KONGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANnLINGAR. BAND 33. N:0 2. 71 



1. P. Choroniana C. DC. 



Seem. Journ. Bot. 1866, p. 142; C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 436. 

 Disiributio geographica: Venezuela in Maracai et Ohoroni (Fendler n:o 2402 in Hb. C. DC.;. 



2. P. hernandiaefolia (Vahl.) A. Dietr. 



Peperomia hernandicpfolia A. Dietr. Sp. pl. 1, p. 157, 1831; Miq. Syst. Pip. p. 72, 

 1843; Miq. in Hook. Lond. Journ. v. 4, p. 428, 1845; Gris. Cat. Plant, cub. p. 04; 

 C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 436. — Peperomia Ponthieui Miq. Syst. Pip. p. 186; C. DC. 

 Prodr. l(i: 1, p. 432. — Piper hernandicefolium Vahl Enum. 1, p. 344, 1804. 



Fig. nostra: Tab. II, fig. 14. 



Caulis succulentus, repens, ad nodos radieans, glaber (v. levissirae puberulus). Folia 

 longo petiolata, coriacea, rotundato-ovata, ad X U — 7s longitudinis peltata et ab apice 

 petioli ssepe deflexa, basi lata, rotundata v. leyissime emarginato-cordulata, apice subito 

 breviter v. longiuscule aeuminata, novemplinervia, costa prominente, costulis nervisque 

 reliquis vix conspicuis, glabra v. in margine, in nervis et in petiolo brevissime (interduin 

 etiain in pagina inferiore rarissime) puberula. Amenta seraper solitaria, lateralis ex 

 axillis foliorum evoluta, interduin etiara terminalia, apice caulis ramuloruraque orta, 

 crassiüscula, curta, quam folia breviora, pedunculis longiora, eylindrica, sat densiflora, 

 superne in pedunculo aaepe squama sterili praedita. Bractea parva, rotundata, centro 

 peltata. Bacca ovata, apice scutulo, postice sub processu tenui, plerumque + eurvato 

 stiematifero. 



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Distributio geographica: Jamaica (Swartz, Forsstrüm in Hb. Stockholm.; Marsch n:o 1389 in Hb. Gris.), 

 S:t Chistopher (Euplirasen in Hb. Stockholm.); in silvis umbrosis ad lagunam calidam (Eggers 1. c. n:o 

 766 in Hb. Gris. & in IIb. Berol. nee non in Hb. Krug & Urb.). - - Dominica (H. A. Nicholls n:o 5 

 in Hb. Krug & Urb.); pr. Laudat (Eggers n:o 43 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Cuba orientali (Wright, 

 PI. cubens. Wrightianae n:o 497 in Hb. Gris. & in Hb. C. DC), La Clarida 800 m. (Eggers, Fl. Ind. 

 occ. exs. n:o 5199 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Portorico pr. Adjuntas in silv. primsev. montis »Guaraguao» 

 ad arbores (P. Sintenis, PI. portorieenses n:o 4349 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), pr. Adjuntas in silv. primsev. 

 ad »Las Oruces» (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 4199 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), Sierra de Luquillo in silva ultra 

 planitiem montes »Feimenes» ad arbores (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 1395 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), loco non 

 indicato (Schwanecke in IIb. Berol.). - Guadeloupe (A. Duss. n:o 2570 in Hb. Krug & Urb., f. fol. 

 angustioribus magis acuminatis; Duchassaing in Hb. Berol.; L'Herminier in Hb. C. DC). — S:t Vincent, 

 Mount S:t Andrews 2000-2500 f. in arboribus (H. II. & G. W. Smith n:o 920 iu Hb. Krug & Urb.). 

 — Grenada in silv. summis montis Morue au camp* alt. 2500' ad arbores repens (Eggers, Fl. Ind. 

 occ. exs. n:o Gl 97 in IIb. Krug & Urb.). — Havana (in IIb. C. DC). — Brasilia, S. Paulo, Santos 

 ad terram in silva litorali (Hj. Mosen n:o 3209 in Hb. Stockholm.). 



3- P. maculosa (L.) Hook. 



Peperomia, maculosa Hook. Exot, Fl. t, 92, 1833; C. DC. Prodr. 16: l, p- 431. — 

 P. variegata Pt. & P., Fl. Per. 1, p. 33, 1798; Miq. Syst. Pip. p. 198, 1843; Miq. Coram. 



