KONGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 33. N:0 2. 71 



1. P. Ckoroniana C. DC. 



Seera. Journ. Bot. 1866, p. 142; C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 436. 

 Distributio geographica: Venezuela in Maracai et Choroni (Fendler n:o 2402 in III). C. DC). 



2. P. hernandiaefolia (Vahl.) A. Dietr. 



Peperomia hernandiopfolia A. Dietr. Sp. pl. 1, p. 157, 1831; Miq. Syst. Pip. p. 72, 

 1843; Miq. in Hook. Lond. Journ. v. 4, p. 428, 1845; Gris. Cat. Plant. cub. p. 64; 

 C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 436. — Peperomia Ponthieui Miq. Syst. Pip. p. 186; C. DC. 

 Prodr. 16: I, p. 432. — Piper hernandicefolium Vahl Enum. 1, p. 344, 1804. 



Fig. nostra: Tab. II, fig. 14. 



Caulis succulentus, repens, ad nodos radicans, glaber (v. levissirae puberulus). Folia 

 longq petiolata, coriacea, rotundato-ovata, ad l U — '3 longitudinis peltata et ab apice 

 petioli sa3pe deflexa, basi lata, rotundata v. levissime emarginato-cordulata, apice subito 

 breviter v. longiuscule acuminata, noveraplinervia, costa prominente, costulis nervisque 

 reliquis vix conspicuis, glabra v. in raargine, in nervis et in petiolo brevissime (interdura 

 etiain in pagina inferiore rarissirae) puberula. Amenta seraper solitaria, lateralia ex 

 axillts foliorum evoluta, interdum etiam terminalia, apice caulis ramulorumque orta, 

 crassiuscula, curta, quam folia breviora, pedunculis longiora, cylindrica, sat densiflora, 

 superne in pedunculo sa?pe squama sterili pro^dita. Bractea parva, rotundata, centro 

 peltata. Bacca ovata, apice scutulo, postice sub processu tenui, plerumque + curvato 

 stiofmatifero. 



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Distributio geographica: Jamaica (Swartz, Forsström in Hb. Stockholm.; Marsch 11:0 1389 in Hb. Gris.), 

 S:t Chistopher (Euphrasén in Hb. Stockholm.); in silvis umbrosis ad lagunam calidam (Eggers 1. c. n:o 

 766 in Hb. Gris. & in Hb. Berol. nec non in Hb. Krng & Urb.). — Dominica (H. A. Nicholls n:o 5 

 in Hb. Krug & Urb.); pr. Landat (Eggers n:o 43 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Cuba orientali (Wright, 

 Pl. cubens. Wrightianae n:o 497 in Hb. Gris. & in Hb. C. DC), La Clarida 800 m. (Eggers, Fl. Ind. 

 occ. exs. 11:0 5199 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Portorico pr. Adjuntas in silv. primaev. montis »Guaraguao» 

 ad arbores (P. Sintenis, Pl. portoricenses n:o 4349 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), pr. Adjuntas in silv. primaev. 

 ad ^Las Crucesv (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 4199 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), Sierra de Luquillo in silva ultra 

 planitiem montes »Feimenes ad arbores (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 1395 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), loco non 

 indicato (Schwanecke in Hb. Berol.). — Guadeloupe (A. Duss. n:o 2570 in Hb. Krug & Urb., f. fol. 

 angustioribus magis acuminatis; Duchassaing in Hb. Berol.; L'Herminier in Hb. C DC). — S:t Vincent, 

 Mount S:t Andrews 2000—2500 f. in arboribus (H. H. & G. W. Smith n:o 920 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). 

 — Grenada in silv. summis montis »Morne au camp- alt. 2500' ad arbores repens (Eggers, Fl. Ind. 

 occ. exs. 11:0 6197 in Hb. Krug & Urb.). — Havana (in Hb. C DC). - Brasilia, S. Paulo, Santos 

 ad terram in silva litorali (Hj. Mosén n:o 3209 in Hb. Stockholm.). 



3- P. maculosa (L.) Hook- 



Peperomia maculosa Hook. Exot. Fl. t, 92, 1833; C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 431. — 

 P. variegata Pt. & P., Fl. Per. 1, p. 33, 1798; Miq. Syst. Pip. p. 198, 1843; Miq. Coram. 



