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Definition of Heritiera littoralis
1. Noun. Small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heritiera Littoralis
Literary usage of Heritiera littoralis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Monograph on Kola by Julius Otto Schlotterbeck, John Vietch Shoemaker (1894)
"Heritiera littoralis, Aiton—Sterculiaceae. The fruit of this tree could not
possibly be mistaken for that of Kola. (See Fij^. lti. ..."
2. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"Hibiscus tiliaceus, Heritiera littoralis, ... of the plants placed in the
intermediate formation, such as Heritiera littoralis, Entada scandens, ..."
3. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"(2) in the pith, but not in thé cortex : Heritiera littoralis ... to Doussot also
in Heritiera littoralis (in contradistinction to H. macrophylla). ..."
4. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"[Concerning Heritiera littoralis Ait.] Bull. Sei. Pharm. 23: 15-22. PI. ...
Kola nuts are frequently adulterated with the seeds of Heritiera littoralis, ..."
5. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"The East Indian name, "looking-glass tree," comes from the silver-like appearance
of the lower surface of the leaves. REFERENCES: Heritiera littoralis ..."
6. The Solomon Islands and Their Natives by Henry Brougham Guppy (1887)
"... Heritiera littoralis and others.1 The foregoing seeds and seed-vessels with
many others may be observed washed up by the waves on the surface of the ..."
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