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Piper articulatu.m A. Rich. 

 Vento {ij22). 



Piper elongatum Vahl 



In a recent letter de CandoUe says " With regard to Piper 

 elongatum Vahl, I must tell you that I have quite recently come 

 to the conclusion that this name is to be substituted to that of 

 Piper angustifoliiim R. & P." 

 Piper elongatum Vahl, var. Ossanum C. DC. 



Near Artemisa {ryjo) ; mountains near Taco-Taco (jy88) ; 

 Managua {4S7o) ; Rincon {1016) ; Vento {j8j) ; Santiago de 

 las Vegas {j6^j, 2208, 44"]). All were issued as aihinaini. 



Shafer's no. ^^g from Madruga, and his specimen without num- 

 ber from Havana, as well as Curtiss' no. 44J from Isle of Pines, 

 all belong here. 



All of Sauvalle's no. 2241, represented by five sheets and 

 labelled Artanthe adiinca, are this, as well as Wright's " El Re- 

 tiro, Apr. 4" specimen (Sauvalle 710. 224J), labelled clongata. 



In Symbol. Antill. 3: 186, de Candolle refers to Sauvalle's 

 no. 2241 under cojifnsnvi. Sauvalle had placed Wright's no. 

 Jjj with his no. 2241, though Wright's label bears also the name 

 Piper confnsuni C. DC. Wright's field notes for co)ifnsnvt, which 

 I have not seen quoted, read " Artanthe adnnca Miq. ? Princi- 

 pal veins 3—4 pairs and smaller. Along rivulets in woods. 

 Monte Verde. May." This would indicate a habitat distinct 

 from that of aduncuni, or of elongatum var. Ossanum. 

 Piper hispidum Sw. 



San Antonio de los Bafios {4773) ; Vento {572). The latter 

 was labelled hirsutuui. 

 Piper hispidum C. DC. var. magnifolium C. DC. 



San Antonio de los Bafios {41 ly, 4378) were issued simply 

 as hispidum. Santiago de las Vegas (^3647, 5035). 



Two N. Y. Botanical Garden specimens from Matanzas {22^, 

 426) also belong here. 

 Piper medium Jacq. 



San Antonio de los Bafios [4122, 478^). This forms dense 

 thickets along the wooded river banks above the town. 

 Piper rigidum C. DC. 



