SI 2 G. King— Materials fnr a Flora of the Uahyan Peninsula, [No. t, 
Calyx &' or 6>lol>ed ; petals £ or 6, their apices oiliate or 
with ckivato or capitattj bristlofl ; etemeiis 10-12 
Cftlyx 5- or 6-lobed j petals a or 0, miiltiQd j stamous 
indefinite; Btigmo. S-lobed 
TaiBB IL LEGJtfOTiDKJe. Embryo immeraed in fiettTiy al- 
liumen, radiole nob unuHaally larga and not germiuatlDg 
iu the fmit ; — 
Flowera 5-8-merouB in triohotomona oymee j t'^ftlyx- 
tubo minutely bracteolate, half- superior, the calyx -loboe 
erett ; Bt<igmt^ Bmall, not lobed ,.. ... 
Flowera 5-meroua, &TiUiiry, solitary or in pairs ; oalyi 
ebracteolute, brilf-BHperioTj its lobes refloxed ; stigma 
diflcoid, &-10-lobed . 
Flowers 4-5-raerou8, in axillary faireicles j calyi-tnbe 
ebracteolate, adnate to the base of the orary, its lobes 
reBexed ; stigma discoid, 5-lobod 
LenTes alternate, exstipnlato ^ style diHtinofc : — 
Tbibe hi. ANiPOPHirLLEJi, Leaves alternate and exsti- 
pulato] flowers uuiaexual ^ n by l^a distinct .„ . .., 
1, Rhizophora, Lirm, 
Trees. Branches marked by leftf-scars. Leaves coriaceous, glabrotts, 
opposite, mncronate. Stipules large, in pairs, i titer petiolftr, caclucoua. 
Flowers rather large, on axillary 2-3- chotomoaaly- divided and few- 
flowered cymes. Calyx 4-lobed, auiTounded afc the base by connate 
bracteolea. PeiaJ* 4, entire, inserted on a fleshy disc. Ajithers 8, sub- 
sessile, mnlti-loculate. Ovarif 2-celled, half-inferior, projecting beyond 
the calyx as a flesby cone ; cells 2-ovuled ; stigma bifid. Fruit coria- 
ceona, ovoid or obconic, with the reflexed persistent calyx- teeth at its 
base. Radicle elongated, perforating the apex of the fruit and des- 
cending from tbe tree into the mud. — DraiRiB. About 5 species; fre- 
quent on muddy tropical shores, 
Learea elliptic ; cymes longer than the petioles, nsnally 3- 
flowered ; petals fieahy, laoato in front ... ... 1. R. mucronata. 
Leaves oblong to oblong-lanooolate ; cymes shorter than tbe 
petioles, 2-flovv&red ; petals thin, glabrous ... ... 2. R, conjtigata^ 
1, Rhizophoba muceonata, Lamk. Diet. YI, 160, t. 396, f. 2. A 
large evergreen glabrous shrub or tree ; young branches thick, with 
bold cicatrices, rather pale. Leaves elliptic, tapering to each end, the 
apex mucronate; upper surface reticulate when dry, tbe main nerves 
faint and depi-essed ; the lower surface minutely rugnlose and with 
black dots, even when dry the nerves invisible j length 5-7 in,, breadth 
2"5-4'25 in., petiole 1 ■2-1 75 in. Cijines axillary, slightly longer than 
the petioles, usually 3- rarely 2-flowered. Flowers "S- C in. long, their 
pedicels shorter. Calyx-hhes coriaceous, triangular, subacute, glabrous. 
3. Gbriofs. 
4. Kandklia. 
6. OAKAtttA, 
6. Pbllacalys. 
7. Gynotrocues. 
8. AnisophyiiLEa, 
