Piper. DIANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 15l 
Hind, and Bit Murich, or —— 
Tam. Moloovoo-kodi. 
Pers, Pilpil. 
Arab, Filfil. 
Malay. Ladda, 
Cultivated in various parts of India, and its Islands, 
2. P. trioicum, RY 
Tricecous, shrubby, rooting. Leaves bifarious, obliquely- 
ovate, acuminate, from five toseven-nerved, glaucous, Aments 
leaf-opposed, cylindric, pendulous, 
- ‘Teling. Murial-tiga. 
Roots long, striking deep into the earth, Stem jointed, 
winding, when old woody, and scabrous, running along the 
ground to a great extent, or up trees, &¢, when trained to 
‘them; from each joint issue roots which take firm hold of- 
whatever they meet with. Branches numerous, alternate ; 
the young ones smooth, the old ones woody, and scabrous 
like the stem. Leaves alternate, petioled, cordate, broad- 
oval, ovate, or oblong, pointed, from five to seven-nerved, 
(generally five,) above, smooth and glossy, below, lighter 
coloured, often somewhat bubbled, from four to six inches ° 
long, and from two to four broad, Petioles channelled, 
smooth, an inch or an inch and a half long. Stipules selitary, 
spathiform, falling off when the leaf begins to be unfolded. 
‘Maze Puant. Calyx an ament, leaf-opposed, odtincled, 
filiform, pendulous, closely imbricated with five spiral rows, 
of fleshy, oval, one-flowered scales, Scales oblong, peltate, 
“ sessile, one-flowered. Corol none. Filaments three, very : 
thie, and very orth scarcely elevating the Gathers thoxe 
than in ‘ie ade: dinbricated with 
Ace pid rows of scales, Scales as in the male. Corol none. 3 
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