hhlzophora.'] 



39. rhizophorace;e. 



159 



2. B. conjugata. Linn. ; DO. Prod III. 33 ; Fl. Br. I. 2. 436 ; Bran- 

 dis For. Fl. 218. 



Tidal shores from the Indus to Ceylon. Along the West Coast in 

 tidal marshes. Fl. R. S. Fr. Oct. -Nov. Fruit as in jB. mucronata, but 

 the radicle is smaller. 



2. CERIOPS, Am. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, coriaceous. Flowers subcapitate, 

 on axillary peduncles. Calyx 5-6-divided, surrounded by the connate 

 bracts. Petals 5-6, inserted at the base of the 10-12-lobe(J disk; lobes 

 of the petals with clavate bristles. Stamens 10-12, in pairs, opposite 

 the petals. Ovary ^-inferior, B-celled ; cells 2-ovuled. Fruit 1-celled, 

 1-seeded. Radicle as in Rhizophora, 



C. CandoUeana, Arn. in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1. 363 ; Fl. Br. L 2. 436 ; 

 Bedd. Fl. Sjlv. 99; Brandis For. Fl. 218. Kirrari, chauri, Sind. 



Tidal forests from the Indus to Ceylon, Australia, tidal swamps along 

 the West Coast, Fl. June-July. Fr, Ang.-Sept. 



A small tree. Bark dark red. Wood hard, red, durable. Pores very 

 small. Medullary rays fine, slightly wavy, crossed by interrupted, con- 

 centric bands of light tissue. Used for knees of boats in Sind. Fruit 

 turbinate, crowned with the accrescent 5-divided calyx; radicle slender, 

 elub-shaped 6 in. long by i in. in diameter at the thickest part. 



3. KANDELIA, Wight & Arnott. 



A small tree. Leaves simple, coriaceous. Flovrers in axillary 

 cymes, large, white. Calyx 5-6-divided, subtended by the united 

 bractlets. Petals 5-6, bifid ; lobes multifid, segments capillary. 

 Ovary i -inferior, 1-celled ; ovules 6, in pairs on a central column. 

 Fruit 1-celled, 1-seeded. Radicle fusiform, very acuminate. 



K. Rheedii, W. & A. Prod. 1. 310; Fl. Br. L 2. 437 ; Brandis For. FL 

 218 ; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 100. KandaJ, M. 



Sunderbunds and tidal shores of both peninsulas, also in Burma and 

 Bengal Tidal swamps along the West Coast. Fl. June-July. Fr. 

 Sept. -Oct. 



A large shrub or small tree. Wood grey with a tinge of red, soft, 

 close-grained. Pores very small, numerous. Medullary rays short and 

 fine. Weighs about 40 lbs. to the cub. ft. The flower buds resemble 

 those of Aldngium Lamarkii, in size and shape. 



4. BRtTGUIERA, Lam. 



Trees. Leaves shining, coriaceous. Flowers rather large, solitary 

 or few on recurved peduncles. Calyx 8-14-divided, without bract» 

 or bracteoles. Petals 8-14, inserted on the margin of the calyx 

 :2-cleffc, embracing the stamens. Stamens 16-28, in pairs opposite the 



