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iX, Peperontia Pernambucensis Miq. 



Caulis simplex vel subramosus, hnmilis teres crassus fuscus, 

 minutissime puhescens. Folia major a 6 — 7 pollicaria , succulenta 

 allerna, elliptica acuta, glabra, penninervia , nervis secundariis 

 supra prominulis. Racemus terminalis polystachyus, rhuchi ebrac- 

 teata, amentis 6 — 15 lin. longis, plerisque 2 — 3 — 5 remotiuscule 

 subverticillatis, incurviusculis, dt mum patentissimis. Ovarium apice 

 truncatum operculo persistente medio stigmatifero tectum et hinc 

 turbinatum, 



Var. a procera; Caule cum racemo pedali , basi Vi poll. 

 crassiore, amentis plerisque 3 — 5 subverticillatis inferioribas pol/i- 

 caribus ac longioribus — Culta in hört. Schönbr. 



Var. ß humilis: Caule cum racemo Vi pedali, basi alternis 

 'S'" crasso, amentis plerisque semipollicaribus, suboppositis ac 

 remutiusculis. 



Peperomia pernambucensis Miq. (Lond. journ. of. 

 bot. IV. 420) 



In syhis primaevis prope Ilheos v. viv. 



Caulis simplex valde succulentus, spithameus vel pedalis, basi 

 6'" crassus, basi radicans ibique foliorum basi amplectente obscure 

 annulatus, pube microscopica simplicissima , chlorophylli granida 

 sub lente fortissima includente dense velatus, epidermide tenaci 

 fuscescente vestitus, fasciculis vasorum crassis copiosis rubris farcfus. 

 Folia succulenta, alterna inferiora 2 — 3'" ab inricem remota, petio- 

 lata, eorum maxima mediam caulis partem occupantia adjecto petiolo 

 8 — 10" longa et 2 — 2 Vi" lata , inferiora ac in caule superiora 

 minora. Petiolus 1" longus, crassitie pennae anserinae , tercs, 

 supra canaliculatus , basi brunescens, tuperne punctulis rubris 

 scnsim rarioribus adspersus, in laminae nervum medianum laele 

 tiridem excurrens. Lumina elliptica , in petiolum attenuata, apice 

 crispatulo acuta mucronulata , integerrima praecipue margine 

 rotundato diaphana , supra saturate viridia nervo mediano supra 

 depresso canaliculata, subtus incratsato valido in vivo mic ante per - 

 cursa, caeterum pallida upuca penninervia, nervis secundariis utrinque 

 5 — 6, duobus infimis approximatis , alternis ac oppcsitis , prope 

 marginem arcuatim conßuentibus. supra prominulis, subtus depressis, 

 eorum pare infimo, in media laminae altiludine deliquescenlc. Folium 

 supremum reliquis duplo minus, caeterum homomorphum. Infiore- 

 centia terminalis, simpliciter racemiformis, rhachi ebrarteata crassa 

 subangulata digitali ; amentis infimis remotis alternis, reliquis con- 

 fertioribus 3 — 5 subverticillatis, verticillis 3 — 1'" ab invicem remo- 

 tis; amenla cylindrica, obtusa. sursum arcuata demum patentistima, 

 pollice longiora ac breviora , lineam fere crassa, breve stipitata, 

 stipite 2 — 1'" longo, roseo, rhachis margine cicatriciformi Qde 

 lapsu bracteae?) basi einet o. Flores in amentis anetissime con- 

 ferti, miniiti. Bracteae pedicellato-peltatae rhachis denticulo affixae, 

 orbiculares, glaberrimae, virides, in sicco fuscae, subtus reticu/atae^ 



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