72 H. DAHLSTEDT. STUDIEN ÜBER SÜD- UND CENTRAEAMERIKANISCHE PEPEROMIEN. 



phyt. p. 64, 1840. — P. monsterifolia Gris. Cat. pl. cub. p. 64, 1866. — P. septuplinervia 

 C. DC. in Seem. Journ. p. 142, 1866; C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 431, 1869. — Piper 

 maculosum L. Sp. pl. 1, p. 30, 1753. 



Fig.: Sawurus hederaceus, cauliculis maculosis major., Plumier, PI. Amer. p. 60, 

 T. 66, 1693; Peperomia variegata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. per. I, T. 52, fig. a; P. maculosa 

 Hook. Exot. Fl. T. 92. — Fig. nostra: Tab. II, fig. 15. 



Caulis robustus, succulentus, simul cum petiolis pedunculisque puberulus, lretc viridis, 

 fuacopurpureo-maculatus v. variegatus, repens et radicans, apice raraisque adscendentibus. 

 Folia supra nitida, obscure viridia, subtus glaucescenti-viridia, crassa subcoriacea, longe 

 petiolata, magna, oblongo- v. elliptico-ovata, in apicem brevem — brevissiinum acuminato- 

 contracta, basi peltata ovata — ovato-subretusa, petiolo laste viridi, purpureo-maculato, 

 paullo supra basin laminse affixo, in marginibus et in pagina superiore, praesertim in 

 nervo puberula, septuplinervia, costa valida prominente utrinque nervös subtiliores emit- 

 tente, nervis basalibus intimis srepe a basi + remotis, omnibus albescentibus, in sicco 

 «gre conspicuis. Amenta longissima, pedunculum 5 — 6-plo et folia paullo v. 2 — 3-plo 

 superantia, crassa, sursum attennata, terminalia, solitaria v. ssepäus bijugata. Bractea 

 rotundata, centro peltata. Bacca verrucosa, ovato-globosa, apice in processum curvato- 

 rostratum, obtusulum, baccae fere longitudinem aequans protracta. 



Distrilndio geographica: Peruvia in montibus ad Piliao (Ruiz & Pav. 1. c). — Cajenna (Aubl. hist. pl. Gay. 

 p. 22 sec. DC). — Cuba (Wright, PI. cub. Wright. n:o 22G0 & 600 in Hb. Gris. & Hb. C. DC). — 

 Dominica (Descourtils, Flor. Ant. v. 6, p. 153 sec. C DC). — Jamaica, Abbey Green in silvis 

 montosis 3800 f. (W. Harris n:o 6430 in IIb. Krug & Urb.). — Portorico pr. Adjuntas in silv. 

 primsev. montis »Cerrote» (P. Sintenis, PI. portor. n:o 4458 in IIb. Krug & Urb.); in prseruptis silv. 

 primtev. in monte Galsa (P. Sintenis, PI. portor. n:o 4348 in Hb. Krug & Urb.) et in silva prirasev. 

 ad »las Cruces» ad »Jayua» versus (P. Sintenis, PI. portor. n:o 4125 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). 



4. P. producta Gris. 



Fl. West. Ind. p. 166, 1864; C. DC Prodr. 16: 1, p. 430, 1869. — P. distachya 

 Gris. Fl. West. Ind. p. 166, 1864. — P. elegans C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 430. — 

 Piper distachyon Swartz Observ. p. 21, 1791 ' sec. spec. in Mus. Holm, asserv., non 

 Linne; Vahl Enum. p. I, p. 344, 1869. 



Fig. nostra: Tab. II, fig. 16. 



Caulis glaber v. levissime puberulus, repens, ad nodos radicans. Folia longe petio- 

 lata, petiolo glabra v. leviter puberulo laminam superante v. aequante, in sicco membanacea, 

 + ovata (rotundato-ovata) — elliptica v. etiam oblongo-elliptica, apice subito contracta, 

 acuminata v. in cuspidem brevem acutiusculum cito contracta, basi rotundata v. ovato- 

 subcuneata, levissime peltata, petiolo paullo supra basin inserto v. ima basi leviter cor- 

 dulata, petiolo ad basin inserto, glabra v. utrinque praesertim ad basin, in apice petioli et 



1 Saururus hederaceus caulibus maculosis minor, Plumier, PI. Amer. p. 51, t. 67 ist möglicherweise 

 Synonym zu dieser. 



