SAURURACEiE PIPERACE^. 299 



chinensis, Lour.) 2|. Japan. Nepal. Assam. Khassya Mountains. 

 Cochin China. Has not fl. here. The plant, while young, is used as 

 a potherb by the inhabitants of Nepal, as well as those of Cochin 

 China. 



ORDER CXXX.— PIPERACE^, Rich Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 185. 



THE PEPPER TRIBE. 



Herbs, undershrubs or shrubs, by Lindl. referred to 4 genera. Of these, 

 according to Spreng. syst. 188 are natives of S. America, Mexico and the 

 W. Indies ; 5 of the Mascarenhas Islands ; 3 of the South Sea Islands ; 1 

 of Guinea ; and 1 of Carolina. 3-4 species have been discovered in S. 

 Africa, {Harvey,) and 48 of Piper (Spreng; Roxb. Wall.) in the E. 

 Indies, Moluccas, Sunda Islands, Ceylon, both Peninsulas of India, the 

 Khassya Mountains, Assam, Nepal, Kemaon. Only a few herbaceous 

 forms belong to the plains. Common Pepper, Cubebs and Betle are well 

 known to every one. Piper inebrians is narcotic, and used by the South 

 Sea islanders for preparing an intoxicating drink. 

 Piper, L. {Spreng. syst. I, p. 28, No. \ZQ ■,—Endl. gen.pl. \,p. 265.) 



1. Chaba, W. Hunt. {Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 156; ed. Carey, 1, p. 158; — 

 Spreng. syst. I, p. 112. — P. Chuvya, Roxb. H. B. p. 4 ; — Rumph. 5, 

 t. 116,/. 1.) ^ Chui. B v.^ Moluccas. Singapore. Penang. Intro- 

 duced into H. C. G. in 1808, but had not fl. up to 1814, nor has it 

 fl. here during the last twelve years. 



2. nigrum, L. {Spreng. syst. I, p. 112; — Roxb. fl. ind. I, p. 150; ed. 

 Carey, I, p. 153;—/. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 198;— 5. /W. 59, ^ 3139; 

 — Rheed. 7. t. 12.) C'ttof srf^^ Gol-murich. Black-pepper. ^ w 

 Sumatra. Courtallum, &c. Introduced into H. C. G. before 1793, 

 but had not fl. up to 1814, nor, do I think, it has ever fl. in Bengal. 



3. trioecum, Roxb. (/. ind. \, p. 151 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 153 ; — J. Grah. 

 Cat. B. pi. p. 199; — Spreng. syst. 1, p. 112.) "6 v_^ Rajamundri 

 Circar. In abundance at Lanowlee, near Kandalla, clothing the trunks 

 of high trees. Aments appearing R. and C. S. ; fr. March. 



4.longum, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 413; — Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 154; ed. 

 Carey, 1, p. 156 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 199 ;— Rheed. 7, t. 14.) 

 f'^^t^ Pipool. Long-pepper. "B mj^ Banks of water- courses towards 

 the Circar Mountains. S. Concan. Banks of the Irawaddi. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Silhet. Aments appearing R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



5. Betle, L. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 413; — Roxb. fl. ind. 1, p. 158; ed. 

 Carey, 1, p. 160 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. I9ii;—B. M. 59, t. 3132; 

 —Rheed. l,t. 15 ;— Rumph. 5, ^ 1 16,/. 2 ,—Burm. zeyl. t. 82, /. 2,) 

 *rt*l Pan. Betle-leaf. B "^-^ or creeping. Native place unknown. 

 Cultivated all over India. Aments appearing R. and C. S. 



