LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY 
EDITED BY A. D. E. ELMER, A. M. 
Vol. II. Manila, P. I., October 31, 1910. Art. 44. 
PHILIPPINE PIPERACEAE 
BY 
C. de Candolle 
(Geneva, Switzerland) 
PEN, RR 
This paper is primarily founded on the specimens col- 
lected by Mr. A. D. E. Elmer and sent for determination 
tothe author who is also publishing a complete revision of the 
Philippine Piperaceae in the Philippine Journal of Science. 
PEPEROMIA Linn. 
Peperomia reflexa subsessilifolia C. DC. Prod. XVI'; 452. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio (Mt. Santo Tomas), 
Elmer, n. 8576. 
Succulent herbs, forming loose tufts upon moss covered 
trees and shrubs in dense woods at 7000 feet; older leaves 
yellowish green; spike strictly erect, also yellowish; stamens 
purplish. ''Canapa" is the Igorot name for it. ( Elmer ms.) 
Peperomia exigua Miq. Syst. 77. 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Todaya (Mt. Apo), Elmer, — 
n. 11004. 
Creeping and forming dense patches on wet ledges or 
