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ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN BOTANY.

209 The most perfect account by far, yet published of this order is that by Dr. Arnott in the " 4nnal.i of Natural History" vol. 1. page 359-374 in- clusive. To this paper I must refer those desirous of becoming intimately acquainted with it, but will here embody some portion of the information it contains. Of Rhizophoreae verae he has 4 genera, one of these (Ceriops) new; and defines 15 species, one imperfectly known, which are thus distributed — Rkizophora 3, Ceriops 2, Kandelia 1, and Bruguieria 8 — and one scarcely known, of these 9 are certainly Indian species. As I have reason to believe the Journal in which these are published is but little known in India, I shall introduce here the original generic and specific characters of the author with his synonyms, excluding however the remarks on each, which would occupy more space than can be devoted to the subject in these pages, adding to each Mr. Griffith's synonyms derived from his paper in the Calcutta Medical transactions.

Calyx 4-fidus ; laciniae t,ubo 2-3-plo longiores. Petala 4 lanceolata acuminata apice nuda. Stamina 8-11, quo- rum 4 petalis opposita: filamenta brevissima; antherse magnae, sub-sessiles, basi affixas conniventus, oblongo- lineares, acuminafae, breviter cuspidate. Ovarium serai- adhaarens, biloculare, 4-ovulatum, parte libera ovata carnosa solida, sensim in stylum conicum brevem acumi- nata. Fructus sub-ovatus, basi calycis laciniis recurvis coronatus, tubo longior.

Pedunculi 2-S-fidi vet dichotimi ; calyx bractea cupu- lata sufftdtus. Flores magni : a labastra ovoidea Icevia.

§ 1. Stamina 8. Petala concava, coriacea, stamen unicum antepositum foventia, versus marlines indupli- catos villosa. Pedunculi ex axillis foliorum hornoti- norum orti, petiolis sub-longiores, 2-3-fidi dichotomi: flores plus minusvi pedicellati.

1. R. Mangle, (Linn.); foliis obovato-oblongis, ob- tusis. — as, pedunculis 2-3floris; floribus sublonge pe- dicellatis, calycis laciniis triangulari-cblongis. — R. Man- gle, Linn. Sp. p. 634 (ex parte); D.C. Prod. 3 p. 32 ; Velloz. Fl. Flum. v. t. 1. — /3 ? pedunculis dichotomis. — It. racemosa, Meyer prim. Essq. p. 185 D.C. I. c. — Hab. in America, et? Africas oris occidentalibus.

2. R. mucronata, Lam. ; foliis ovalibus longe cuspi- datis, calycis lacyniis triangulari ovatis.^-R. mucronata, Lam. Enc. Meth. 6 p. 16 > ; ill. tab. 396 fig. 2. D.C. I. c. ; Decaisne in Ann. Sc. Nat. n. s, 4 p. 75.— R. Mangle, Linn. ? (ex parte). Roxb. Fl. hid. 2 p. 459. Blum, en PL Jav. 1 p. 91 (excl. syri). — R. candilaria, Wall. cat. n. 487*. Wight, et Arn. Prod. Fl. Penins. I. 0. I p. 3l0, (non D.C.) Wight, cat. n. 1041. R. maerorhiza, Griffith.

Hab. in insulis Mauritio, Madagascar, Ceylano, et Java, in Arabia Felice prope Yemen (Bove n. 230) Ma- lab ad aria, ostia Gangis, ac verosimiliter in aliis multis Indies orientalis maritimis,

§2. Stamina nunc 8, saepius 11-12. Petala plana, sub-meinbranacea, glaberrima. Pedunculi petiolo mul- to breviores, ex axillis foliorum annotinorum orti, crassi, apice sub-biflori : flores sessiles.

3. R. conjugata, (Linn.) ; foliis oblongis snb-acumi- natis longe cuspidatis. Linn. Sp. p. 634; Fl. Ceyl.n. 181. D.C. I. c. p. 33 ; Wight, cat. n. 2449. Roxb. Hort. Beng. p. 36 (inPI . Indicaomissa).— R.Candela<ia,_D.C. I.e. Griffith, I. c. — R. apiculata, Bium. en PI. Jav. 1 p. 91.— Rheed. II. Mai vi. tab. 34. Rump Amb. iii. t. 71 et 72.

Hab. in insulis Ceylano et Java, in Malabarica prope Cochin, &c. Rheede, Quilon ; Wight.

Calyx 5-fidus; kciniae tubo 2 3-plo longiores. Petala 5, ovalia, emurginata, aprce setigera, plana, ante anthesin stamina duo amplectentia. Stamina 10, erecta; fila- menta petalis sub-dimidio brevioia: anthers cordato- watae, obtusas, filamentis multo breviores, dorso paullo

supra basin affixes. Ovarium semiadhaerens, tri-(in una specie, forsan in omnibus) loculare, 6-ovulatum, parte libera ovata carnosa solida apice in stylum stamina super- antem desinente. Stigma siinpliciusculum. Fructus sub-ovatus, prope basin laciniis calycinis patenti-recurvis coronatus, tubo longior.

Pedunculi petiolum sub-cequantes, cymum densiflorum sub capitatum ferentes. Calyx bractea cupulata sufftdtus, Flores parvi, vix pisi magnitudine : alabastra sub-ovoidea. Valde a Rhizophora differt hocce genus habitu, inflores- centia, floribus pentameris, petalis, staminibus, stig- mate, et (an semper ?) ovario.

1. C. Candolliana, (Arn.) ; foliis obovalibus vel obo- vatis obtusissimis petalis margine glabris apice trisetis, setis clavatis. Wight, Cat. n. 2450. — Rhizophora Timo- riensis, D.C. ? Prod. 3 p. 32; Decaisne ? Herb. Timor. p. 124. — Bruguieria Arnottiana, Wight, inLitt.

Hab. in oris Malabaricus prope Quilon; Wight, 1836. In insula Timor (fide DeCand. et Decaisn). " Careening bay" in Nova Hollandia; Cunningham (in Herb. Hook.)

2. C. Roxburghiana, (Arn.) foliis obovalibus obovatise obtusissimis petalis inferne glabris versus apieem setosa- ciliatis, setis (sub 7) validis. — Rhizophora decandra, Roxb. Hort. Beng. p. 36; in. cast. Merc. Ind. Mus. tab. 1140 (in. Flor. Ind. omissa), Wall. Cat. n. 4875 ; Herb. Ham. n. 1109. — Brugniera decandra, Griffith, I. c.

Hab. Ad ostia Gangis ; Goodlad ; Hamilton. Penang, Martaban, Tavov &c. (fide Wallich).

Calyx 5-fidus ; laciniae tubo 3-4-plo longiores, lineares, patentes. Petala 5, membranacea, glabra, basi linearia sub-canaliculata, ultra medium bifida, laciniis in fila plurima capillaria longa inajqualiter fissis. Stamina petalorum numero 6-8-pla: filamenta subulato-capil- laria, calycis lacinias fere aequantia : antheiae oblongae, parvas, obtusse, dorso paullo supra basin affixae. Ovarium, adhaerens, 1-loculare, 6-ovulatum. Stylus filiformis, stamina sub-superans. Stigma 3-dentatum. Fructus oblongus, basi laciniis calycinis patentibus coronaius, tubo multo longior.

Arbor parva. Folia anguste elliptico- oblong a, oblusa. Pedunculi petiolo longiores, 2-3-chotomi, A-9-fiori. Flores majusculi, nunc rarius G-meri : alabastra prismatica. Calyx bractea cupulata suffultus. Embryonis germin- antis tigellus clavato-subulatus, acutissimus.

1. K. Rheedie, W. and A., I. c; Wight, Cat. n. 1042 Griffith Rhizophora Candel. Linn. sp. p. 634 D.C. I. c Wall. Cat. n. 4876. Roxb. Hort. Beng. p. 36 (in Fl. In- dica omissa) ; Herb. Ham. n. 11 10.

Hab. ad oras Malabaricus praesertim australiores. Rheede, Klein, Wight. Ad ostia Gangis, Hamilton.

Calyx 8-14-fidus: laciniae tubum turbinatum sub- aequantes. Petala oblonga, bifida, basi circa stamina