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156 DIANDRIA TRIGYNIA. Piper. 
the vines thrive with the greatest luxuriance. In its stem, branches, 
leaves, and stipules, it agrees perfectly. with the other two. The 
aments are also the same in every respect, except that here are four 
spiral rows of flowers ; the scales of the ament are as in the other two, 
viz. the male and female plants.— Samen, generally two, fleshy, — 
clubbed filaments, shorter than the germ, and placed laterally,'so as ; 
to press upon it. -It frequently happens that they are entirely want- 
ing, oronly one is present. Anthers two oval pits in the apex of 
each filament.—Gerzz' globular, immersed in the substance of the | 
ament. Stylenone. Sligmas three, spreading.— Berry globular, size 
of a small pea, red, smooth, one-celled. — Seeds solitary. 
3. P. longum. Willd. 1. 161. : 
Dioecous, shrubby, creeping. Lower leaves petioled, "broad-core a 
date, floral leaves sessile, stem-clasping, rnt cordate; all are from 2 
e to nine-nerved. m l 
 Catto-tirpali, Rheed. mal. 7. . p. 21. t. 14. 
Sans. sagt, Krishna, BARRY, Oopukoolya, FEL eb Videhee, 
are, Magudhee, SUT Chupwla, qup Kuna, urb Ooshu- 
na, f: um. Pippulee, Te}, Shoundee, rtt, Kola. 
Beng. Pippul, the root rmi. 
English. Long-pepper. | 
Pippul-chittoo is the Telinga name of the plant, and Pippuloo | 
the pepper. 
The plant I have found wild amongst bushes, on.the on of wa- l 
ter courses, up towards the Circar mountains, It flowers and bears 
fruit during the wet, and cold seasons. 2 
.. Root woody, perennial.— Stems. many, creeping, jouited: pe 
Joints swelled ; young shoots downy. Branchlets bearing the fruit are 
erect, with the leaves sessile, or nearly so.— Leaves on the creeping 
branches largest, petioled, broad-cordate, seven-nerved ; on the e: ect, 
fruit-bearing branchlets (floral leaves) stem-clasping, oblong-cor- 
date, five-ne; ved ; all are smooth, . somewhat wrinkled ; below pale 
een; ; Size various.— Stipules of the petioled leaves two, joining 
