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acuminato, supra, praesertim inferne, ad nervum centralem pilo- 
so et haud bullato subtus glabro, 12-plinervio nervis subtus 
prominentibus, nervo centrali nervos 2 adcendentes alternating 
mittente quorum supremus a 4 cm supra basin soiutus nervisque 
lateralibus altero latere 4 altero 7 a basi solutis, petiolo hirsuto 
basi ima vaginante ; pedunculo hirsute petiolum superante, 
spica limbo pluries breviore obovato-cylindrica stilis dense hirta, 
rhachi hirsuta, bracteae pelta orbicular! parva et glabra pedi- 
cello longe villoso, bacca libera glabra oblongo-obovata superne 
in stilum tenuem ea pluries longiorem producta, stilo apice in 
stigmata 2 longitudinalia breviter bifido. 
Dioicum. Ramuli spiciferi 2.5 mm crassi, pili usque ad 3 mm 
longi in sicco fuscescentes, collenchyma continuum et haud libri- 
forme, zona cellularum sclerosarum subepidermidali cinctum, 
fasciculi intramedullares 2-seriati, canalis lysigenus centralis 
periphericique 2. Limbi in sicco firmi creberrime et minute pel- 
lucido punctati, usque ad 19 cm longi et 8 cm lati basi altero 
latere in saccum rotundatum et formicosum deorsum reflexi. 
Fetioli circiter 5 mm, pedunculi 1 cm longi. Spicae fere ma- 
turae 5 cm longae cum stilis 2 cm crassae rhachis fere 3.3 mm 
crassa canali lysigeno centrali peripherisque pluribus munita, 
bracteae pelta 0.5 mm diam. pedicellus 4 mm longus ; bacca fere 
matura 1.5 mm longa et ejus stilus 7 mm longus. 
Samar, Bur. Sci. 17599 Ramos. 
PIPER MERRILLII C. DC. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 426. 
Samar, Bur. Sci. 17527 Ramos. Negros, Canlaon Volcano, Merrill 
7033, in forests, altitude about 600 m, fruit green. 
PIPER PSEUDOCHAVICA C. DC. forma b C. DC. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 
5 (1910) Bot. 428. 
Luzon, Bontoc Subprovince, Vanoverbergk 691. 
PIPER MAGALLANESANUM C. DC. sp. nov. 
Ramulis glabris ; foliis breviter petiolatis glabris, limbo 
oblongo-ovato basi ima aequilatera subacuto obtusove apice 
acute attenuate, 7-plinervio, nervo centrali nervos 2 adscen- 
dentes et alternos mittente quorum supremus fere a 1 cm supra 
basin soiutus, nervis lateralibus utrinque 2 adscendentibus a 
basi solutis quorum externi aliis multo breviores, petiolo usque 
ad limbum vaginante; stirpis fern, pedunculo glabro petiolum 
paullulo superante, spica submatura quam limbus pluries breviore 
apice obtusa, rhachi hirsuta, bracteae pelta glabra rotunda 
centre pedicellata pedicello dense hirsuto, ovario libero ovato 
glabro, stigmatibus 3 oblongis brevibus. 
