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PIPER ($ EuPIPER) PUNCTICULATUM, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caulis gracilis. Folia ovata, acuminata, acuta, vix cordata, basi inequaliter rotun- 
data, 11 cm. longa, 7 cm. lata, tenuiter coriacea (sicca viridescentia), dorso pallidiora, 
glabra, minute glanduloso-puncticulata, nervis 6 pilis albescentibus tectis e basi 
ortis, petiolis 7 mm. longis. Spice mascule cylindrice, obtuse, 2-2:5 cm. longs, 
2 mm. crasse, aurantiace, pedunculis 7 mm. longis. Bractee peltate, suborbicu- 
lares, marginibus undulatis. Stamina 2. 
Camp VIa, 3100 ft. 
This species has something of the habit of Piper Betle, Linn., but the leaves are 
thinly and rather stiffly coriaceous with prominent nerves deeply sunk above, and 
pubescent beneath. Female flowers aud fruits are wanting, but I take it to be one 
of the Eupiper section. 
PIPER PLAGIOPHYLLUM, K. Schum. & Lauterb. Fl. Deutsch. Schutzg. Südsee, 260. 
Camp VI b, 3900 ft. 
Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 
Piper ($ CHAVICA) MONTIVAGUM, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caulis succulentus. Folia ovata, cordata, basi inequaliter biloba lobis rotundatis, 
apice acuminato-cuspidata, 11-9 cm. longa, 7°5-8°5 cm. lata, glabra, juvenilia hirta, 
nervis 6 e basi radiatis, petiolis 2-2:5 cm. longis exalatis. Pedunculus 0:5-1 cm. 
longus. Spica 1-3 cm. longa, 3-5 mm. crassa, matura. Bractee oblonga, peltate. 
Pistillum conicum, stylo brevissimo ; stigmatibus decurvis brevibus. 
Camps IX to XIII, 5500 to 10,500 ft. 
Somewhat resembling P. excelsa, Forst., and P. fragile, Blume. 
The young leaves are hairy on the back, with adpressed hairs which appear to remain 
on some leaves till fully expanded, yet the adult leaves are at length glabrous. 
The specimens from Camps XI to XIII, at 8300 to 10,500 ft. elevation, have more 
fleshy and succulent leaves, stiffer when dry. 
CHLORANTHACEX. 
 CHLORANTHUS OFFICINALIS, Blume, Enum. PI. Jav. 79. 
Camps I to III, VIa and VI, 500 to 3900 ft. 
Distrib. North India, China, Malay Peninsula, and Malay Islands. 
MYRISTICACE. 
Myristica FATUA, Houtt. Handleid. iii. 337. 
Canoe Camp, 150 ft. 
In fruit only, Nov. 1912. “ The fruit dark yellowish brown.” 
Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. ; 
The specimens are rather incomplete, but it appears to be this species. 
