

i^PENCER MOORE: MONOCHLAMYDEiti, 38l 



coriacois prima Juvcntuto fulvo-toinentosis citlssimo supra fere glaLris suLtus 

 prsesortiin in costa central! approsse f ulvo-liirtulis doiii glabrescontibus ; 

 cirro adus(|iio 4 cm. long, sub asciJio aliqiianto dilatato fulvo-hirtulo j ascidns 

 parvulis sumnium 4'7 cm. long, cjlindrico-infiindibularibus priuio pilis 

 hirtiilis appressis indutis cito glabroscontibus alls ventralibus 3 mm, lat. fore 

 a basi usqne ad os porrectis ciliutis ore elliptico postice brevlter elongato 

 intiis tricnte superiori glabrls nitentibus deducentibus inde glandulosis 



detinentibusque. 



Mont Mou ; dry serpentine scrub; 1500 ft. 500. Low shrubby plant 

 10 inches. Pitclier about l'8cm. wide at the middle, slightly ampulla^form 

 when moistened, 18x8 mm. at the mouth ; peristome 1 mm. deep ; operculum 

 13 X 15 mm, ; spur only some 2 mm. in lengfh. Flowers not seen. 



Different from all forms of N. Vieillardii Hook. fll. in the lowly habit, the 

 small broad leaves, and small i)itchers with their very short spur. 



riPERACE^. 



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Piper austro-caledonicum C. DC. Canalu ; lianc in coco-nut grove; 

 200 ft. 133i. Cap Bocage ; almudant in forest ; 500 tt. ; serpentine. 1380. 

 Paompai; creeks! Je forest; 50ft.; shales. 1907. All these arc S 

 Erniitage stream ; forest; 300ft.; serpentine. 149. (? specimens 



P. CoMPTONil S. Moore, sp, nov. Frxdex scandens ; ramh alic^uanto com- 

 pressis anfractuosis ad nodos tumidis pubescentibiis mox puherulis; /o/m5 

 petiolatis (pet. 1-1-5 cm. long.) late obovatis usque aJ suborbicularibus apicc 

 brovissime obliqueqne cuspidatis ipso obtnsls basi late rotundatis nonnunquam 

 leviter cordatis fore a basi G-8-uervibus papyracois supra glabris subtus 

 primo fulvo-tonientellis cito in nervibus' pubcscontibus 10-11 X 10-13 cm.; 

 sjvcis circa 8 cm. x 3 mm. oppositifoliis brevipeJunculatis (pedunculis petiolos 

 subsequantibus) Hnearibus obtusis foliis brevioribus ; hracteh arete ^acer- 

 vatis spicarum masc. peltatis orbiculatis circa '5 mm. diaui.; staminihus 



verisimiliter 3. 



Mont Panic; forest; 1500ft.; gneiss. 1805. Female spike not seen. 

 In shape and clothing of the leaves this plant differs markedly from its two 

 other New Caledonian congeners. • ■ ... 



It should be noted that the spikes to hand not being mature, the stamens 

 are still very minute nnd their number may perhaps have been stated incor- 

 rectly- The upper branches bearing the spikes hang freely from the 

 support ; the lower brandies \vhich do not hang are comparatively slender 

 with ovate leaves only 5-7 x 4-5 cm. 



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Peperomia Endliciiet^i Miq. Mont Mou ; forest ; 200 ft. ; serpentine. 

 5G9. Ignambi ; abundant in forest; •2500ft, .1526. Norfolk Island, 

 New Zealand. 



