portant distinguishing character is found in the petals, as it has already 

 been sufficiently pointed out by Arnott he. p. 364: „In the first species 

 (C. Candolleana) the petals are only furnished towards the apex with about 

 three stout bristles of equal thickness on each side giving to them a pal- 

 mate appearance". But in C. Roxburghiana the petals are setoso-ciliate 

 above towards their apex (fringed by numerous small bristles). Karsten 

 states another good discriminating character in the position and directior 

 of the sepals; I.e. p. 10 he says: „Die Kelchblätter der ersteren Art (C. 

 Candolleana) bleiben ganz am Rande der Frucht inserirt und stehen ab, 

 diejenigen der Ceriops Roxburghiana rücken weit auf die Fruchtwand selbst 

 hinauf und legen sich derselben an." 



Lern Dan. tidal-forest on stony ground; a small shrub, which appears to 

 be far less common than the preceding larger species. Flowering in January. 

 Area: Tropical shores of the Old World. 



Bruguiera Lam. 



5. B. gymnorhiza Lam. 



Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I, p. 586 ; Kurz Fl. Burma I, 450: Brandis For. Fl. 

 219; Blume Mus. bot. 136; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. II, p. 437 ; G.Karsten 

 in Bibliotheca Botanica Heft 22 (1891) t. II, X; Schimper Indo-Malayische 

 Strandflora (1891) p. 95, t. II, IV, V et in Engl, und Prantl Nat. Pflanzen- 

 fam. III, 7 p. 54 ; Koorders en Valeton Boomsoorten van Java, Bijdrage n. 4 

 (1896) p. 292. - B. Rheedii Baill. Hist. Pl. 287; Wight Icon. t. 239 ; 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1.587; Benth. Flor aust. non Blume; B. rhedii Hemsley 

 in Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger, Botany, p. 237; B. Rumphii Bl. Mus. 

 bot. 137 non Hook. f. FL Brit. Ind. II, 438; B. Wightii Bl. et B. Zippelii 

 Bl. Mus. bot. 138, 139; B. ggmnorhiza p.p. Theobald in Mason: Burma, 

 its people and productions, vol. II (1883), p. 481 ; Rhizophora ggmnorhiza 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. II, 460; Loureiro Fl. Gochinchin. tom. I, p. 297; Griff. Ic. 

 Pl. As. t. 645. 



In foliage this species resembles Rhizophora conjugata and though 

 easily distinguished when flowering sterile branches of the two species 

 have often been confounded, However the leaves of Rltizophora are 

 dotted beneath with minute black spots, which are not to be found 

 in Bruguiera. 



Common everywhere throughout the explored area with the mangroves, 

 especially in the interior of the tidal-forests on swampy muddy ground (more 

 seldom on rocky and sandy ground). A handsome, large tree, taller than any 

 other in the mangrove 1 ). Flowers and fruit found in December, January, 

 February and March. 



Area: East Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia and Pacific. 



6. B. eriopetala W. et Arn. in Wight 111. I, p. 210; Icon. t. 239 B; 

 Hook. f. Flor. Brit. India II, p. 438; Schimper Indo-Malay. Strandflora (1891), 



*) Up to 28 metr. according to Koorders en Valeton 1. c. p. 293. 



