ann. Nat. Hist. L 363 ; Fl. Br. I. 2- 436 ; 

 Bedd. Fl Sylv. 'J*J ; Brandis For. Fl. 2LS. Kirrari, chauri, Sind. Tidal 

 swamps along the coast. Fl. June-July. Fr. Aug., Sept. 



KAW.DELIA, Wight & Arnofct, 



A small tree. Leaves simple, coriaceous. Flowers in axillary 

 cymes, large, white. Calyx 5-G-divided, subtended by the united 

 bractlets. Petals 5-G, bitid; lobes nmltitid, segments capillary. 

 Ovary ^-inferior, 1-celled ; ovules 6, in pairs on a central column. 

 Fruit 1-celled, I -seeded. Radicle fusiform. 



K. Rheedii, W. & A. Prod. 1. 310; Fl. Br. I. 2. 437; Branlis For. 

 Fl. 2\S; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 100. Tidal swamps along the coast. Fl. June, 

 July, Fr. Sept., Oct. 



BRUGUIERA, Lam. 



Trees. Leaves shining, coriaceous. Flowers rather large, solitary 

 or few on recurved peduncles. Calyx 8-14-divided, without bracts 

 or bracteoles. Petals 8-14, inserted on the margin of the calyx, 

 2-clett,, embracing the stamens. Stamens lG-28, in pairs opposite 

 the petals, springing elastically from them when mature. Ovary 

 2-4-celled, included in the calyx-tube ; cells 2-ovuled. Fruit turbi- 

 nate, 1-celled, 1-seeded. 



Peduncles 1- flowered. Radicle angled B. gymnorhizcu 



Peduncles 3-flowered. Radicle subacute, sub- 



clavate B. caryopliylloides. 



Peduncle many flowered. Radicle subcylindiic, 



truncated ... B. parvi flora. 



B. gymnorhiza, Lamk, 111. t. 397 ; Fl Br, I. 2, 437 ; Brandis For. 

 Fl. 219; B. h'hcedH, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 95; Bedd. FL Sylv. 110. 

 Littoral swamps and along creeks and tidal rivers. Fl. Fr, R.S. 



B. caryophylloides, Blume. Mus. Bot. 1. 141 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 438, Bedd, 

 F. Sylv. 101. Brandis For. Fl, 2 19. Tidal swamps along coast. Fl. and 

 Fr. R.S. 



B. parviflora, W. & A. Prod. 1. 311 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 438 : Bedd. Fl. Sylv^, 

 101 ; Kanilia parviflora, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 95, Tidal swamps along^ 

 the coast. Fl. Fr. R.S. 

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