xi, c, 5 Be Candolle: Piperaceae Philippinenses 219 



PIPER PERPUNCTATUM C. DC. sp. nov. 



Ramulis tantum ad nodos parce puberulis; foliis modice 

 petiolatis, limbo ovato basi aequilatera rotundato apice acute 

 acuminato, supra glabro subtus parce pilosulo, 5-plinervio nervo 

 centrali nervos 2 adscendentes oppositos a 5 mm supra basin 

 mittente, nervo laterali patule adscendente utrinque a basi soluto, 

 petiolo superne parce pilosulo paullo ultra medium vaginante; 

 stirpis masc. pedunculo glabro petiolum aequante tenui, spica 

 florente quam limbus pluries breviore apice attenuata, rhachi 

 hirsuta, bracteae glabrae pelta rotunda margine undulata centro 

 subsessili, staminibus 2, antheris parvis rotundatis 4-valvatis, 

 filamenta oblonga aequantibus. 



Dioicum, scandens. Ramuli in sicco nigri, spiciferi 0.5 mm 

 crassi, collenchyma libriforme in fasciculos discretos a latere 

 productos dispositum, fasciculi intramedullares 1-seriati, canalis 

 lysigenus unicus centralis. Limbi in sicco tenuiter membranacei 

 creberrime pellucido-puntati, superi 7 cm longi et 4 cm lati, 

 subsequentes rotundato-ovati basi cordati apice acute acuminati 

 7 cm longi et 5.6 cm lati. Petioli superi 4 mm, subsequentes 

 usque ad 20 mm longi. Spica florens 9 mm longa fere usque ad 

 1.5 mm crassa, bracteae pelta 0.55 mm diam. 



Palawan, Malampaya Bay, Merrill 72k6, on trees in forests, altitude 

 about 8 m, flowers green. 



PIPER DELICATUM C. DC. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 443. 



Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Mount Tonglon, Phil. PL 750 Merrill, 

 mossy forest, altitude about 1,900 m, a vine 1 to 3 m high growing on tree 

 trunks, flowers pale yellow: Ifugao Subprovince, Mount Polis, Bur. Sci. 

 19815 McGregor: Bontoc Subprovince, Vanoverbergh 1H0, in forests, alti- 

 tude about 1,600 m: Camarines Province, Mount Isarog, Bur. Sci. 22061 

 Ramos. 



Forma b C. DC. forma nova. 



Foliis minoribus, limbo usque ad 4 cm longo et 1 cm lato. 



Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Pauai, Mrs. Clemens 9160. 

 PIPER LONGI VAGI NANS C. DC. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 444. 



Luzon, Camarines Province, Mount Isarog, Bur. Sci. 22057 Ramos. 

 Forma b C. DC. forma nova. 



Foliis minoribus, limbo usque ad cm longo et 1 cm lato. 



Luzon, Province of Rizal, Loher 6789, 6811. SlBUYAN, Elmer 12313 p. p. 

 PIPER EUPODUM C. DC. sp. nov. 



Ramulis junioribus haud dense hirsutis ; foliis modice petiolatis, 

 limbo ovato-acuminato basi fere aequilatera in mare rotundato 

 in femina acuto, apice acute acuminato, supra tantum inferne 

 et subtus ubique ad nervos nervulosque haud dense hirtello, 



