NO. 53. — 1902.] TREES AND FLOWERING PLANTS. 169 



Wood close, tough, hard, dark red, and heavy. Weight, 

 about 66 lb. per cubic foot. Well suited for ceiling boards 

 and ornamental work, though rarely used. An excellent 

 fuel. Bark rich in tanning, for which purpose the Mangrove 

 might be more extensively made use of. 



R. Candeleria, a tree much resembling the above, but 

 smaller, is often found associated with it. The pointed apex 

 is less conspicuous, Like the last, it affords a good tanning 

 material. 



[Salt water estuaries and backwaters round the whole 

 coast.] 



149. — Bruguiera gymnorhiza. 



Kadol, S. ffi3^£b<5- 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. II., p. 153. 



A small tree with pale stem, much marked on twigs with 

 scars of fallen leaves. 



Leaves ovate, tapering at both ends, but not ending in a 

 distinct thorn-like point as in last, stiff, shining green on 

 both surfaces, with much enlarged midrib. 



Flowers sometimes all yellow, often orange-red, very harsh 

 and woody calyx. 



Fruits about the size of a large olive, glabrous, bright red, 

 with root emerging to some length before it falls. 



Common in brackish water, and very abundant on the 

 Bentota river and Welipenna-gauga, and also in places round 

 the Negombo lake. Gregarious. 



Wood very hard and durable, red, and capable of taking a 

 good polish, but never attains a large size. Suitable for 

 cabinet work. Usually found close to the last, in the south 

 of Ceylon. 



[Common all round the coast in Mangrove swamps.] 



150. — Gar all ia in teg err ima. 

 Dawata, S. $€>0. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. II., p. 155. 



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