122 II. DAIILSTEDT. STUDIEN ÜBER SÜD- UND CENTUALAMKlilKANISCHE PEPEBOMIEN. 



ß melanostigiiia (Miq.) Dabist, 



Peperomia melanostigma Miq. Syst., p. 90, 1843; Miq. in Hook. Lond. Journ. v. 4, 

 p. 415, 1845; C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 408, 1869, cum van-. P. glabella Gris. Cat. 



pl. ml)., p. 64, 1866. — Micropiper melanostigiiia Miq. Corara. Phyt. p. 51, 1840. 



Fig.: Miq. Coram. Phyt. Tab. IX, fig. A. 



A pra-eedente diversa foliis magis elongatis, anguste ovato-laneeolatis — elliptico- 

 lanceolatis v. etiam lineari-lanceolatis. In praecedentis formas angustifolias abire videhir. 

 Fortasse P. Velloziana var. polysticta huc nee ad prsecendentem ut syn. referenda. 



Distributio geographica: Surinam ad truncos arborum pr. Paramaribo, Tourtonne (Kegel n:o 438 in Hb. Goett.; 

 Wullschlaegel n:o 482 in IIb. Monac), loco non indicato (Hostmann n:o 437 in IIb. Bcrol. et Monac. et 

 70!) a = 437 in IIb. Stockholm.). — Cuba Orientalin prope villam Monte Verde dictain (Wright., PI. 

 cub. Wright. n:o 506 in IIb. Gris. et in Hb. Krug & Urb. ; formae ad sequentem abeuntes.). 



y nigropunetata (Miq.) Dabist. 



Peperomia nigropunetata Miq. Syst., p. 188, 1843; Miq. in Hook. Lond. Journ. bot. 

 v. 4, p. 429, 1845; C. DC Prodi-., 16: 1, p. 409, 1869. — P. glabella Gris. Fl. V. Ind. 

 occ, p. 165, 1864. — P. atropunetata Miq. in Arch. Neerl., p. 171, 1871. Piper dista- 



chyon Sieb., Cat. FI. Mart., p. 188. — Piper acuminatum Vald, Enum v. 1, p. 342, quoad. 

 spec. auth. in Hb. Hafn. asservata (excl. syn. P/p. acuminato L. et Pep. obliqua R. & P.); 

 Vah), Enum. v. 1, p. 344 (excl. syn. Pluin., L. & Sw.). 1 



A prajeedentibus caule, petiolis foliisque, apice sa>pe ± ciliato excepto, omnino glabris 

 diversa. Caeterum eodein modo ut pra-cedentes variat foliis majoribus et minoribus, an- 

 gustioribus v. latioribus, acutis — aeuininatis, acumine sat longe protracto, acuto v. brevi, 

 obtusiusculo (sa-pe in eadem planta). I'\>lia vulgo autein ovata v. ovato-lanceolata, + 

 acuminata, basi ovata v. breviter euneata. lierha repens, scandens, apieibus ramisque sa-pe 

 divaricate ramosis v. simplieibus. 



Distributio geographica: Brasilia (Freyreis in III). Stockholm, et Hb. Swartzii p.p., Widgrcn in ead. chart.), 

 Rio de Janeiro (Widgren in IIb. Stockholm., »P. atropunetata» Miq. scr. ipse.), Corcovado, Painciras in ripa 

 rivuli ex arboribus pendeus (Mosen n:o 2575 in Hb. Stockholm.), Serra dos Orgäos, Theresopolis in 

 silva freqvens (Schenk n:o 2G59 et 2707 in IIb. suo). - - Ind. occ. (Sw. s. n. P. acuminata in Hl). 

 Stockholm.), S:t Eustachc (Euphrasen ex Hb. Ahlstroeinerii in IIb. Stockholm.). — Dominica, S:t Lucio 

 (Pere Duss., PI. de la Martinique n:o 501 in Hb. Krug & [Trb.). — Martinica (Sicher, Fl. Mart. n:o C 

 in Hb. Goett., Monac. et Berol-, Halm n:o 049 in Hb. Berol., mdme Hivoire in IIb. Krug & Urb.), 

 Marne- Rouge, Calehasse, Fonds S:t Denis etc. in arboribus vivis et putridis (Pere Duss., Plantes de la 

 Mart. n:o 500 in Hb. Krug & Urb. et n:o 13 in cod. Herb., Iscrt in IIb. Hafn.). — Guadeloupe in 

 silvis in arboribus parasitica (Duchassaing in Hb. Bcrol. et in Hb. Gris., Forsström in IIb. Stockholm.. 

 A. Duss. n:o 2567 in IIb. Krug & Urb.). Antigua (Wullschlaegel n:o 530 in Hb. Monac. et 537 



l>.n. in Hb. Gris.). — S:/o Domingo (Mayerhoff n:o 344 in Hb. Berol.). - Montserrat (Ryan in Hb. 

 Hafn.; ex Hb. Liebmann in IIb. Hain.). 



1 Est forma nuixime latifolia, sed aliis notis band distineta. 



