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Herba, caule dense hirtello e nodis radicante, in sicco 2 mm crasso. 
Folia opposita. Limbi in sicco membranacei creberrime pellucido-punc- 
tulati, 22-30 mm longi et 12-17 mm lati. Petioli 3 mm, pedunculi 
fere 5 mm longi. Spicae florentes circiter 32 mm longae et 0.75 mm 
crassae, 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio, on mossy cliffs, Elmer 6622, June, Bur. 
Sci. 3501 Mearns, July. 
The typical form of the species grows in Java. 
Forma longispica C. DC. forma nov, 
Foliis breviter petiolatis e basi cuneata obovatis apice rotundatis, 
utrinque petiolisque dense hirsutis, 3-nerviis; pedunculis axillaribus ter- 
minalibusque hirsutis quam petioli multo longioribus, spicis folia 
pluries superantibus, bracteae pelta rotundato-elliptica supra centrum 
pedicellata; antheris ellipticis, filamentis sat longis, ovario emerso ovato, 
sub apice stigmatifero, stigmate glabro, bacca globosa glandulis asperulata. 
Herba rupicola, caule dense hirsuto inferne e nodis radicante, 2.6 mm 
crasso, superne ramuloso. Ramuli spiciferi hirsuti, 1.5 mm crassi in 
sicco, subteretes.. Folia caulinia terna, ramulorum spiciferorum opposita. 
Limbi in sicco membranacei, usque ad 25 mm longi et 12 mm lati. 
Petioli 3 mm, pedunculi 10 mm longi. Spicae maturae usque ad 10.5 
cm longae, in sicco 0.5 mm crassae. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Kabayan, on wet rocky banks, Merrill 4425, 
October; Baguio, For. Bur. 4847 Curran, August, Williams 1084, June. 
5. Peperomia rubrivenosa C. DC. sp. nov. 
Foliis superis ternis, breviter petiolatis obovato-ellipticis, ima basi 
acutis subacutisve apice rotundatis, utrinque petiolisque glabris, incon- 
spicue 3-nerviis, superis ternatis; pedunculis axillaribus terminalibusque 
petiolos pluries superantibus, densifloris; bracteae pelta orbiculari centro 
pedicellata ; antheris ellipticis, filamentis brevibus; ovario rhachi impresso 
obovato, paullo sub apice stigmatifero, stigmate minuto glabro. 
Herba epiphyta. Caulis in sicco complanatus 2 mm crassus, inferne 
radicans, pilosus, pilis fere 1.5 mm longis. Folia infera opposita. Limbi 
in sicco membranacei, pellucido-punctati, pallide virescentes, in vivo sub- 
tus rubrivenosi; limbi inferi utrinque pilosi, superi utrinque glabri, 
12-20 mm longi, 8-17 mm lati. Petioli 2.5 mm, pedunculi 10 mm 
longi. Spicae florentes usque ad 4 cm longae et 1 mm crassae. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio, on trees, Williams 1083, May. 
6. Peperomia tomentosa A. Dietr. Sp. Pl. 1 (1831) 172, 6 carnosa C. DC. 
Prodr. 16% (1869) 455. = 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio, Dr. Pond, March: Province of Abra, 
Bur. Sci. 7226 Ramos, February. Minpanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. 
Clemens’ 517, April, s. n., July. 
Java. 
