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PEPEROMIA macoutosa. 
Spotted-stalked Peperomia. 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA.—Nart. Orv. PJPERACE&, Humb. et Kunth— 
PIPERITEES, De Cand.—URTICIS AFFINIS, Juss. 
Gen. Cuar.—Spadix cylindraceus, floribus undique tectus. Stamina duo, 
Stigma indivisum. Bacca monosperma. Caulis herbaceus—Humb.. et 
Kunth. 
Peperomia maculosa ; foliis peltatis cordato-ovatis acutis albo-venosis, 
caule ** repente”: maculato.tenuissime pu te. 6h 
Piper maculosum, Linn. Sp. Pl. p.42.—Wi.ip. Sp. ‘Pl. v. i. p.166.—Vant, 
Enum. Pl. v. i. p. 344.—Roem. et Scuutrz, v. i. p.320.—Haw. Succ. Pl. 
p- 4. 
Peperomia variegata, “ Fl. Peruv. v. ip. 33. t. 52. f. a.” 
Saururus hederaceus, cauliculis maculosis major, PLum. Am. p. 50. t. 66. 
This appears, in its native woods, to be a species of a large size, according 
to PLumrer creeping and attaching itself to the rocks and neighbouring 
trees. The stems are full half an inch thick, swelling at the joints ; 
where the leaves are set on, and at the lowermost’ joints, throwing out 
rather large, fibrous, simple roots ; cylindrical, green, spotted with seeks 
plish-brown, and every where clothed with a fine pubescence, which 
seems to have been overlooked by every author except Mr Hawortu. 
From each of the uppermost joints proceeds a leaf of large size, 6 inches 
or more in length, and of a thick subcoriaceous texture, very dark — 
above and shining, with a broad white midrib and white lateral veins 
curving upwards ; the margin is thin pale, coloured, the extremity acute: 
the underside is of a pale green colour, pubescent, the rib and nerves 
slightly prominent, of the same colour ; the petiole is 6 or 8 inches long, 
thick, pubescent, spotted, grooved on the upper side, with its extremity 
inserted into the underside of the leaf within the margin, so as to consti- 
tute a folium peltatum. 
Spike solitary, pedunculated, from the base of the petiole of the terminal leaf, 
having an ovato-lanceolate bractea, from eight inches to a foot in length, 
erect (curved in the drawing for want of room), purplish, cylindrical, 
tapering towards the extremity. | 
Florets much crowded. Scales subquadrate, purplish-green. Germens small 
obovate, with a rather long acumen running out above the stigma. An- 
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