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Published by Herbarium Bogoriense, Kebun Raya Indonesia
Volume 5, Part 4, p. 413 (1960).

THE GENUS MURICOCOCCUM CHUN & How (Euphorb.).

A. J. G. H. KOSTERMANS*

The monotypical genus Muncococcum was published in 1956 (in Acta
Phytotaxonomica Sinica 5: 14) with a latin and Chinese diagnosis.

The authors compared it with Chaetocarpus, to which it is certainly only
remotely related and with Coelodepas, to which it is closely related.

The specific description of Muricococcum sinense Chun & How (I.e. 15)
is accompanied by an excellent drawing, which, together with the ample
description, enable me to refer it to its proper genus, although the type
specimen is inaccessible for the time being.

I fail to find any differences with the genus Cephalomappa and the
species resembles Cephalomappa mallotricarpa J. J. S.

I venture to reduce Muricococcum to Cephalomappa and to rename
the species: Cephalomappa sinense (Chun & How) Kostermans, comb. nov.
(basionym: Muricococcum sinense Chun & How).

* D. Sc; Forest Research Institute, Bogor; Collaborator Herbarium Bogoriense,
Bogor.

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