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trinerviis, amentis solilariis axillaribus vel terminalibus densi- 

 Horis, baccis profunde immersis ovalibus fuscis nitidulis acu- 



minatis. . 



Habitat in insula S*. Catharinae (Gaudichaud! n. 282. m 



Herb. De Less.) 



Hcrba basi decumbens radicans, dein erecta spithamea. Rami puberali 

 scnsim glabrati, internodiis 2-3 cent, longis. Folia in sicco submcm- 

 branacea vel subcoriacea, pellucidopunctata, subtus pallidiora et glanduhs 

 croccis adspem, utrinqae subtiliter puberula, marginibus ciholata, pe- 

 tioHs anticc canaliculatis pubescentibus 2 mm. circitcr longis sustenta, 

 obovata vel tore elliptica, basi acuta, apice rotundata vel obtasa, 8 mrn.- 

 H cent lon^a, 6 mm. - 1 cent, lata, obsolete trinervia, ncrvo medio 

 pauUo crassiore pcrcurrente costulato-ramnloso, lateralibus valde tenmbus. 

 Amenta axillaria et terminalia, pedunculis hirtcllis (pilis patuhs. 

 fere stellalis) 1 cent, circiter longis sustenta, recta, obtusa, 1—2 cent, 

 longa, succulenta li mm. crassa densiflora. Flores rhachi verruculoso- 

 elandulo^ae glabrae profunde immersi. Bracteae pcdicellatac , peJtatac, 

 pelta orbiculLri glabra. Stamina duo, anthcris 8ubglolx)sis biWulan- 

 bos Ovarium ovato-acuminatum , apice stigmatilbrum. Baccae tuscae 

 profunde immersae patulae nitidulae subverniculosae apice acuminate ob- 

 scuriore (sec. sp. cit.) 



Anne hue bene coUocata? 



94. Pepcromia latlfolla. Succulenta, e basi decum- 

 bente radicante erecta , dicholome ramulosa , hirtella demum 

 subglabrala, foliis oppositis et ternis longiuscule petiolatis 

 succulentis vix pellucido-punctalis, rotundatis vel obovato- 

 rotundatis, quinque- vel septemnerviis, supra glabriusculis, 

 subtus griseo-flavicantibus , petiolis ramulisque hiilis, amentia 

 axillaribus et terminalibus plerumqne aggregatls, vel et in ra- 

 mulis cyraose confertis, denslfloris. 



Habitat in insulis Sandwich, m. Octobri (Gaudichaud! in 

 Herb. De Less.), in ins. Oahu m. Majo fl* (Meyen! in Herb, 

 reg. berol.) 



Peperomiae bypoleucae quodaramodo affinis, diversa tamen foliorura 

 forma , nervis et babitn. 



Planta succulenta | metri propcraodum alta, basi decumbens radicans, 

 dein erecta. caule ramisquccylindricis, juvcnilibus dense ocliraoeobirtis, 

 aljis saltern birtellis, adnltis sensiin et vegetioribus glabris. Nodi parum 

 lumidi; internodia 3—8 cent. longa. Folia opposila, summa cl terna, 

 petiolata patcntia, sicca coriacea aut sabmcmbranacca , vix pclluculo- 



