Piper .] 
cxv. PIFERACEiE. 
3i 
var. niagnifolium. Leaves 5 in. long, 4-5 in. wide. Perak 
(Scortechini). 
(2) P. flavimarginatum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ina. vi. 20. 
A stout woody climber with quite ovate leaves, sometimes 
round acute, base acute inaequilateral; nerves 3 P a i rs incurved, 
nervules numerous, conspicuous, fine, all inarching; 3 to 5 in. long, 
3-5 in. wide; petioles *5 to 3 in. long. Peduncles glabrous, 1 in. 
long. Spikes glabrous, 4 in. long. Flowers rather distant. 
Receptacles sub-sessile, loose elliptic, 2-lipped. Stamens 8, anthers 
ovate, 4-valved, shorter than the oblong filament. Female flowers 
and fruit unknown. Hab. Forests; climbing on trees, Singapore, 
Chan Chu Kang; Bukit Timah (Ridley); very common but rarely 
flowering. 
(3) P. firmum C. DC. Prod. xvi. 1.242; Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 
l.c. 335. Muldera firma Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i, 140. 
Glabrous. Leaves coriaceous lanceolate, or elliptic-lanceolate, 
acute, base acute, inaequilateral, 5- or 6-nerved, 3 in. long, 1 to 
1*5 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. Peduncles 1 in. long. Spikes 
1-25 in. long. Receptacles distant about 12, not stipitate but 
elevate, broad in fruit, -i in. across, hairy inside. Berry -i in. 
through. Hab. Rare. Perak, Tapah (Wray). Distrib. Sumatra, 
T oyo 
(4) P. pachyphyllum Hook. fit. F.B.I. v. 80; C. DC. Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 337 - „ , . 
Glabrous. Leaves very fleshy, coriaceous, bright shining green 
elliptic or broadly ovate, 5- to 7-nerved, base narrowed; 4 to 5-5 in. 
long, 2 to 3 in. across; petioles ’25 in. long. Peduncles over 1 in, 
long. Spikes in fruit nearly 2 in. long; rachis thick. Receptacles 
crowded, sessile, almost sunk; bracts forming a ring. Berry 
globose, -25 in. through. Hab. Very common in forests but flowers 
very rarely. Singapore, Bukit Timah ; Garden Jungle. Malacca, 
(Griffith). Selangor, Ulu Gombak (Ridley). 
(5) P. polygamum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 27; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 337. . 
Large climber, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, shortly 
acute-acuminate, base slightly unequal narrowed, 5 in. long, 2-5 in. 
wide, penninerved; nerves 3 pairs; petioles -5 in. long. Peduncles 
glabrous, i-io in. long, slender. Female spikes nearly as long as 
leaf, minutely puberulous. Receptacles distant, sessile, trans¬ 
versely elliptic velvety outside, hairy inside with 3 or 4 ovaries 
included, sessile ovate, velvety on the top; stigmas 3 > linear. Fruit 
only one ripening, globose, -i in. through. Hab. Forests, rare, 
Sungei Ujong (Stephenson). Perak, at 3500 ft. altitude (Wray). 
(6) P. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 80; C. DC. Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng. l.c. 336. , . 
Glabrous. Leaves coriaceous light shining green, elliptic-lanceo¬ 
late, base inaequilateral, 5-nerved; 3 to 4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; 
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