REPORT OX THE BOTANY OF JUAN FERNANDEZ AND MASAFUERA 53 



POLYGOXACE/E. 

 Rumex acetosella, Linn. 



Rumex acetoseUa, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 338; (lav, FI. CM., v. p. 279; Philippi in Bot. Zeit., 

 1856, p. 629; Benth., Fl. Austr., v. p. 265. 



Juan Fernandez. — Introduced. Philq^i ; Moseley. 



A native of Temperate Europe and Asia, now naturalised in North America, and in 

 many parts of the southern hemisphere, including Chili, where it is common. 



PIPERACEiE. 



Lactoris fernandezia, Philippi. (Plate LIX.) 



Lactoris fernandeziana, Philippi in Verhandl. d. k. k. zool.-bot. Gesellsch. "Wien, AbhandL, xv. p. 521, 



t. 13; Benth. et Hook., Gen. PL, iii. p. 127. 

 Ansonia nodulosa, Bertero MSS. in Herb. Kew. 



Juan Fernandez. — Endemic. In moist shady woods in the higher mountains — 

 Bertero; Reed; Moseley; Downton. 



One of the most remarkable plauts of the island, differing from all other members 

 of the order in its inflorescence and in having a perianth. Eeed says the smell and taste 

 are " peppery." We find the flowers polygamously monoecious. 



Peperomia fernandeziana, ZNIiq. 



Peperomia fernandeziana, Miq., Syst. Pip., p. 139; Gay, Fl. Chil., v. p. 378; DC, Prodr., xvi. 1, 

 p. 445. 



Juan Fernandez. — Endemic. Shady woods in the higher mountains — Bertero; hills 

 to the west of Cumberland Bay, at 1800 feet above the sea — Reed. 



Also found in Valdivia and other parts of Chili, and recorded by C. de Candolle (Prod- 

 romus, xvi. 1, p. 445) from Pinchincha and Wahoo, but these localities may belong to 

 some other species, like the figure in Wight's Icones cited in the same place. 



Peperomia berteroana, Miq. 



Peperomia berteroana, Miq., Syst. Pip.,'p. 114, et 111. Pip., p. 17, t. 11 ; DC, Prodr., xvi. 1, p. 414; 

 Gay, Fl. Chil., v. p. 377. 



Juan Fernandez. — Endemic. Eocky places in the higher mountains — Bertero ; Reed ; 

 Moseley. 



Peperomia margaritifera, Bertero. 



Peperomia margaritifera, Bertero ex Hook., Ic. PL, i. t. 91 ; DC, Prodr., xvi. l,"p. 439; Miq., Sj t. 

 Pip., p. 112, et 111. Pip., p. 1G, t. 10; Gay, Fl. Chil., v. p. 37<3. 



Juan Fernandez. — Endemic. On shady declivities of the higher mountains — Bert',-", 

 1493. 



A remarkable species not collected by recent travellers. 



