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11. Peperomia pellucida Kunth in H. B. K. Nov. Gen. 1 (1815) 64. 
Luzon, Manila, very common in damp places, Elmer 5511, January, Merrill 87, 
May, Reyes 35, September : Province of Pampanga, Bacolor, Parker 23, May. 
The plant is used in various ways, either as a remedy or as a condiment and 
is now widely spread in all tropical countries. 
12. Peperomia Merrill i i C. DC. sp. nov. 
Omnino glabra, foliis rnodice petiolatis, superis ovatis, basi obtusis 
superne breviter attemratis et apice acutis obtusisve, 5-nerviis nervuloque 
marginali ab apice risque ad medium decurrente ; pedunculis opposi,tif oliis 
quam petioli brevioribus, spicis adultis quam foliorum limbi paullo 
longioribus ; bractea orbiculari centro pedicellata ; filamentis adultis sat 
longis antheris rotundis quam filamenta brevioribus; ovario emerso 
ovato, summo apice stigmatifero, bacca globosa glandulis asperulata et 
siue pseudocupula. 
Herba in rupibus repens, in vivo succulentissima. Caulis in sicco 
complanatus usque ad 3 mm crassus. Folia alterna. Limbi in sicco 
tenuiter membranacei usque ad 4 cm longi et 3 cm lati, limbi inferi 
rotundato-ovati basi et apice obtusi. Petioli 10-15 mm, pedunculi 5 mm 
longi. Spicae bacciferae usque ad 4.5 cm longae et 2 mm crassae. 
Bacca sessilis. 
Luzon, Province of Cavite, Maragondong, in ravines along streams, altitude 
about 300 m, Merrill 1/.180, July: Province of Rizal, Bosoboso, For. Bur. 3359 
Ahern’s collector, September, Bur. Sci. 1071 Ramos, July; Montalban, Loher It 585 , 
June. 
13. Peperomia apoana C. DC. sp. nov. 
Omnino glabra, foliis breviter petiolatis elliptico-lanceolatis basi cune- 
atis apice obtusiusculis, 3-nerviis; pedunculis terminalibus axillaribusque 
quam petioli paullo longioribus; spicis quam folia longioribus, bracteae 
pelta orbiculari centro subsessili, antheris elliptieis, ovario emerso obovato 
summo apice stigmatifero, stigmate minuto. 
Herba epiphyta. Caulis 1.5 mm crassus, inferne e nodis radicans. 
Folia alterna. Limbi in sicco membranacei opaci, 4 cm longi, usque ad 
2 cm lati. Petioli 3 mm longi. Spicae 4.5 cm longae, 1.5 mm crassae. 
Filamenta antheris breviora. 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Mount Apo, Copeland 1002, April. 
14. Peperomia pellucidopunctulata C. DC. in Elm. Lead. Philip. Bot. 3 
(1910) 756. 
Omnino glabra, foliis rnodice 'petiolatis elliptico-lanceolatis basi et 
apice acutis, 5-nerviis ; pedunculis terminalibus petiolos paullo superan- 
tibus ; spicis folii limburn paullo superantibus subdensifloris ; bractea 
orbiculari centro pedicellata, antheris parvis elliptieis; ovario emerso 
turbinato summo apice stigmatifero stigmate globoso, bacca subglobosa 
basi breviter attenuata. 
