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vel septemnerviis, eummis oblongo-lanceolatis lanceolatisquc , 

 inaequilateris basi leviter inaequali acutis, apice aCuniinatis 

 quinluplinerviis, amentis masc. breviler pedunculatis subpatulis 

 rectis Tel curvatis tenuibus folio mulloties brevioribus, bracteis 

 breviter pedicellatis peltatis orbicalatis, diandris. 



Habitat in Silhet (Roxb. I.e.) — ibid. F. D., W. G. et H. B. 

 (Wallich ! 1. c.) 



Chavicae sarmentosae et Chavicae Roxbarghii affinis, sed cha- 

 racteribus foliorum satis diversa. 



Frutex dichotome ramosns, nodosus, ramis cylindricis glabriusculis 

 slriatis irrcgulariter (an morbose) verrucosis, ramnlis tenuibus subtilis- 

 sime puberalis, inlernodiis 2—9 cent, longis. Folia pro situ admodum 

 diversa, mcmbranacea, pellucido-punctata, utrinque glabra, supra laete 

 viridia opaca , subtus pallida , ad lentem aliquando albido-punctata , i n* 

 feriora (infima baud adsunt) ovata. acuminata , subaequilatera , basi 

 aeqnali lato-rotundata (an in infimis subcordataj, 11 — 12 cent, longa, 

 7 — 8 lata , scptupli- vel subseptemnervia , nervis 3 mediis paullo supra 

 basin ortis ad apicem ductis, reliquis e basi, omnibus per anastomoses 

 subhorizontales tenues subtus prominulas parcas jiarceque ramulosas con- 

 junctis, petiolis semiteretibus antice canaliculatis subtilissime puberulis 

 i— fere 1| cent, longis sustenta. Folia summa (mitto inter haec et prae- 

 cedentia intermedia) oblongo-lanceolata inacquilatera , basi leviter inaequali 

 acuta vel obtusiuscula, apice anguste acuminata, acumine acutato, quin- 



tuplinervia, n. 3 mediis ad apicem dactis, 7>. — 10 cent, longa, 2^ 4 



lata, petiolis 2 — 5 mm. longis sustenta. Amenta masc. in sumrais 

 ramulis oppositirolia crebra tenuia terctia 2 — 4 cent, lonpa li mm 

 crassa, patula vel subdcflexa, recta vel plerumque curvata aut fllxuosa" 

 adspctn fnsca, pedunculis subtilissime puberulis 2mm. longis sustenta. 

 Bracteae breviter pediccUatae , peltatae, pelta suborbiculari glabra co-' 

 riacea centro a;hracco-fusca , marginibus pallida extcnuata. Stamina duo 

 supra quamvis bracteam, filamentis brevissimis, antheris dilute flavis 

 subglobosis bilocularibns , loculis scmiglobosis snboppositis , vertice uni- 

 punctulatim imprcssis. (sec. sp. masc. Wallich.) 



Etiamsi specimen authenticum Roxb. baud viderim, plantas Wallicbia- 

 nas masc, apte ad banc speciem referre posse, persuasum habeo. Sp, aatem 

 feminea in Hb. Wall. Piper peepuloides inscripta aliis speciebus sub 

 Piperis generc adscripta reperies. — Addam hie, quae roib. 1. c. de 

 stirpe t'emina monet: Caulis ramiqae scandentes, juniores pubernli. 

 Folia breviter pctiolata, ovato-oblongo-lanceolata , aciuninata, quinque- 

 nervia , vel daobus inf. nervis obsoletis trinervia (nervulos infimos subliles 

 ROXB. nunquam numerasse constat) 3 — 5 poll, longa, 1—3 lata. Amenta 

 tern, breviter peduncolata, cylindrica, Baccae minorcs ac in P. nigro, parce 



