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ing the petiole; bracts round, peltate, subsessile at the center, perianth lacking; 

 stamens 2, short; ovary compressed-ovate, stigma obliquely inserted, brush-like; 

 ovule 1, erect; fruit minute, indehiscent; seed with membranous testa. 

 Type species in the Berlin herbarium, collected by Gaudichaud in Guam. 

 Grows on the banks of streams. 

 References: 

 Peperomia mariannensis C. DC. in DC. Prod. 16 1 : 442. 1869. 



Pepitio (Tahiti). See Abrus abrus. 

 Pepper. General name for the species of Piper. 

 Pepper, bell. See Capsicum annuum grossum. 

 Pepper, betel. Piper belle. 

 Pepper, black. See Piper nigrum. 



Pepper, Cayenne. General name for the species of Capsicum. 

 Pepper, cherry. See Capsicum annuum cerasiforme. 

 Pepper, Guam. See Piper guahamense. 

 Pepper, Indian wild. See Vilex trifolia. 

 Pepper, red. See Capsicum annuum and other species. 

 Pepper, spur. See Capsicum frutescens. 

 Peppermint, Chinese. See Mentha arvensis. 

 Pergularia odoratissinia. Same as Telosma odoratissima. 

 Periwinkle, Madagascar. See Lochnera rosea. 

 Peronia (Porto Rico). See Abrus abrus. 



Petroselinum petroselinum. Parsley. 



Family Apiaceae. 

 Parsley is cultivated by the natives. It does not grow very well. The natives 

 often have one or two plants growing in a pot, taking off a leaf or two when required 

 for seasoning certain dishes. 

 References: 



Petroselinum petroselinum (L. ) Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 831. 1880-83. 



Apium petroselinum L. Sp. PI. 1: 264. 1753. 

 Pharbitis congesta. Same as Ipomoea congesta. 



Pharbitis hederacea. Ivy-leaved morning-glory. 



Local names. — Fofgu (Guam). 

 A twining plant with azure blue or pink flowers. Stems twining, slender hirsute 

 with deflexed hairs; leaves 5 to 12.5 cm. long, usually broader than long, cordate at 

 the base, palmately 3-lobed, the lobes deep, acute, middle one the largest, slightly 

 hairy on both sides, especially on the veins beneath, petiole a little shorter than the 

 blade; flowers large, on short stout peduncles, either solitary or in threes; bracts 

 linear, persistent; peduncle usually shorter than the petiole; sepals equal in length, 18 

 mm. long, linear, dilated below, acute, hairy; corolla tubular, funnel-shaped, limb 5 

 cm. in diameter; ovary 3-celled; capsule 12 mm. long, surrounded by the much longer 

 enlarged sepals, globose, 3-valved; seeds usually 6, 6 mm. long, ovoid-triangular, 

 glabrous, dull black. 



The seeds are strongly purgative and in India are used as a drug under the name 

 of kaladana. « The plant is probably of American origin. 

 References: 



Pharbitis hederacea (L. ) Choisy, Mem. Soc. Phys. Genev. 6: 440. 1833. 



Convolvulus hederaceus L. Sp. PL 1: 154. 1753. 



Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. Coll. 1: 124. 1786. 



aTrimen, Handbook Flora of Ceylon, vol. 3, pp. 212, 213, 1895. 



