25. AVICENNIA LINN (Auetore BAKH.) 



Syst. Ed. I. (1735) p. 894, Verb. 339; BAKH. Rev. Gen. Avic. in Bull. 

 Jard. Bot. Buitenz. Sér III Vol. 3. ined.— Bontia L Gen. Ed. I (1737)p. 180.— 

 Donatio Loefl. Iter. Hisp (1758)p. 193- Upata adans. Fam. Plant. II (1763)p. 

 201- Sccura Forsk. Flor. Aeg.-Arab. (1775)p. 37. — Racka Bruce Trav. A byss. 

 et Nub. V. (1790) App. p. 44.— Halodendron DU Pet. THOU. Gen. Nov. 

 Madag. (1806)p. 8. - Hilairanthus VAN Tiegh. Avic. et Symph. in Journ. 

 Bot. Xlî (1898)p. 357 et 358. 



Distribution: In estuaries and along the sea-coast of the tropical and 

 subtropical part of the world. 



1. a. Flowers more than 0.6 c.M. long and 1—1.. 5 c.M. in diam when spreading; 

 ovary and style long-villous, the latter slightly cleft at the apex; teeth acute 

 unequal, approximated, much shorter than the style. . . 1. A. officinalis 

 b. Flowers less than 0.6 c.M. long and 0.25— 0, 50 ç.M. in diam when spreading 

 ovary villous in the upper, glabrous in the lower half, with glabrous style, 

 which is distinctly bifid at the apex; teeth equal, dilated, lanceolate, obtuse, 

 enlarging and spreading afterwards, recurved, as long as the style or longer. 

 2. A. marina 



1. Avicennia officinalis L. Spec. Plant. 1 [1753] p. 110; WIGHT 111. 

 Ind. Bot. II [1850] p. 217. KpORD. Atl. Baumart. java II [1914] fig. 

 274 and fig 273 L ; Verb. pi. Ill a and b.; BAKH. Rev. Gen. Avic in 

 Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. Sér. Ill Vol. 3 ined.— A tomentosa [not of JACK.] 

 WlLLD. Spec Plant, [lip. I (1797—1830) p. 395; PERS. Syn. Plant. II [1807] 

 p. 143; BLUME Bijdr. Flor. Ned. -Ind. 14e st. [1826] p. 821; Wall. Plant. 

 Asiat. Rar. III |1832]p. 44 tab. 271 ; WIGHT Icon. Plant Or. IV. [1850] pi. 1481 — 

 A. Oepata Hamilt Comm. Hort. Malab. in Trans. Linn. Soc XVII (1837) 

 p. 221— A. obovata GRIFF. Not. Plant. Asiat. IV [1854] p. 189— Avicennia 

 spec. LINN. Gen. Plant. [1742] p. 44; LINN. Flor. Zeyl. [1748] p. 23 

 Anacardinm Bauhin Pin. Theatr. [1671] p. 512. V variât, in. Malavar— 

 Anacardium orientate JOUSTON Dendr. [1662] p. 156— Oepata RHEEDE 

 Hort. Malab. IV [1683] A. 45; Rajus Hist. Plant. II [1693] p. 1566.- 



Distribution: In the mangrove-forests in the vicinity of tidal 

 creeks along the sea-coast of Asia from Persia to Burma and Malacca! the 

 Malay-Archipelago! Philippines! China! 



2. Avicennia marina (FORSK). VlERH. (s.l.) Beitr, Kennt. Flor. Südarab, 

 Socotra, etc, in Denkschr. Akad. Wissensch. Band 71 (1907) p. 435.; 

 BAKH- Rev. Gen. Avic. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. Sér III vol. 3 ined. 

 A. resinifera FORST. Plant. Escul. Ins. Ocean. Austr. fl786)p. 72— A. 

 tomentosa (not of LINN). VAHL. Symb. Bot. Plant. I. (1790)p. 47; SPRENG. 

 Syst. Veg. II (1825)p. 768; R. BROVTN, Prod. Flor. Nov. Holl. Ed. Nees. 

 ab Esenb I (1827)p. 374; DlETR. Syn. Plant. Ill (1843)p. 619; MlQ. in 

 Linnaea 18 (1844)p. 264; W'ALP. Rep. Bot. Syst. IV (1844-1848)p. 133. Arabia 

 and Australiasica; BLANCO Flor. Filip. Ed. II (1845)p. 353; GRIFF. Not. 

 Plant. Asiat. IV (1854)p. 185— A. alba BL. Bydr. Flor. Ned. Ind. 14e st. 

 (1826)p. 821; Wight Icon. Plant. Ind. Or. IV (1850)p. 1482— A. nitida 

 (not of J ACQ) THUNB. Flor. Jav. (1825)p. 15; BLANCO Flor. Fil. Ed. I 



