418 CVI. ARISTOLOCHIACE.E.— CVII. PIPERACKE. 



Order CVI.— ARISTOLOCHIACEJE. 



Aristolochia, Linn. — Birthwort. Fruit a Capsule. E. W. Armit 

 mentions species of this genus having been used by the 

 aborigines in cases of midwifery, 

 deltantha, F.v.M: (Fig. 398.) 



var. Laheyana, Bail. 

 prsevenosa, F. v. M. 

 pubera, R.Br. (Fig. 399.) 

 Thozetii, F. v. M. (Fig. 400.) 

 var. angustissima, Benth. 



indica, Linn., var. ? magna, F. v. M. — The roots and stems of 

 the normal form are in India considered as useful in 

 medicine as those of A. serpentaria, the Serpentary or 

 Snake-root of commerce. 



Series IV.— MICREMBRYE^. 



Order CVIL— PIPERACEiE. 



Tribe Pipere^e. 

 Piper, Linn. 



subpeltatum, Willd. 



novae-hollandia;, Miq. — Australian Pepper-vine. Dr. Joseph 

 Bancroft considered this to be a powerful stimulant tonic 

 to the mucous membrane. 

 var. mollis, Bail. — Only so far known from the Burpengary 

 scrubs. 

 Banksii, Miq. (Fig. 401.) 

 triandrum, F. v. M. 



(Chavica) Mestoni, Bail. — Long Pepper. (Fig. 402.) 

 (Chavica ) Rothiana, Bail. — " Chib-bi" of Atherton natives. 

 (Fig. 403.) (Plate XII.) 



Peperomia, Rnis et Pav. 



leptostachya, Hook, et Am. 



affinis, Domin. (Fig. 404.) 



reflexa, A. Dietr. (Fig. 405.) 



enervis, C. DC. and F. v. M. (Fig. 406.) 



Johnsonii, C. DC. 



