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portant distinguishing cliaracter is found in the petals, as it has ah'eady 

 been sufficiently pointed out by Arnott I.e. p. 364: „hi the fir.st species 

 (C CandoUeana) the petals are only furnished towards the apex with about 

 three stout bristles of equal thickness on each side giving to them a pal- 

 mate appearance". But \n' C. Roxhurghiana the petals are setoso-ciliate 

 above towards their apex (fringed by numerous small bristles). Karsten 

 states another good discriminating character in the position and directioi 

 of the sepals; I.e. p. 10 he says: „Die Kelchblätter der ersteren Art (C 

 CandoUeana) bleiben ganz am Rande der Frucht inserirt und stehen ab. 

 diejenigen der Ceriops Roxhn rgldana rücken weit auf die Fruchtwand selbst 

 hinauf und legen sich derselben an." 



Lern Dan, tidal-forest on stony ground; a small shrul), which appears to 

 be far less common than the preceding larger species. Flowering in January. 



Area: Tropical shores of the Old World. 



Bruguiera Lam. 



,"). It. gjinnorhiza Lam. 



Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I, p. 586 ; Kurz Fl. Burma 1, 450; Brandis For. Fl. 

 219; Blume Mus. bot. 136; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. hid. II, p. 437; G.Karsten 

 in Bibliotheca Botanica Heft :2^ (1891) t. II, X; Schimper Indo-Malayische 

 Strandflora (1891) p. 95, t. II, IV, V et in Engl, und Prantl Nat. Pflanzen- 

 fam. Ill, 7 p. 54; Koorders en Valeton Boomsoorten van Java, Bijdrage n. 4 

 (1896) p. 292. — B. Rlu'edii Baill. Hist. PI. 287; Wight Icon. t. 239 ; 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1. 587; Benth. Flor anst. non Blume: i>. rhedii Hemsley 

 in Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger, Botany, p. 237; B. Rnmphii Bl. Mus. 

 bot. 137 non Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. II. 438; B. Wightii Bl. et B. Zippelii 

 Bl. Mus. bot. 138, 139; B. gijmnorhiza p.p. Theobald in Mason: Burma, 

 its people and productions, vol. II (1883), p. 481 ; Rhizophora gymnorhiza 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. 11. 460; Loureiro Fl. Cochinchin. tom. I, p. 297; Griff. Ic. 

 PI. As. t. 645. 



In foliage this species resembles Rhizophora conpigata and though 

 easily disting-uished when flowering sterile branches of the two species 

 have often been confounded, However the leaves of Rhizophora are 

 dotted beneath with minute black spots, which are not to be found 

 in Bruguiera. 



Common everywhere throughout the explored area with the mangroves, 

 especially in the interior of the tidal-forests on swampy muddy ground (more 

 seldom on rocky and sandy ground). A handsome, large tree, taller than any 

 other in the mangrove i). Flowers and fruit found in December, January. 

 February and March. 



Area: East Africa, Tropical Asia. Australia and Pacific. 



6. B. eriopetala W. et Arn. in Wight III. 1, p. 210; Icon. t. 239B; 

 Hook. f. Flor. Brit. India 11, p. 438; Schimper Indo-Malay. Strandflora (1891), 



1) Up to 28 metr. according to Koorders en Valeton 1. c. p. i293. 



