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DE CANDOLLE. 
Var. brevicuspe C. DC. 1. c. 
Rhyncholepsis brevicuspis Miq. 1. c. 
Bohol, Cuming 18 43. 
13. Piper lageniovarium C. DC. in Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 3 (1910) 763. 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Todaya (Mount Apo), Elmer 10589, May. 
14. Piper sarmentosum Roxb. El. Ind. ed. Carey & Wall. 1 (1820) 162. 
Luzon, Province of Albay, Batan Island, Bur. Sci. 6429 Robinson, September. 
15. Piper Zamboangae C. DC. sp. nov. 
Omnino glabrum, foliis modice petiolatis, ovatis, basi leviter cordatis 
apice acute acuminatis, 7-plinerviis ; nervo centrali nervos 2 adseendentes 
subop.posite mittente, quorum supremus a 1 cm supra ' basin solutus, 
nervis lateralibus 2 utrinque a basi solutis, petiolo basi ima vaginante; 
stirpis fern, pedunculo petiolum duplo superante, spica subtlorente cylin- 
drica quam folii limbus pluries breviore, bracteae pelta rotunda, ovario 
libero, stigmatibus 3 ovatis. 
Dioicum. Ramuli glabri, spiciferi 1 mm crassi, collencbyma con- 
tinuum interrupte incrassatum et haud libriforme, fasciculi intramed- 
ullares 1-seriati, canales lysigenes peripherici nulli. Limbi in sieco 
membranacei, pellucido-punctulati, superi 12 cm longi et 6.5 cm lati, 
inferi ovato-rotundi basi profunde cordati, 12 cm longi et 10 cm lati. 
Petioli 1 cm, pedunculi 2 cm longi. Spica subflorens 1 cm longa, 2 
mm crassa. Bracteae pelta 0.75 mm diametro. 
Mindanao, District of Zamboanga, Hallier, February. 
16. Piper Forstenii C. DC. Prodr. 1 6 1 (1869) 348, emend. 
Poliis modice petiolatis, ample ovatis basi valde inaequilatera cordatis 
apice subacute attenuato-acuminatis, utrinque glabris, 13-15-plinerviis 
nervo centrali fere ex 0.25 longitudinis suae nervum adscendentem 
utrinque alternatim mittente, aliis nervis altero latere 5 vel 6 altero 
7 vel 8 a basi divaricantibus; petiolo glabro fere usque ad medium 
vafginante; stirpis fern, pedunculo glabro petiolum superante, spica ma- 
tura quam folii limbus longiore, crassa, rhachi hirsuta ; bracteae pelta 
rotunda glabra, pedicello longo hirsuto, ovario libero ovato apice at- 
tenuate, stigmate carnoso trilobulato, baccis condensis oblongo-ovatis. 
Dioicum, scandens. Ramuli glabri in sicco pallidi, spiciferi 6 mm 
crassi, collenchyma continuum haud libriforme, fasciculi intramedullares 
2-seriati, canalis lysigenis centralis canalesque peripherici numerosi cel- 
lulis gelifactis farcti. Limbi in sicco pergamacei pallescentes, a petiolo 
23-26 cm longi, 13-16 cm lati, lobi basilares inaequales summo petiolo 
inserti. Stipulge superne ad petiolum attenuatae. Petioli 4 cm, pedun- 
culi 57 mm longi. Spica matura 29 cm longa infeme circiter 1 cm crassa. 
Bracteae pelta 1 mm diametro. Bacca 1.5 mm longa. 
Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens 572, May, in flower, s. n., 
July, in fruit: District of Davao, Todaya (Mount Apo) Elmer 11179, July, in 
fruit. 
Also found in Amboina. 
