156 »1AWI>]RIA ^KIGTNlA. Pipit. 



the vines thrive ^vith the greatest luxuriance. In its steii, braiici.es, 

 leaves, and stipules, it agrees perfectly with the otl.er l\\.. - ^ -_ 

 aments are also the same in every respect, except that iiti e are lour 

 spiral rows of tiowers ; the scales of the anient are as ia the olhtr two, 

 viz. the male and female plants. — Stamens, geaerally two, fleshy, 

 clubbed filaments, shorter than the germ, and placed laterally, so as 

 to press upon it. It frequently liappeus that they are entirely want- 

 ing, or only one is present. Anthers two oval pits in the apex of 

 each filament. — Germ globular, immersed in the substance of the 

 ament. Sti//e none. Stigmas three, spreading. — Berry globular, size 

 of a small pea, red, smooth, one-celled. — tweeds solitary. 



S. P. longum. Willd. 1. l6l. 



Dicecous, shrubby, creeping. Lower leaves petioled, broad-cor- 

 date, floral leaves sessile, stem-clasping, oblong-cordate j all are from 

 five to nine-nerved. 



Cattu-tirpali. Rheed. mal. 7 p 27- t. 14. 



Sans. ^q|TT> Krishna, ;3q"?r^T> Oopwkoolya, '^"i!^ ^'^, Videhee, 

 ^TTTT"^> Magj/dhee, =qXJ^T, Ch/rp/da, efizsjx, K«na, ^xfijjT* Ooahu- 

 na, faxq-^ft, P2ppzdee, ^I?irt, Shoundee, oRX;i(,, Kola. 



Seng. Pippul, the root PfppMla-moola. 



English. Long-pepper. 



Pippul-chittoo is the Telinga name of the plant, and Pippwloo 

 the pepper. 



The plant 1 have found wild amongst bushes, on the banks of wa- 

 ter courses, up towards the Circar mountains. It flowers and bears 

 fruit during the wet, and cold seasons. 



Moot woody, perennial. — Sterns many, creeping, jointed, round ; 

 joints swelled ; young shoots downy. Branchlets bearing the fruit are 

 erect, with the lea\es sessile, or nearly so. — Leaves on the creeping 

 branches largest, petioled, broad- cordate, seven-nerved; on the erect, 

 fruit-bearing branchlets {floral leaves) stem-clasping, oblong-cor- 

 date, five-nerved ; all are smooth, somewhat wrhikled ; below pale 

 green; size various. — Stipules of the petioled leaves two, joining 



