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Haloragis — contd. 



teucrioides, A. Gray. 



depressa, IV 'alp. 



Bseuerlenii, F. v. M. 

 Myriophyllum, Linn. — Water Milfoils. 



va rise folium. Hook. 



verrucostim, Labill. 



latifolium. F. v. M. 



graeile, Bentli. (Fig. 148.) 

 Callitriche, Linn. 



verna, Linn. — Water Star wort. 



Alliance XII.— MY RT ALES. 



Order XLIX.— RHIZOPHORE^. 



The bark of many useful in tanning. Honey of the native 

 bees, when obtained near mangrove swamps, is considered 

 poisonous by some of the natives. 



Tribe I. — Rhizophore.e. 

 Rhizophora, Linn. — Mangrove. 



mucronata, Lain. — Black Mangrove. " Binaroley" of the 

 natives of Forest Hill. Bark contains 28.85 P er cent, of 

 tannin, air-dried (Staiger) ; 27.05 per cent. (Brunnich). 

 (Fig. 149.) 



Ceriops, Am. 



Candolleana, Am. — Grey Mangrove. " Larchanama" of 



Batavia River natives. In samples of the bark from 



different localities, Mr. Brunnich found the yield of 



tannin to be 26.20, 21.04, an d 25.95 P er cent. (Fig. 150.) 



Bruguiera, Lain. 



Rheedii, Blume. — Red or Orange Mangrove. " Kowinka" of 

 Stradbroke Island, " Biree" of Bundaberg, " Bambir" of 

 Cooktown, and " Tcherda" of Batavia River natives. 

 The bark has been found to contain from 18 to 19 per 

 cent, of tannin (Staiger) ; 13.31 per cent. (Brunnich) . 



gymnorhiza. Lain. — The bark is said to contain 13 to 17 per 

 cent, of tannin. 



caryophylloides, Blume. 



parviflora, W. et Am. — Red Mangrove. Air. Brunnich found 

 the bark to yield 10.16 per cent, of tannin. (Fig. 151.) 



Tribe II. — Legnotide.e. 

 Carallia, Roxb. 



integerrima, DC. — " Mel-joor-ang" and " Bokor" of Cook- 

 town and " Bil-be-a" of Musgrave natives. Samples of 

 the bark examined in India afforded only 1.5 per cent. 

 of tannin. 



