72 H. DAIILSTF.DT. STUDIEN LBER SLID- UNH CEXTHALAMERIKAXISCIIE rEPEROMIEX. 



phyt. p. 64, 1840. — P. monsterifolia Gris. Cat. pl. cub. p. 64, 1806. — P. septuplinervia 

 C. DC. in Seem. Journ. p. 142. 1866: C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1. p. 431, 1869. — Piper 

 maculosum L. Sp. pl. 1, p. 30, 1753. 



Fig.: Smim/ii* hederaceus, cauliculis maculosis major.. Plumier, Pl. Amer. p. 60, 

 T. 66, 1693; Peperornia Mariegata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. per. I, T. 52, lig. a; P. maculosa 

 Hook. Exot. Fl. T. 92. — Fig. nostra: Tab. II, lig. 15. 



Caulis robustus, succulentus, simul cunoi petioTis peduriculisque puberulus, la^te viridis, 

 fugcopurpureo-maculatu8 v. variegatus, repens et radieans, apice ramisque adsceodentibus. 

 Folia supra nitida, obscure viridia, subtus glaueeseenti-viridia, crassa subeoriaeea, longe 

 petiolata, magna, oblongo- v. elliptico-ovata, in apicem breveoa — ltrevissimuni acuininato- 

 eontracta, basi peltata ovata — ovato-subretusa, petiolo hete viridi, purpureo-maeulato, 

 paullo supra basin laminse affixo, in marginibus et in pagina superiore, pnvsertim in 

 nervö pubernla, septuplinervia, costa valida prominente utrinque nervös subtiliores emit- 

 tente, nervis basalibus intimis sa^pe a basi + remotis, omnibus albeseentibus, in sicco 

 segre conspicuis. Amenta longissima, pedunculum 5 — 6-plo et folia paullo v. 2 — 3-plo 

 superantia, crassa, sursum attennata, terminalia, solitaria v. sa'pius bijugata. Bractea 

 rotundata. centro peltata. Bacca verrucosa, ovato-globosa, apice in proeessum curvato- 

 rostratiim. obtusulum, baccae fere longitudinem a3quans protracta. 



Distributio yeographica: Peruvid in montibus ad 1'illao (liuiz & Pav. 1. c). — Cajenna (Aubl. hist. pl. Gay. 

 ]». 22 ser. DC). — <'u\,n (Wright, Pl. cub. Wright. n:o 2260 & 600 in Hb. Grjs. & 111». C. DO.). — 

 Domiriica (Descoartih, Flor. Ant. v. G, p. lö:! sec. C DC). — Jamaica, Ahbey Green in silvis 

 montosis 3800 f. (AV. Harris n:o 6430 in ETb. Kruj: å Prb.). — Porto/tro pr. Adjuntas in silv. 

 primsev. montis Cerrote (P. Sintenis, IM. portor. n.-o 4458 in III». Krug & Urb.); in praernptis silv. 

 primsev. in nionte Galsa (P. Sintenis, Pl. portor. n:o 434S in 1 1 1» _ Krug <& Urb.) et in silva primiev. 

 ad las Cruces» ad .laymu vorsus (!'. Sintenis. Pl. portor. n:o 4125 in III». Krug & Urb.). 



4. P. producta C, ris. 



Fl. West. Ind. p. 166, 1864; C. })(' Prodr. 16: 1, p. 430, 1869. — P. distachya 

 Gris. Fl. West. Ind. p. 166, 1864. — /'. elegans C. DC Prodr. 16: 1. p. 430. — 

 Piper distachyon Swartz Observ. p. 21, 1791 1 sec, spec. in Mus. Holm. assen - ., non 

 Linne; Vald Knuiii. p. I, p. 344, l Kli!». 



Fig. nostra: Tal». II, fig. 10. 



Caulis glaber v. levissime puberulus, repens, ad nodos radicans. Folia longe petio- 

 lata, petiolo glabra v. leviter puberulo larainam superante v. ssquante, in Bicco raémbanacea, 

 + ovata (rotundato-ovata) elliptica v. etiain oblongo-elliptica, apice subito contracta, 

 acuminata v. in cuspidem brevem acutiusculura cito contracta, l>asi rotundata v. ovato- 

 subcuneata, levissime peltata, petiolo paullo supra basin inserto v. ima D.isi Leviter cor- 

 dulata, petiolo ad basin inserto, glabra v. utrinqtjc ptaesertim ad basin, in apice petioli et 



1 Saararus bederaceos canlibos macnlosis minor, Plumier, Pl, ivaét. p. Bl, t. 67 ist möglicberweise 



Sj BOD] ni /u dieser. 



