CAPPARIDACEAE 
Niebuhria de Candolle 
Niebuhria mucronulata O. Ktz. Rev. Gen. PI. 38. 1891, in syn. 
flux 0: FAN 
Cratacva mucronulata O. Ktz. Le. UV : H 2 UT 26 
Niebuhria mucronata Durand & Jacks. Ind. Kew Suppl. 1: 114. 1902; 
‘“Pierre’”, Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 325. 1908, in nota. 
Crataeva mucronata Durand & Jacks. L.c. 
Maerua mucronata F. N. Williams, Bull. Herb. Boiss. II. 5: 24. 1905. 
Nicbuhria decandra Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 323. 1908; Lecomte, 
F1. Gén. Indo-Chine 1: 176. t. 15, f. B. 1908. 
Kuntze states that this species came from Cochinchina and his 
No. 3936, named by him ‘‘Crataeva mucronulata O. Ktz. = Niebuhria m. 
Pierre—herb. Kew.’” is labelled ‘‘ Cap San James (= Cape St. Jacques) 
H. Indien 18/3/75.° This is in all respects identical with Niebuhria 
decandra Gagnep. (Gagnepain, in describing his new species, exten- 
sively discusses the one characterized by Kuntze, expressing the 
opinion that Crataeva mucronulata O. Ktz. was not the same as the 
Niebuhria named by Pierre but that perhaps it was a form of Crataeva 
religiosa Forst. f. An examination of Kuntze’s type settles the matter 
and N. decandra Gagnep. falls as a synonym. There is no reason why 
Kuntze’s excellent descriptive name should not be accepted, although 
Pierre’s herbarium name was ‘‘mucronata.?? 
