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LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BoTANY (Vor. III, Arr. 
Peperomia rivulorum C. DC. sp. nov. 
Foliis modice petiolatis superis obovatis basi acutis 5-ner- 
viis, utrinque petiolisque sat dense puberulis, pedunculis ter- 
minalibus hirtellis quam petioli duplo longioribus, spicis 
glabris adultis folia pluries superantibus, in vivo erectis, 
bracteae pelta rotunda centro brevissime pedicellata, antheris 
rotundato-ellipticis, ovario emerso oblongo-ovato paullulo sub 
apice stigmatifero, stigmate globoso glabro, bacca ovato- 
globosa glandulis asperulata. 
Herba ad saxa in rivulis repens. Caules hirtelli in sicco 
1 mm. crassi. Folia alterna. Limbi in vivo succulenti, 
rigidi, in sieco membranacei, superi circiter 14 mm. longi 
et 10 mm. lati, caulini elliptici basi acuti apice obtusi, 
usque ad 20 mm. longi et 12 mm. lati. Petioli 4-5 mm., 
pedunculi 10 mm. longi. Spicae adultae 4.5 cm. longae 
1 mm. crassae. Rhachis post anthesin sub bacca conica 
producta. Bacca 0.5 mm. paullulo longior. 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Todaya (Mt. Apo), A. D. E. 
Elmer, n. 11147. 
Peperomia marivelesana C. DC. sp. nov. 
Foliis modice petiolatis, ellipticis basi acutis apice brev- 
iter et obtuse attenuatis utrinque appresse et sat longe pil- 
osis, margine ciliatis, 3-nerviis; petiolo dense hirsuto; pe- 
dunculo petiolum fere aequante hirsuto, spicis quam folio- 
rum limbi subtriplo longioribus, filiformibus, glandulis con- 
spersis, bracteae pelta orbieulari centro pedicellata, glandulis 
conspersa; antheris rotundatis, ovario. emerso obovato, sub 
apice stigmatifero, stigmate glabro. 
Herba repens carnosa. Caulis ramulique dense hirsuti. 
ramuli in sicco mm. 1 crassi. Folio alterna vel opposita. 
Limbi in. sicco membranacei, pellucido-punctati, usque ad 
26 mm. longi et 20 mm. lati. Petioli usque ad 8 mm. longi. 
Spicae florentes 15 mm. longae, 1 mm. crassae. Bracteae 
pelta 1.25 mm. diametro. Filamenta antheris breviora. 
Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, A. D. E. 
Elmer, n. 6820. 
Sueculent herbs on trees at 2000 feet. (Elmer ms.) 
