Rhizophora.] nv. rhizophorace^e. 
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Petals 4, entire; stamens 8; ovary 2-celled . . . 1 . Rhizophora 
Petals 5 to 6, emarginate; stamens 10 to 12; ovary 
3-celled . , . . . . . .2. Ceriops 
Petals 5 to 6 lacerate; stamens many; ovary 1-celled . 3. Kandelia 
Petals and sepals 8 to 14; petals bifid; stamens 16 
to 28; ovary 2-to 4-celled . ... 4. Bruguiera 
1 . RHIZOPHORA, Linn. 
Trees. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, opposite. Stipules large, 
in pairs, caducous. Flowers medium, on short axillary cymes, 
Calyx 4-lobed with connate bracteoles at base. Petals 4, entire, 
on a fleshy disc. Anthers 8, sub-sessile. Ovary 2-celled, half 
inferior, projecting as a cone; cells 2-ovuled. Stigma bifid. Fruit 
brown, pear-shaped, with the calyx-teeth persistent. Radicle 
long, pendent. Species 5, tropical mud shores. 
Leaves broad, elliptic; cymes 3-flowered; petals 
fleshy, woolly.(1) R. mucronata 
Leaves narrow, lanceolate; cymes 2-flowered; petals 
thin, glabrous . (2) R. conjugata 
(1) R. mucronata Lam. Did. vi. 189; III. 396,/. 2; Wight, 
III. i. 209; King, l.c. 312. 
Very large shrub or tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves elliptic, 
tapering to each end, mucronate; nerves invisible, 5 to 8 in. long, 
2-5 to 4-25 in. wide; petioles 1*2 to 175 in. long. Cymes '2 in. 
long, 3-flowered. Flowers *5 to -6 in. long yellow. Calyx-lobes 
triangular, sub-acute. Petals shorter, linear-lanceolate, woolly 
inside. Stamens 8. Fruit obovoid, 1*5 in. long; radicle 1 to 2 ft. 
long, cylindric. Hab. Mangrove swamps everywhere. Dislrib. 
Old World tropics to Australia. Native names : Belukap; Bakau 
Korap. 
R. stylosa Griff. Notulce. iv. 666; Ic. PI. As. t. 640, seems to be a smaller 
form with smaller leaves and flowers, more villous petals and longer style. 
It was obtained in Malacca, and I have seen specimens much like it from 
the Malay Islands to New Guinea. It should be looked for again. 
(2) R. conjugata Linn. Sp. PI. 443 ; King, l.c. 313. 
Large shrub or tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
tapering to both ends, mucronate; nerves visible, 5 to 6 in. long, 
1-25 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -8 to 1-25 in. long. Cymes 2-flowered, 
•5 in. long. Sepals ovate acute. Petals shorter, glabrous. Stamens 
11 to 12. Fruit obclavate, 1 in. long; radicle slender, 12 in. long. 
Hab. All mangrove swamps. Old World tropics, less widely 
distributed than the last. Native names : Bakau (name applied 
to all mangroves); Akit; Bakau Minyak. Use ; In tanning and 
dyeing. 
2 . CERIOPS, Arn. 
Small trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, obovate. Cymes con¬ 
densed. Flowers few, small. Calyx 5- to 6-lobed, with connate 
bracts at base. Petals 5 to 6, insert at the base of a 10- to 12-lobed 
