The Pollen Morphology of Burseraceae

The taxonomic basis of a paper by K. Mitra, M. Mondal & S. Saha on “The pollen morphology of Burseraceae” (Grana 16: 75–79, 1977) is criticized. Apparently, there has been no cooperation with a specialized taxonomist, no use has been made of the many recent revisions, especially of SE. Asian Burseraceae, and the voucher specimens have been cited in such a way that checking with these revisions is impossible. Among the specific names mentioned many are incorrect, and some are completely unknown in taxonomy. It is to be regretted that this in itself careful and detailed work has lost much of its value by having been done on such a shaky taxonomic basis.