274, RHIZOPHORE^. 



Lxxi. khizophoeej:. 



Stamens inserted into the valvate calyx. Fetals often lacerate. Ovary syncarpous; 

 ovules definite, hanging: style simple.. Seeds exalbuminons, with the radicle perforating 

 the fruit, or albuminous. — "Woody plants ; leaves opposite, with interpetiolar stipules. 



The astringent bark of RUnophora is employed for tanning. 



1. RHIZOPHORA, L. 



Calyx 4-partite. Petals 4. Stamens 8-12. Ovary semi-inferior, 2-celled : cells 2-oTu- 

 late. Fruit surrounded above the base by the persistent calys-limb, 1-seeded by abortion : 

 seeds exalbuminous, germinating on the tree. — Glabrous trees ; branches supported by simple 

 vertical roots; leaves leathery, quite entire; peduncles axillary: involucel minute, bi- 

 lobed. 

 / 1. R. Mangle, L. Leaves obovate, oval, or obovate-lanceolate, blunt ; peduncles divided, 

 usually few-flowered ; petals lacerate-wooUy on the margin, exceeded by the calyi-Hmb ; 

 stamens 8. — Jacg. Amer. Fict. t. 132. Desc. Fl. 1. t. 10. — R. racemosa, Mey. ! — Hab. 

 Jamaica I, Fd.; Antigua!, Wullsehl., S. Vincent!, Guild., constituting the swampy man- 

 grove-woods along the coast ; [Mexico 1 to Brazil! ;■ Pacific islands ; western coast of trop. 

 Africa 1]. 



2. CASSIPOUREA, Anhl. 



Calyx campanulate, 5-4-fid. Petals 5-4, lacerate, clawed. Stamens oo-lO, inserted 

 into the perigynous, annular disc. Ovary free, 3(-5)-ceUed : cell 2-ovulate : stigma 3-glo- 

 bose. Capsule S-valved, 3-seeded by abortion: seeds albuminous. — Glabrous trees or 

 shrubs ; leaves quite entire, or ohsoletely serrate ; flowers axillary, fascicled, glomerate or 



2. C. elliptica, Poer. Leaves elliptical, acute or blunfeh at both ends ; ca^ar 5-4-fid, 

 glabrous, as long as or shorter than the pedicel ; petal-limb fimbriate, villous. — Boole. 

 Ic. t. 280 : I find, however, only 2 ovules in each ovary-ceU. — Legnotis, Sut. — ^A low tree 

 or shrub, 30'-10' high; leaves 4"-2", calyx 3"'-3"' long; anthers oblong, incumbent, at 

 length exceeded by the strigose style. 



a. Leaves quite entire, acute, gradually tapering into the short petiole ; calyx usually 5 -fid ; 

 petals pale-red; stamens 15-30, exserted. — A 4- or 6-fid calyx occui-s in the same branch. 



0. alba, Gr. (PI. Carib.). Leaves quite entire, bluntish at both ends, shortly tapering into 

 the petiole; calyx 4-fid; petals white; stamens 16-12 (-10), equalling the calyx. 



y. pauciserrata. Leaves with a few distant serratures, pointed, subacute at the base; 

 pedicels subsoUtary ; calyx 4-fid. 



Hab. Jamaica !, Fd., in mountain woods (a) ; Dominica !, Imr. (ft 7) ; S. Vincent !, 

 Guild. ; Trinidad I, Cr., at Tocuche; [Guadaloupe I, Panama I]. 



3. C. gnianensis, Jubl. Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, quite entire, shoi-tly 

 acuminate, rounded at the base; flowers glomerate; calyx 5-fid, glabrescent, SMLasii/e ; 

 petal-limb fimbriate, vUlous; stamens exserted, 15-20. — Aubl. t. 211. — Leaves 5"-3", 

 calyx 3'" long; style strigose, long-exserted. — Hab. Trinidad!, Cr., in swamps on the 

 eastern coast ; [Guiana, Para !]. 



LXXII. COMBKETACE^. 



Stamens definite, inserted into the valvate calyx. Osary inferior, simple, with a few 

 ovules hanging from the top of its cavity : style simple. Seed solitary, exalbuminous. — 

 Woody plants ; leaves exstipulate. 



The aiboreous species afford excellent timber. The bark is rich in tannic acid. The 

 oily seeds of Terminalia Catappa are eatable. 



