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inches long ; racemes of showy pink ; flowers lateral and terminal, 

 long, pendent ; fruit drupaceous, size of a pullet's egg, smooth. 

 Severndroog Talooka ; rather rare. It is a southern species, and 

 plentiful in Canara. 



2. B AcuTANGULA, Gaert. Fr. ii, p 97, t. 101. — A middle-sized 

 tree, something like an oak ; leaves cuneate obovate, serrulate ; 

 racemes of pretty scarlet ; flowers long, pendulous, much smaller 

 than in the preceding; fruit oblong, 4-sided, sharp-angled. Native 

 name " Tiwur." Common on the banks of creeks in the Southern 

 Concan ; between Indapoor and Dasgaum ; flowers in April. 



2. CAREYA, Roxb. 



1. C AnBOREA, Roxb. Cor. iii, t. 218 ; Fl Ind. ii, p 638.— A 

 middle-sized tree, with large obovate or oblong serrulate leaves ; 

 flowers few, in terminal short spikes, very large, white ; fruit of the 

 size and appearance of an apple. Extremely common in the 

 Southern Concan ; also near Indapoor. Native name " Koomba." 

 The "bark is used by matchlock men; the timber is useful, and 

 stands water well ; calyx of the flowers are sold in the bazars 

 under the name of " Waekoomba." 



LXI. RHIZOPHORACE^. 



1. RHIZOPHORA. 



1. R MucRONATA, Lam. — A small tree; leaves oval long 

 cuspidate, segments of the calyx triangular-ovate ; peduncles 3 to 6 

 flowered, germinating embryo, subulate clavate acute. Syn. R 

 candelaria, W. and A. Prod. \, 10; Wight Ic. t. 238. Salt 

 marshes along the coast ; common. 



2. ERUGUIERA, Lam. 



1. Rheedei, Blume Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bot. i, p 138. — Leaves 

 elliptic-oblong, acute at both ends, calyx tube unribbed, limb 1 1 to 

 13 divided; petals hirsute at the base, sparingly hairy along the 

 margin, divisions rather obtuse, with 3 bristles at the apex, with 

 a longish one in the sinuses, germinating radicle cyhndric, rather 

 obtuse, smoothish. Syn. B rumphii, Bl. ; and B wightii, Bl. ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 139. Common on the sea-coast. 



3. KANILIA, Blume. 



1. K Parviflora, Blume loc. cit. p 320. — A small shrub; 

 leaves oblong or lanceolate, rather obtuse, narrowed at the base ; 

 peduncles 3, or many-flowered in cymes ; calyx tube ribbed. 



