C. De Candolle, Piperaceae novae e Micronesia et Polynesia allatae. 503 
Peperomia Volkensii C. DC. n. sp. — Caule glabro; foliis oppositis 
vel rarius alternis modice petiolatis glabris, limbo elliptico-lanceolato basi 
acuto apice obtusiusculo, 5-nervio; pedunculis glabris axillaribus termi- 
nalibusque petiolos fere aequantibus, spicis glabris limbos fere aequantibus 
filiformibus subdensifloris, bracteae pelta orbiculari centro subsessili, an- 
theris rotundatis quam filamenta oblonga brevioribus, ovario rhachi im- 
presso subgloboso summo apice stigmatifero, stigmate orbiculari dense 
piloso, bacca globosa inferne rhachi impressa, glandula subasperata. 
Caulis glaber usque ad 3 mm crassus inferne e nodis radicans. Limbi in sicco 
membranacei pallidi epunctulati, superi circiter 3 cm longi et 4,9 cm lati, subsequentes 
magis elliptici 3,5 cm longi et 2,5 cm lati. Petioli super: 5 mm longi. Spicae usque ad 
3 cm longae et 4 mm crassae, bacca 0,75 mm crassa in sicco flavicans. 
Ost-Karolinen: Kusaie bei Lele, auf Mauern (Vorkens n.2. — 
Blühend am 9. Okt. 1899!); Marshall-Inseln: Ebon: Boston-Insel (Fınsch 
n. 4. — Blühend am 12. Mai 1880!) 
Peperomia Kraemeri C. DC. n. sp. — Caule ramulisque glabris; 
foliis alternis brevissime petiolatis, limbo ovato basi ima acuto apice ob- 
tuso supra prope basin et superne in margine puberulo subtus glabro, 
3-nervio, petiolo glabro; pedunculis axillaribus terminalibusque glabris 
petiolos multo superantibus, spicis glabris densifloris, bracteae pelta orbicu- 
lari centro pedicellata, antheris ellipticis quam filamenta paullo brevioribus, 
ovario emerso obovato paullo infra apicem oblique stigmatifero, stigmate 
carnoso glabro, bacca globosa glandulis subasperata. 
Caulis decumbens e nodis radicans, 2 mm crassus, ramuli erecti circiter 7 cm 
longi, 4 mm crassi. Limbi in sicco membranacei 17—19 mm longi 42 mm lati. Petioli 
? mm, pedunculi 43 mm longi, bracteae pelta 0,5 mm diam,, bacca 0,5 mm crassa. 
West-Karolinen: Palau-Inseln, Korror (KRAEMER). 
Peperomia breviramula C. DC. n. sp. —  Ramulis hirsutis; foliis 
alternis breviter petiolatis, limbo ovato-elliptico basi acuto subacutove apice 
Obtuso, 3-nervio, utrinque glabro margine dense ciliato, petiolo hirsuto; 
pedunculis oppositifoliis hirtellis petiolos superantibus, apicis glabris limbos 
aequantibus vel paullo superantibus, bractea pelta rotunda centro breviter 
pedicellata, ovario emerso ovato summo apice stigmatifero, stigmate pilo- 
sulo, bacca globosa glandulis subasperata, maturitate rhachis processu 
conico sustenta. 
Epiphyta, rami a caule inferne e nodis radicante 4 mm crasso surgentes circiter 
8 cm longi breviter ramulosi, ramuli 4—5 cm longi, fere 0,75 mm crassi, Limbi in 
sicco membranacei 20—22 mm longi, 40—145 mm lati creberrime nervulosi, nervi 
nervulique saepe in sicco subtus albicantes. Petioli circiter 5 mm, pedunculi usque ad 
9 mm longi, spicae circiter 45 mm longae et 0,5 mm crassae, bracteae pelta 0,5 mm, 
baecaque 0,5 mm diam. 
Ost-Karolinen: Ponape, Paue, Montesanto, dichter Buschwald bei 
7—800 m ü. M. Hellgrün, Kolben gelbbraun (LzpzRwANN n. 13739. — 
Blüfend 44. Dez. 49431) 
