— 446 RHIZOPHOREX. [ Altingia. 
all but one sterile, the fertile lowermost one winged-angular. 
Albumen scanty.—Large trees, with alternate simple glandular- 
serrate deciduous leaves. Stipules very deciduous or persistent. 
Flower-heads small, the male ones racemose, the female ones 
solitary. 
1. A. excelsa, Noronh.—Nan-ta-yop.—A leaf-shedding tree (150 
—180 + 80—100+ 15—20), all parts quite glabrous ; leaves oblong 
to ovate-oblong, on a slender glabrous petiole, rounded at the base, 
acuminate, glandular-serrate, chartaceous, glabrous, conspicuously 
nerved, 4-5 in. long; male flower-heads almost sessile, each sup- 
ported by a rather large, solitary, broad, silky-pubescent bract, form- 
ing a sort of catkin ; female flower-heads long-peduneled, solitary, 
axillary ; capsule almost immersed in the confluent calyces and form- 
ing a globular velvety-tomentose areolate rather woody fruit. 
Has.—Tenasserim, locally quite abundant; Ava, Khakyen hills.— Fr, 
March.—s : 1.—SS.—Metam. 
Remanrxs.—Wood brown, very hard, close-grained, oily, of a somewhat bal- 
samic odour. Yields a kind of storax (Kandei Sund). Dr. Mason states that a 
considerable stream in the province of Mergui derives its name from this tree, in 
consequence of its growing so thickly on its banks. 
RHIZOPHORE. 
Calyx-tube usually adnate to the ovary, sometimes produced 
beyond it, rarely quite free, the limb 4-14-lobed, valvate. Petals 
as many as calyx-lobes and alternating with them, the margins 
usually induplicate and embracing the stamens. Stamens as many 
or twice as many as petals or more, inserted with them at the base 
of the free part or lobes of calyx; anthers erect or versatile, 2-celled, 
opening longitudinally. Ovary more or less inferior or rarely quite 
superior, 2- or more-celled, with 2 or few pendulous ovules in each 
cell, or rarely 1-celled by obliteration of the partition ; style simple, 
with an entire or lobed stigma. Fruit inferior or encl in the 
calyx. Seeds soli or few, with or without albumen.—Trees or 
+ shrubs, with opposite, simple, usually glossy leaves. Flowers axillary, 
solitary, clustered or in cymes. 
The rhizophors form an important agency in binding the muddy 
shores of tropical countries, especially along estuaries. The bark, 
ete., of many is astringent and good for tanning purposes ; itis a 
often used for dyeing black. The timber of Bruguiera and others 
_ is hard and durable. 
Ovary inferior. 
..%, Seeds without albumen, germinating while still on the 
tree, the radicle enlarging rapidly and protruding to 
a great length from the summit of the capsule. 
