'Mii G. Kinif — Maferials for a Flora of tlte Mnlaijan Peninmla. [No, 1, 
nerves faintly when dry; tlie lower dull and evenioua ; length 3-3'5 in., 
hrcadth *8 -2*25 iti., petiole '75-1 in, Oymes axillary, longer than the 
petioles, . laxly 2-5- flowered^ erect, Floivers erect, '4-'5 in. long, tlieir 
peduticlea eliglitly sliorfcer. Cahfx-fnhe cylindi'ie, crowned by 8 lanceo- 
late erect lolies abont a fourth of its own length. Petals as many as 
llie calyx-lobes biit shorter, oblong ; the apes broad, eranrginafo and 
bearing fire wliita short hairs, otlierwise glabrous. Stamens 16, un- 
eqnal, two embraced by each petal. Ovanj 3-celled, frni ting-calyx 
eyliiidric, ribbed, I in. long", the frnit concealed in ifc; radicle growing fo' 
4-5 in. before falling. Wight 111. 210 ; Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat Vol. I,, Pt. 
1, 588 ; Kurz For. Flora Burma, II, 449. B. eyUndrica, W. & A. Prnd. 
311. Bkizopkora ctflindrica, Roxb. Hort. Benj];'. 36. J?, parviflora, Roxb, 
Fl. Ind. II, 461: Walt. Cat. 4877. Kanilia parvijlora, Blum© Mua. 
Hot. Lagd.-Bat. 1, 140 t. 30 ; Dalz. & Gibs, Floi-a Bombay 95. 
Tidal Forests in all the provinces. DiaTHJH, Mabya. 
•3. Ceriops, Am. 
Shrubs, Leaves opposite, ovate or obovale. Stipules caducous, 
axlUnry. Oi/jjiheis condensed. Calyx 5-6- mem us, surronndgd at the base 
by connate hriicts. Petals 5-C, inserted at the baso of a 10-12-lobed 
floslty disc, emarginate or truncate; tlieii' apices ciliate or with olavate 
ov capitate bristles. Sta7ne»8 10-12, filaments inserted between the lobes 
of the disc J anthers 2-celled. Otw?/ S-celled (atleagt above), cells 2- 
ovnled ; style fihoi't, stigma simple. Fndt oboveid, the reflexed limb 
of tiie calyx persistent at its base, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Qenuinatiott as 
in llhizophora, Distrib. Species 7 ; Hver-mouths, tropics of Old World. 
F lowers sessile ; petals setosc-eiliate at the apex i anihers . 
bn^ar, longer thdin tho filHTnonts ... ... 1. C. Rozhurgkiantu, 
Flowcji'a pedil^eUed ; potals with 3 sliort olftvate proceaBoa 
at apex i anthers oTate, acute, much shortrerthnLn filamatita 2. C, CandoUeana. 
1. OiSBiQPS RoxiiURQiiiANA, AiTi. in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1, 364. A 
p-lahrona dwarf tree or shrub 2-4 feet high. Leaves elliptic, slightly 
obovate, or orbicnlar.elliptio» the apex rounded, the edges sliglitly re- 
curved, rather nari-owed at the base, (often somewhat abruptly) ; main 
nerves faint on both surfaces; the npper sm-face shining, the lower dull ; 
length 2 ■25-3* 75 in., breadth i'5-2'25 in,, petiole '75-1 '15 in. Cymes 
axillary, shortly pedunculate, not branched ; flowers "2 in. long, sessile, 
densely ci"Owded. Oalyx with 5 or 6 ovate- lanceolate sub-acute lobes. 
Fetuh oblong-obovatc, the apex emaiginate or sub-triincate, setose- 
ciliate. Anthers linear, much longer than the short filaments. Fruit 
clavate, '5 or 6 in. long, the protruded radicle a few inches long, clavatc. 
