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Synopsis of Natural Orders. 



The object in giving this synopsis when we are only at the beginning 

 of the study of our flora is to give prospective Forest Officers an idea of 

 the principal Natural Orders with which they will have to deal. Ex- 

 perience has shown that it is very difficult for forest students to form 

 an idea of the flora of their prospective countries, and to study the 

 flora of the tropics as a whole requires far more time than the ordinary 

 student can devote to this subject. This synopsis will naturally be 

 considerably amplified as time goes on and material accumulates, but 

 at present it serves its purpose by indicating the relative proportion 

 of the Natural Orders and the frequency of their occurrence. 



Of the Natural Orders mentioned the following may be considered 

 as the more important from a Forest Officer's point of view. The 

 principal local genera are : — 



APOCYN ACEM. — Alstonia, Carpodinus, Fimtumia, Landolpliia, 

 Strophanthus. 



BOMBACEM. — Bombax, Eriodendrofi, Adansonia. 



COMBRETA CEM.—Terminalia. 



E UPHORBIA CEM.—Ricinodendron. 



GUTTIFERAM. — AUanblackia, Garcinia, Pentadesma. 



LEGUMINOSjE. — Afrormosia , Afzelia, Bauhim'a , Berlinia , Burkea, 

 Bussea, Calpocalyx, Cylicodiscus, Cynometra, Daniellia, Dialimn, 

 Erythrophlceum, Lonchocarpus, Macrolobiitm, Parkia, Pentaclethra, 

 Piptadenia, Pithecolobium, Pterocarpus, Tetrapleitra, Xylia. 



MELIACEM. — Carapa, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Lovoa, Psendo- 

 cedrela. 



MORA CEM.—Myrianthus. 



OCHNA CEM.—Lophim. 



PALMACEM. — Borassus, Calamus, Cocos, Elctis, RapJiin. 



RHIZOPHORA GEM.— A nopyxis, Rhizophora. 



RUBIA GEM. — Morinda, Sarcocephalus. 



SAPOTAGEM. — Buiyrosperntum, Minuisnps. 



STERGULIAGEM.—Gola, Herilicra, Sterciilia, rripJochiton. 



URTIGAGEJE. — Anliaris, Ghlorophora, Ficiis, Mitsanga. 



