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. * Pipcraccac intcr fropicos iitriusqiie licmisp]jaerac crcsciinl tcrrcstrcs aiit pscudoparasiticac , 

 himilleSjherbaceae, siicculent ae , nutfrulicosac, sacpc cnulibus (lobilllms sciiiuloiilcs, radicanlcs. 



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Tolius familiac spccicrum cojjrnilarum numerus circitor ad 350 compulaji polcst, nec 

 -taiiicn dubium cst multo majoi-em numcnii]i e.\sistei'c, cinn pliircs iii Iropicis tcrris crcscentcs; 

 procul diil)io Botanlcorum oculos adhuc fugcj-int. 



' Blaxima hanrni pars tropici 7iovi conlincnlis loca lunbrosa ct hmnida iuhabitat, major 

 \^ rchipclagitm Smiduicum^ minor tcrram Jlifme tropicdn contiucnlcm , niinima Jfricam^ 

 <nec tiujien, ut tj[uidam auctorcs pcrversc rcLiJcrunt, in hac tcrjac parlc hujiis fainiliac cives 

 ©mnino dcsvmt. 

 i Harum ducenti scxaointa novcm spccics in Amcrica rcpertae sunt. 



In jdmcricae meridionalis conlmcuio , in Cklloe scil., JSrasiUa^ Pct^avia, Jfova-Grana' 

 iia^ f^enezuela, Mexicano reg-no rcl. ccntum nonajjiuta qnimpie spccies invcmuntur. 

 'v In u^merica boreall vero, icl cst ca partc c[uac supi'a Panamac angusllas jacet, non nisi 

 quatuor indicantur , exclusis nimiriim onmibus iis quae in terra mexicana nascl dicmitiu-. 

 • Jnsulae Indiae occidentalis jilufes cum tei'ra conllnentc Amcricae conununes habent, 

 plui'es vero e liam proprias ; in universura (juadi^ajjinta octo in iJIis crcscerc viJcutur. 

 r u^sia autem alit sexaginta et duas spccies, quaruin Tcro miiior pars in lerra coniinoite, 

 major in insulis Sundaicis^ Philippinis etc. ci'csclt; vig^Inli una scil. in Asia conthiente ab 

 auctoribus indicanlur, quariim tcimcn plurcs etiam in insidis adjacentibus nascuntur. 

 i-Ncc Polijnesiue insulae his plantis carent. Piper pcdlidum Forst. scil. in insutis amicitiae^ 

 Piper excelsum Forst. in Kova Zeetandia^ Plper methysticum Forst. in insntis Sandvi- 

 censibus et amicitiae, Piper latifotium in insidis Jlebridis ct amicHiac invcniuntui', in ipsa 

 Xfova Jloltandia vix ulla species nasci videtur. 



Omniiun autcm miimnam partem wdf^ea alit , cujus inprlmis ora 0(3ciJentalis paucissimfis 

 fovcrc vidctur, praetcr scil. specicm Quincae dein rcccnsendam, a Clusio mdicaliim ct ciim 

 Pipere Cubeba confusani, in Sierra leone Piper t4f'<^lio^nwn RS. invciituiu est et ad ip- 

 suhi Promontofrium Bonae spei Pipei" capeme Z. , Piper retusum et Piper rejlexum L. 

 cfcscunt. Major copia in hmdis ad oras Africae Indicas sitis occurrit, uti St. Mmiritiil 

 Madagascaria etc. Piper etlipticum Lam. , Piper nmuritiamim KS. , Piper poriidaccoldes 



Lam. , Piper se^^pjtlifotium Vahi , Piper ni^icans W. , Piper radicaiu Vahl. His autciri 

 probari videtur, Piperaceas in Africa potlus ad Austnim quam ad Scptcn trioncm dispersiis 

 e«se, et inprimis Indico mari affjacicutcm parlcm ocKiuparC. Inlcr 10° lat. hor. ct 34 lat. 



mcr. contineri vidcnlur. 





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