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Hngrav. Hook. Ic. II. t. 178. 7 
Spsc, Cuan. Shrub: leaflets vate, tapering at the base, trifo= 
Hiolate, lateral ones unequal at‘ the base: berry globose, scurfy : 
flowers large, white, becoming eream-coloured; with purple fila- 
minents. 
Coromandel:Goast: Banks of the Nerbudda. Malabar. Flows 
ering in February and March. 
(2) C. Nurvata. ( Ham.) 
Ident. W. & A. prod. I . p. 23.— Ham. in Linn. Soe Trans. 
Syn. OC. Tapia, Burm.—C. Inermis, Linn. 
Engrav. Rheede Mal. III. t. 42. 
Spzc. Cuar. Shrub, or. small tree: leaflets ovate; landeolate, 
acuminated, lateral ones unequal at the bases berry ovoid: flowers 
whitish, or cream-coloured. ; 
“Malabar Coast. Mysore. Floweting in February: 
GENUS V. NIEBUHRIA. 
Pétyandria Mionogynia. Sex: Syst: 
Deriv. From Niebuhr, the African traveller: 
Gzy. Cuan. Unarmed shrubs: sepals 4, valvate in zestivation : 
petals none, or 4; alternate with, .and.shorter than the segments of 
the calyx : torus cylindrical, very. short: filaments below, united 
with ‘the torus, free above: berry ovate, stalked. The apetalous 
species have trifoliolate leaves, the’tetrapetalous, simple ones, — 
(1) N. trvzanis. (Dee.) 
Ident. W. & A. prod. I. p. 23.—Dec., prod. I. p. 244. 
Syn. Capparis apetala, Roth. Nov. Sp. p. 238.—C. linifotia; 
Roxb, Hort. Beng. p. 41.—Cratzeva apetala, Spr. Syét. II. p. 448. 
Engrav. Hook. Te. t. 124.—Wight’s Ic. t. 174. 
_ Spc. Cur. Leaves trifoliolate: leaflets ovate, oblong of 
linear, with. a recuryed mucro, wrinkled; shorter than the petiole: 
tacemes terminal: calyx tube campanulate: petals none, ovary 
and fruit ovoid: flowers small, greenishsdark purple. | == 
Various parts of the Peninsula, flowering in April: 
(2) N. ontonerrorra. (DC. ) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p. 23.—Dec. prod, I. p. 244. 
Syn. N. arenaria, Dec. prod, I. p. .244.—Capparis heteroclita; 
cea fi. Ind. I. p. 570.—Crateeva gblongifolia, Spe. Syst. I. pi 
Engrav, Hook. Te, II. t. 127, 
