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Use : — The bark has been tried medicinally in cases of hae- 
maturia. 
(For notes on the medicinal utilization of the astringen cv of 
this tree, see Ph. J. for 1st Sept., 1888 ; p. 179). 
488. Ceriops Candolleana, Am. h.f.b.i., ii. 436. 
Vern. : — Kirrari ; Chauri (Sind) ; Goran (B.). 
Habitat : — Tidal forests, &c., from the mouths of the Indus 
to Malacca and Ceylon. 
A small, evergreen tree, in the tidal forests of Sindh, the 
Western Peninsula, Bengal, Ceylon and the Andamans, Sea 
coast of Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. “ A simple stem- 
med shrub ” almost reaching 25ft. in height, with a girth of 
18in. (Schlich), and many buttresses at base ” (Gamble). Bark 
dark-red. Wood orange-red, hard. Leaves 2-3 by l-2in., 
ovate, very obtuse, cuneate or attenuate at the base. Cymes 
peduncled, branching, pedicels short. Calyx 5-cleft, lobes 
linear acute ; petals 5 glabrous emarginate tip with 3-4 capitate 
bristles. Stamens 10, alternately shorter ; filaments much longer 
than the anthers. Ovary half-inferior, 3-colled. Style short, 
stigma simple. Fruit small, club-shaped or subovate, surrounded 
near base by the reflexed segments of the calyx. 
Parts used :--The bark and shoots. 
Uses : — The whole of the plant abounds in an astringent prin- 
ciple. The decoction of the bark is used to stop haemorrhage, 
and applied to malignant ulcers. On the African Coast, a 
decoction of the shoots is used as a substitute for quinine. 
(Watt). 
489. Kandelia Rheedii, W. and A. h.f.b.i., 
ii. 437. 
Vern. Guria (B.) ; Rasunia, rasuria '’Uriya). 
Habitat : — Bengal, Burma and the Western Coast. 
An evergreen shrub or small tree, with a simple stem. Bark 
iin., spongy, red-brown, peeling off in small flakes. Wood 
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