Piperaceae Meeboldianae herbarii Vratislaviensis. II. 209 
lateralibus utrinque a basi solutis, petiolo basi ima vaginante, spica 
limbi dimidium superante, rhachi hirsuta, bracteae pelta rotunda glabra 
paullo supera centrum pedicellata pedicello hirsuto, ovario libero ovato 
glabro, stigmatibus 3—4 ovato-acutis, bacca ovata apice attenuata. 
Dioieum. Ramuli spiciferi usque ad 4 mm crassi, collenchyma in 
fasciculos discretos:a latere productos dispositum et zona interna libri- 
forme, fasciculi intramedullares 1-seriati, canalis lysigenus centralis 
periphericique numerosi. Limbi in sicco firmi creberrime pellucido- 
punetulati fere 14 cm longi et 7—8 em lati. Petioli usque ad limbi 
latus longius fere 9 mm inter limbi latera 1 mm longi. Pedunculi fere 
2 em longi paullo ultra 1 mm crassi. Spica submatura 9,5 cm longa, 
bacca submatura 4 mm longa. — Species P. ovatistigmi C. DC. proxima, 
pedunculo quam petiolus longiore et bracteae pelta rotunda praesertim 
ab eo discrepans. 
Sikkim: Sonada, alt. 6000': A. Meebold no. 15 958. 
32. Piper lonchites R. et Sch., Syst. 1, Mant. 241. 
Moulmein: Papun: A. Meebold no. 16701. 
33. Piper nepalense Miq., Syst., p. 318. 
Sikkim, Kurseong, alt. 5000': A. Meebold no. 15962. 
34. Piper nigramentum C. DC., spec. nov. 
Ramis ramulisque glabris in sicco nigris; foliis modice petiolatis 
£labris; limbo ovato-acuminato basi inaequilatera altero latere rotundato 
altero subacuto vel utrinque rotundato apice acute vel obtusiuscule acu- 
minato, nervo centrali nervos adscendentes altero latere 3 altero 4 mit- 
tente, petiolo basi ima  vaginante; pedunculo glabro petiolum fere 
aequante, spica in sicco nigra, glabra, matura limbi dimidium superante 
Vel breviore apice obtusa, rhachi glabra, bracteae pelta rotunda paullo 
Supra centrum longe pedicellata, ovario libero globoso, stigmatibus 
3—1 linearihus apice obtusis, baccis dense approximatis obovato- 
globosis. 
Frutex dioicus erectus. Ramuli spiciferi usque ad 4,5 mm crassi 
costulati, collenchyma in fasciculos discretos crassos in costulis sitos 
dispositum et haud libriforme, fasciculi intramedullares 1-seriati, canalis 
lysigenus nullus. Limbi in sicco membranacei creberrime et minute 
pellucido-punctulati 10—11,5 cm longi 5—6 cm lati. Petioli usque ad 
limbi latus longius 5 mm inter limbi latera 1—5 mm longi. Spica 5,5— 
10,5 cm longa, 5 mm crassa, bracteae pelta fere 0,75 mm diam., bacca 
2 mm diam. 
Sikkim: Kurseong, alt. 2000': A. Meebold no. 15957; Mongpu 
4000': no, 15961. 
35. Piper boehmeriaefolium Wall. forma b. C. DC., n. f. ined. 
Moulmein: Kowpok: A. Meebold no. 16699; Papun: no. 16 100, 
Tavoy, Bowachung no. 15317! Tavoy, Wagon no. 15158. 
