PIPÉRACÉES. 493 
2-phyllos terminantibus: bracteis liberis, 1-floris. (Nova-California.) 
— Vid. p. 168. 
h. Gymnotheca Done. — Flores hermaphroditi nudi ; receptaculo 
cupuliformi. Stamina 6 (v. rarius 7, 8), margini receptaculi sub- 
epigyne inserta, libera. Germen intus receptaculo adnatum, 1-loculare: 
placentis !, parietalibus ; ovulis © (Sawruri), placentis singulis 2-se- 
riatim inserlis; stylis 4, Cum placentis alternantibus, recurvatis, intus 
longitrorsum stigmatosis. Fructus...?— Herba perennis ; adspectu fo- 
lisque Saururi ; floribus spicatis. (China.) — Vid. p. 168. 
IL PIPEREÆ. 
9. Piper L. — Flores hermaphroditi v. 1-sexuales, spicati v. race- 
mosi. Perianthium 0. Stamina 1-10, sub germine inserta; filamento 
sæpius brevi libero; anthera nunc articulata, 2-loculari basifixa, 2-rimosa, 
matura 4-valvata. Germen liberum superum, sessile v. stipitatum, 1-lo- 
culare ; stylo brevi v. plus minus elongato, apice simplici v. sæpius 
2-4- v. plurifido v. partito ; laciniis sæpe reflexis, subæqualibus v. inæ - 
qualibus, intusstigmatosis. Ovulum subbasilare suberectum orthotropu m ; 
micropyle supera. Fructus drupacei, sessiles v. stipitati, 1-spermi. Se- 
men suberectum orthotropum ; albumine copioso farinaceo; embryone 
minuto apicali inverso, extus albumine altero carnosulo amniotico arcle 
vestito. — Arbores v. frutices, sæpe scandentes ; ramis sarmentosis 
nodoso-articulatis ; systemate fibroso-vaseulari duplici; externo tubuloso - 
foliis simplicibus petiolatis; stipulis lateralibus 2, cum vaginæ margini- 
bus continuis petioloque plus minus alte adnatis, sæpius alle inter se 
Connatis, persistentibus v. caducis ; floribus in Spicas simplices sparsas 
v. paniculatim spicatimve apice ramulorum confertis , terminalibus 
v. (vegetatione quoque nodo interrupta) oppositifoliis ; bracteis 1-floris ; 
flore sessili v. foveolis amenti nune margine products (bracteolasque 
laterales mentientibus) inserlo; bractea libera v. in cupulam florem in- 
cludentem producta. (Orbis tot. reg. cali.) — Vid. p. 169. 
6. Chavica Mio. — Flores fructusque Piperis ; antheris 2-4, matu- 
ris 2-valvatis, extrorsum debiscentibus. — Frutices; adspectu, systemate 
fibro-vasculari, folis inflorescentiaque Piperis. (Asia trop., ns. Sun- 
daicæ.) — Vid. p. T3. 
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