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Lep. vel P. umbellatum. peltatum, maculosum, 

 granulatum and many others, 



494. TROXIRUM Raf. diff. Lepigonis floralis, 

 stain 2 filamentosa, stigma unicum obliq. villos. 



fol. verticillatis, jl. spicatis all the sp. with 

 whorled leaves from 3 to 5, Trox. or P. trifo- 

 lium, quadrifolium, reflexurn, verticillatum, stel- 

 latum, pulchellum, filiforme, pereskia, blandum. 



495. GONISTUM Raf. diff. 490 Lepig. floralis, 

 stam. 4-6, ovar. 4-6 angul. stig, 4-6. drupis 4-6go- 

 nis Type G, unguiculatum Raf. Piper do R. 

 P. t, 57, Peru. 



496. OXODIUM Raf, (2 warts) diff, 490 spicis 

 echinatis, stam. 4, stylus unicum elong. stig. 2 

 Type O. callosum Raf. Piper do R. P. Peru. 



497. LACISTEIWA Sw. Nernatospermum Rich- 

 ard, diff. 490, stam. 1, stig. 3 setacea, Akena 

 monosp no more different than the others, the 

 berry is often dry in many. 



498. Itocistema myricoides Sw, auct. Piper 

 adgregatum Berg, Vitm. Arborea, fol. ovat, 

 acum. spicis sessilib, agregatis Tree of Guyana 

 and Antilles, 



499. PEPEROMIA R P. Pers. only differ 490, 

 stig. sessile 1-2 punctiformis. 23 sp, in Persoon, 

 perhaps including also anomalies. 



500. CARPUPICA Raf. probably another dis- 

 tinct G. type C. odorata Raf. Piper carpupija 

 R P. tree of Peru with fragrant leaves Piper 

 methysticum and Churumaya are also probably 

 types of other Genera? to be called Methysti- 

 cum esculentum Raf. and Churumaya arbo- 

 rea Raf. Is not Piper betel another ? to be 

 called Betela mastica Raf. 



