424 ANIMADVERSIONES IN PIPERACEAS. 
pra nervos densioribus, rhombeo-spathulatis basi cu- 
neatis, apice attenuato obtusiusculis, superioribus rhombeo- 
lanceolatis pellucido-punctatis trinerviis nervo medio ad 
apicem ducto subtus prominente, lateralibus tenuibus, 
amentis axillaribus verticillatis terminalibusque breviter 
pedunculatis filiformibus elongatis subdensifloris, bracteis 
pedicellato-peltatis glandulosis, ovario apice stigmatifero. 
Crescit in Peruvia, Cassapi, Zacopota, (Matthews, n. 1688.) 
Ex affinitate P. hirsute, camptotriche, blande, pubescentia, 
foliorum situ et forma satis distincta. Planta pedalis et 
altior. Internodia 3-5 cent. longa. Petioli 2-5 mm., æque 
ac caules pube molli brevi densa obtecti. Folia 21-3 cent. 
longa, 1-13 lata, interdum angustiora sublanceolata ; nervi 
parce ramosi. Amenta numerosa; in verticillo foliorum su- 
premo et penultimo verticillata nec non terminalia, 4-8 cent. 
longa, filiformia, recta, erecta, subconfertiflora, pedunculis 
glabriusculis 1-1 cent. circiter longis sustenta. Flores vir- 
ginei confertiores. Bracteæ orbiculares. Ovarium ellipti- 
cum. 
31. P. pereskiefolia, p. 150.— St. Catharina Brasiliæ, (Tweedie.) 
32. P. septemnervis, p. 152. Amenta terminalia solitaria vel 
- gemina, 7-14 cent. longa, cylindrica, obtusa, densiflora. 
Bracteæ pedicellato-peltate. Bacce ovate fusce antica 
apice scutulo auctæ, quare hec species rectius ad Sect. 
Rhynchophoram transferenda videtur. : 
Crescit in Jamaica ; in sylvis ad Portland, Julio 1843, (Pur- 
die ?) 
33. P. ovalifolia, p. 154. Caules sparse hirtelli, pili ad nodos 
crebriores. Petioli dense hirti 2-5 mm. longi. Folia 1$ 
P. muscose quoad compagem simillima, punctata, ovalia, 
ovata vel subovata obtusa, utrinque pilis longis sparsis» 
subtus obsolete uninervia 1-12 fere 2 cent. longa, 8-15 mm. 
lata. Amenta terminalia vel raro lateralia, solitaria, terna, — 
pedunculis 2-4 cent. longis parcce pubescentibus sus- 
tenta, 5-8 cent. longa recta vel leviter curvata dens — 
flora.  Bracteæ pedicellato-peltatze orbiculares virides per- — 
sistentes. Ovarium ellipticum attenuatum apice stigmati- — 
