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lichJ Prod. Flor. Norfolkic. p. 37. Carnosa, glauocscens, 

 ramia radicanlibus adscendentibus , foliis peliolatis oppositis 

 obovalo-subrotandis acutiusculis vel obtusig carnosulis tri- vel 

 qainque-nerviis , petiolis pedunculisque terminalibus solitariis 

 geminalisve pilosulis, araenlis cylindricis gracilibus, bracteis 

 ovalis obtusis , raargine sublilissime crenulatis, baccis subglo- 

 bosis nigro-fuscis , stigraalis areola excentrica. 



Icon. Ferd. Bauer lllustr. pi. Norfolk, Tab. 126 <^ inwl. 



Habitat in insula Norfolk, in. Septeinbri florens (Ferd. 

 Bauer! 1. c. at in Herb. reg. berol.) 



Herba palmaris carnosa glauccsceas. Caules ex eadem radice plures, 

 subramosi. calami scriptorii crassitie, carnosi , laeves, glahri, basi ramis- 

 que procumbentes radicantes, deinde adscendeiites. Inteniodia 1 — 1\ cent, 

 longa. Folia opposita, petiolata , pateritia, obovato-subrotunda , basi 

 subcuneata, apice acutiuscula vel (inleriora) obtusa, \\ — 2 cent. longa 

 12 — 16 mm, lata, carnosa, sicca membranacea obsolete trinervia vol 

 interiora subquinquenervia , nervis ramulosis, supra glabra, subtns obsolete 

 puberula, apiceque ciliolata, glauco-Yiridia. Petioli 1 cent, longi vel 

 longiores , teretiusculi pilosuli. Amenta tcrminalia solitaria, vel rarius 

 geminata, cylindrica, 4 — 6 cent, longa, pedunculo tcretiusculo pilo- 

 sulo 1 — li cent, sustenla. Flores remoti. Bractcac laxiusculae ovatac, 

 rotundatac infra medium peltatim adnatae, margine subtilissime crcnu- 

 latac. Stamina 2, ovarium ulrinque stipantia, antheris extrorsis 

 Bubrotundis sordide rubro-fuscis. Baccac subglobosae, nigro-fuscae , 

 granulatae ; stigmatis areola in apicc parumper obliqua (sec. sp. Endllcli. 

 in Hb. cit.) 



Peperomiae Jeptostachyae, mcmbranaccae affinis. 



85. Pepcromla arablca Decaisne ! Mss. P. caffra E. Mey!. 

 Mss. in PL Dregean. Suffruticosa sirapliciuscula, erecta, pu- 

 bescens, foliis oppositis petiolalis, rhomboideis vel oblongo- 

 rhoraboideis, obtusiusculis, pubescentibus, quinquenerviis, n. 

 medio ad apicem percurrente , araenlis oppositis axillaribus et 

 terminalibus erectis pednnculatis filiformibus elongalis glabris. 



Habitat in Arabia felice (P. A. Botta! in Herb. Mus. Paris), 

 in Promont. Bonae Spei ad Portum Natal (Drege! in Herb. 

 De Less.) '^ 



Caul is 30 circiter cent, alius c basi adscendcnle crcctns, simplex, no- 

 doso-articulatus, teres?, totus pubesccns, internodiis fere aequilongis 2 cent. 

 loDgis. Folia opposita, decussata, inleriora paullo minora, petiolis 



