COLLECTED 1^' DUTCH NEW GLIKEA. 143 



Piper (§ Eupiper) puncticulatum, Eidl., sp. nov. 



Caulis gracilis. Folia ovata, acuminata, acuta, A'ix cordata, basi iuaequaliter rotuu- 

 data, 11 cm. louga, 7 cm. lata, tenuiter coriacea (sicca viridescentia), dorso pallidiora, 

 glabra, minute glanduloso-puncticulata, nervis 6 pilis albescentibua tectis e basi 

 ortis, petiolis 7 mm. longis. Spicce masculse cylindricse, obtusse, 2-2'5 cm. longa?, 

 2 mm. crassse, aurantiacae, pedunculis 7 mm. longis. Bructece peltatae, suborbicu- 

 lares, marginibus undulatis. Stamina 2. 

 Camp VI a, 3100 ft. 



This species has something of the habit uf Fiper Betle, Linn., but the leaves are 

 thinly and rather stiffly coriaceous with prominent nerves deeply sunk above, and 

 ])ubescent beneath. Female flowers and fruits are wanting, but I take it to be one 

 of the Euinper section. 



Piper plagiophyllum, K. Schum. & Lauterb. Fl. Deutsch. Schutzg. Siidsee, 260. 

 Camp VI b, 3900 ft. 

 Bistrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 



Piper (§ Chavica) montivagum, Eidl., sp. nov. 



Caulis succulentus. Folia ovata, cordata, basi insequaliter biloba lobis rotundatis, 

 apice acuminato-cuspidata, 11-9 cm. longa, 7-5-8-5 cm. lata, glabra, juvenilia hirta, 

 nervis 6 e basi radiatis, petiolis 2-2-5 cm. longis exalatis. Peclunculus 05-1 cm. 

 longus. Spica 1-3 cm. longa, 3-5 mm. crassa, matura. Bractece oblongse, peltatae. 

 Pistillum conicum, stylo brevissimo ; stigmatibus decurvis brevibus. 

 Camps IX to XIII, 5500 to 10,500 ft. 



Somewhat resembling P. excelsa, Forst., and P. fragile, Blume. 



The yoving leaves are hairy on the back, with adpressed hairs which appear to remain 

 on some leaves till fully expanded, yet the adult leaves are at length glabrous. 



The specimens from Camps XI to XIII, at 8300 to 10,500 ft. elevation, have more 

 fleshy and succulent leaves, stiffer when dry. 



CHLORANTHACE.^. 



Chloranthus officinalis, Blume, Enum. PI. Jav. 79. 

 Camps I to III, VI a and VI b, 500 to 3900 ft. 

 Bistrib. North India, China, Malay Peninsula, and Malay Islands. 



MYRISTICACE.E. 



Myristica fattja, Houtt. Handleid. iii. 337. 

 Canoe Camp, 150 ft. 



In fruit only, Nov. 1912. " The fruit dark yellowish brown." 

 Bistrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 

 The specimens are rather incomplete, but it appears to be this species. 



