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Tom. J. p. 29. Piper smitellaefolium Vahl Enum. P. seu- 

 teUatum Pers. Synops. Tom. I. p. 34. Radice luberosa globosa 

 fibrillosa, seapo eieclo, foliis ovalis peltatis concavis (scutellae- 

 furiuibus) costatis. 



Icon. Ruiz et Pav. 1. e. Tab. 44 fig. 6. 



Habitat in Peruviae collibus ad Aliquipa (Ruiz et Pav. I. c.) 



5. I>ei»eromia liernaadiiaefolia A. Dietr. Piper Fahl 

 Enum. Tom. I.p.SU. Caule repente, foliis peltatis ovatis acu- 

 minatia enerviis, amentis axillaribus. 



Habitat in India occidentali (Vahl. I. c.) 

 An hujas seclionis? 



a Peperomia arifolia. Piper arifolium Hort. Petropol 

 et beroU Erecta humilis simpliciuscula glabra succulenla, foliis 

 alternis longe petiolatis pellucido-punctalis rotundato-oTatis 

 ovalisve aeutiusculis basi leviter cordalis Tel retuso-lruncatis, 

 paullo supra basin peltatis, septem- vel subnovemnerviis, araento 

 solilario teirainali vel axi prolongato laterali, elongalo longe 

 pedunculato subreraotifloro , bracleis breviter pedicellalis obo- 

 valo-rolundatis supra medium peltatis, ovario ovato apice stig- 

 mate circulari pilose instructo. 



Habitat verisimiliter in Brasilia. 



Planta sncculenta glabra, habitu P. asarifoliam rel'erens, caule abbre- 

 viate, folia altema contcrta in sicco membranacea pcllucido-punctata 

 utrinque glabra, subtos pallida ad lentera punctulata, rotandatoovata 

 acqudatcra, apice paromper protracto acutiuscula vel obtusa, basi leviter 

 cordata vel rctuso-truncata , 6-8^ cent, longa, 5-6 lata septem- vel 

 ncrvulis ad basin accessoriis reticalatis novem-nervia , nervis reliquis alte 

 adscendentibus, juxta margines decurrentibus, medio adapicem, omnibus 

 folium dcganter reticulantibus, pctioJis antice canaliculatis basi dilatatis 

 4—6 cent, longis, ad ^—1 cent, supra basin inserta. Amentum adest 

 unicum terminale sod axi dein continuato mox laterale, erectum, 11 J cent, 

 longum, 2—3 mm. crassum, peduncnlo 9| cent, longo sustentum,' 

 subreraotiilorum. Bracteac breviter pcdicellatae obovato-rotundatae supra 

 medium peltatim inscrtae. S t a m i n a duo lateralia , fere infra ovarium in- 



