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long strings, united by fibrous remnants of plants. The hypocotyls of the 

 seedlings are provided with well-developed, hooked hairs which by cluching 

 into another cause the agglomeration of the young plants, above mentioned, 

 who do not easely separate. (Tab. 15 a et b.) The first little leaves of the 

 seedlings, with their violet-brown cotyledons and petioles, in total opposi- 

 tion with the later lanceolate, pointed leaves of the full-grown tree ate oval 

 or oblong, often even obovate, always obtuse or rounded at their top, (tab. 

 15 d ), and generally of a slight purple hue. 



Distribution.- Brit-India from Sind to Malacca; Malayan Archipe- 

 lago; Philippines; Nova-Guinea; Polynesia—China. 



Vern: Api-api 'Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, etc.); Bani or Bina 

 (Bengal- -Watt.); Bities ^Tandjoeng Pandan, Biliton--TEYSM.); Bowak daoen 

 ketjil (Timor-TEYSM ); Djambéj (Ins. Way, Atjeh-KOORD. ; Dudhi Bàen 

 or Dudli Bàen (Sundribuns, Benga!--PRAIN, etc.); Faba Malaccana (Por- 

 tug.— BAUHIN); Kajoe api-api (Java, Sumatra, Borneo, etc.); Kajoe bakan 

 laki-laki (Telok Betong, Sumatra-GUSDORF); Kaisseru (Finshafen, Kais, 

 Wilh. Land. , N.-Guinea--ScHUM./LAUTERB.); Kauwsia (Alor-Isl.— Teysm.); Ki 

 api-api (Noesa Kambangan, Java--SCHEFF. J; Kowak (Timor— TEYSM.); Lameh 

 (Burma- Watt); Mada or Nalla mada (Tel. Bengal-GAMBLE); Oepata (Ma- 

 labar— Rheede, Watt); Padjapih (Kp. Oedjoeng, Celebes-RACHMAD); Reng- 

 gouw (Alor Isl— Teysm.); Rosrosan (Soebah, Pekalongan, Java-KooRD.); 



Thamé [Burma--KuRz]; Tivar [Bombay, Sind— Watt, Cooke]; White Man- 

 grove [engl.]. 



Coll. Herb. Bog. 



Java: Res. Bantam: Pasawoeran [Backer No. 7293 — 18 Mrch. 1913; 

 Backer No. 7746—10 May 1914];— Res. Batavia: Batavia, Tandjoeng- 

 Priok [Vorderman; Hallier No. 163 — 12 Nov. 1894; Backer-- Aug. 1903; 

 Backer- Oct. 1904; Backer No. 21443-27 Oct. 1916]; Maroenda [Baku. No. 

 1718; 1719; 1720; 1721; 1722-11 Nov. 1917; Bakh. No. 1191-10 Febr. 

 1919; Bakh. No. 1172-2 Mrch 1919]; Batavia-Noord [Bakh. No. 

 2112— 16 July 1919].— Res. Pekalongan: Soebah [Koord. No. 13478- 

 5 June 1893; Koord. No. 25613-15 Apr. 1897];— Res. Banjoemas: 

 Noesa Kambangan [Scheffer No. 11-5 Oct. 1871; Koord. No. 9694-4 

 Dec 1891; Koord No. 9695-6 Dec. 1891; Koord. No. 9696-14 Dec. 1891; 

 Koord. No. 13478 - 1893; KOORD: No. 241 12-7 Sept. 1896; KOORD. No. 

 22009- 13 Jan. 1898; No. 20022—13 Jan. 1898].- K a n g e a n - A r c h . 

 Kali Sangka, Kangean (BACKER No. 26991-15 Mrch. 1919); 



Bali: Rapalagoeng [BECKING No. 39.- Mrch. 1920]; 



Sumatra: Balokan. Ins. Way, Atjeh [KOORD. No. 10591-17 Febr. 

 1890; KoORD. No. 10592-9 Febr. 1890]; Lampongsche Distr. : Telok 

 Betong [GUSDORF No. 8-25 Oct. 1913]; Belawan [LöRZlNG No. 6029- 

 1 Sept. 1918; Pantei-tjermin, Serdang [Lörzing No. 7285-21 Mrch. 1920]; 



Bank a: Poeloe Nanas, Klabatbaai [TEYSM.- 1857]-- B i 1 i t o n Tan- 

 djoeng Pandan [TEYSM]; 



Borneo: Sampanahar, Sepoea [LABOHM No. X]; Plechari [LABOHM 

 No. 1964-30 May 1919; Baharoe, Kota Baroe [BOSCHWEZEN No. 1974-1 7 

 June 1919]; 



