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Fig.? Piper monostackt/on Velloz. Fl. Fluni. T. 63 (non Vahl). — Peperoima major 

 S. Henscheii Etudes sur le genre Pep., Tab. VII, fig. 3. — Fig. nostra: Tab. II, fig. 22. 



Caulis repens v. adscendens, radieans, teres, pubescens. Folia tenuia, subcoriacea, 

 carnosa, cordato-rotundata v. deltoideo-cordata, interduni late ovata, in apicem obtusuin — 

 subacumiiiatum, brevissiinum attenuata v. interduin acutiuscula (haud raro subrotundata), 

 basi truncato-rotundata v. cordata (interduni ovata), supra obscure viridia, sparsim — 

 densius puberula, subtus pallida (»albida») laevia, petiolo subtereti, supra canaliculato, 

 laminare aequante, nervulis vulgo 7, supra innnersis, subtus ])rominulis, leviter puberulis 

 exceptis, raarginibus brevissime ciliolatis. Amenta longiuscula, stricta, densiflora, solitaria, 

 axillaria et terminalia, pedunculo tequilongo vel longiore, plerumque medio braeteolato 

 suffulta. Bractea. parva, rotundata. Bacca cylindraceo-ellipsoidea, papulosa, demuni 

 patentissima, brevissime pedicellata, processu baccam icquante, papillosulo instructa. 



Distributiv geographica; Brasilia (Glaziou n:o 87 U in Hb. Hafn. ; Freyreis, Herb. Swartzii in Hb. Stockholm.; 

 Riedel in Hb. BeroL; Sellow n:o 1204 & 5941 in Hb. Berol.); Yrirö (in Hb. Berol.); Mantiqueira 

 (Hunili. n:o 432 e reliquiis Sellow. in Hb. Berol.); Rio de Janeiro (Weddel in Hb. C. DC; Gaudiehaud 

 in Hb. C. DC. et 11:0 509 in Hb. Berol.; Glaziou n:o 5994 in Uli. Berol. & Hb. Hafn.; Widgren in 

 Hb. Stockholm. & in Rheno-Traject. ; Rcgnell n:o 195 in Hb. Ups. partim.); Rio de Janeiro pr. Mandiocca 

 (Martins, Iter bras. in Hb. Monac.); Säo Paulo, Serra de Caracol in ripa amnis silvae primaevae ad 

 terrain (Hj. Mosen, n:o 1675 in Hb. Stockholm.; Rcgnell n:o III 1102 ibid.); Minas Geraes (Wedcll 

 in Hb. G. DC), Caldas loco umbroso (Regneil n:o III 1102 in Hb. Stockholm. & Ups.); S:ta Catharina, 

 Blumenau in petra madida silva 3 (Schenk, Herb. bras. n:o 137 in Hb. suo et in Hb. Stockholm.) et in 

 silva ad terram (Schenk 1. c. n:o 443 in Hb. suo et in Hb. Stockholm.), Alto Macabe (Mcudonca n:o 

 459 in Hb. Berol.); Rio Grande do Sul., Hamburgerberg ad rupem humidam umbrosam in silva pri- 

 maeva sparsim, 18 20 io92 (G. ü. A:n Malme, Exp. I. Regn. n:o 208), »Cascata* pr. Pelotas supra terram 

 ad rupem subhumidam in silva frequens, 18 12 /iä92 (G. O. A:n Malme, Exp. I. Regti. n:o 444), Santo 

 Angelo prope Chacoeira ad truncum arboris silvae primaevae, 18/i93, dilutius colorota magis carnosa 

 quam in f. typica (G. Ü. A:n Malme, Exp. I. Regn. sine numero), etiani ad rupes locis humidis ad 

 Santo Angelo a G. U. A:n Malme observata. — Portorico prope Aybönito ad arbores silv. primaev. ad 

 »Barrio del porto» (P. Sintenis, PI. portor. n:o 2887 in Hb. Krug ä Urb.), pr. Adjuntas ad arbores 

 silvae primaßv. in monte »Cienega» (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 420 1 in Hb. Krug & Urb.) et pr. eund. lue. 

 in silva primaev. ad »las Cruces» (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 4204 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), Sierra de Lares in 

 silv. primaev. ad »Guajataca (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 6122 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), prope Utuado in silv. 

 primaev. ad »Marmeyes- (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o U540 I) in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Cuba, Loma del 

 Jagüey 700 m. (Eggers, Fl. Ind. occ. exs. n:o 494G in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — S:to Domingo ad 

 truncos arborum repens in monte Isabel de la torre» 300 m. (Eggers, Fl. Ind. occ. exs. n:o 2817 in 

 Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Guadeloupe locis sat humidis inter (Jharvet et le Galion (Pere Duss., PI. de la 

 Guadeloupe et dependences n:o 3700 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Venezuela prope coloniam Tovar. 

 (Fendler n:o 2405 in Hb. C. DC. et Hb. Gris.). — Mexico, Hac de Jovo in arboribus (Liebmann 

 n:o 80 in Hb. Hain.); Papantla in arboribus (Liebmann n:0 79 in Hb. Hafn.; f. fol. minoribus). 



Obs. I. Specimiiia eulta sub n. P. reniformis et P. urocarpee in Hb. Mus. bot. Berol. 

 asservata fortasse hue pertinent, at tarnen cum speeiminibus s. n. P. reniformis (»Acro- 

 carpidium Guildingianum Miq.») ex Ilheos (Mart., It. bras.), qua3 est P. reniformis Miq. 

 in Mart. Fl. Bras. fasc. XI (1852) et cum P. urocarpa F. & M. fortasse conjungenda, sat 

 multum congruit: sin vero hsec ut propria species non secernenda sit, inter P. majorem, 

 & F. repentem formte transitorite oecurrere videntur. 



