CXV. PIPERACEjE. 
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[Piper. 
acuminate, base cordate unequal penninerved; nerves 4 pairs, 
the two lower pairs much more slender than the others; hairy on 
both surfaces, especially on the nerves beneath, 6 in. long, 3 in. 
wide; petioles very hairy, -25 in. long. Spikes uni- or bi-sexual, 
about 2 in. long; peduncles short, hairy; rachis hairy; bracts 
glabrous obovate; when bisexual the male flowers above. Ovary 
glabrous. Drupe globose; pedicel as long. Hab. Woods in the 
south, Singapore, Jurong; Chan Chu Kang. Johor, Sungei 
Tebrau; road to Gunong Pulai 4th mile; Castlewood. Negri 
Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi; Gunong 1 ampin (Burkill). 
(14) P. ribesioides Wall. PL /Is. Rar. i. 79 * ^ 9 > Cat 6637; 
C. DC. Journ . As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 322. P. sumatranum C. DC. 
Prod. xvi. (1), 343. . - , ,. 
A strong creeper on trees. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, oblong- 
ovate acute, base broad or blunt, often cordate, equally strongly 
8- or 9-nerved, 6 to 8 in. long, 3 to 4 i n - wide; petioles stout, 
2 to 8 in. long. Peduncle 1 in. long in flower. Male spikes; bracts 
glabrous, oblong. Stamens 2; rachis glabrous. Female spikes 
3 in. long. Flowers rather distant; pedicels thick, ’25 in. long. 
Stigmas 3. Drupe globose, large, red, pedicel nearly as long. Hab. 
Common in forests, Singapore, Reservoir woods. Malacca, Brisu 
(Derry); Bukit Panchur; Jus; Selandor (Cantley). Selangor, 
Semangkok; Rawang camphor forests. Negri Sembilan, Rantau 
(Cantley). Perak, Batu Togo and Thaiping Waterfall (Wray). 
Penang, West Hill (Curtis). Lankawi, Gunong Rayah (Curtis). 
Distrib. Tenasserim, Andamans, Sumatra. Native names: Akar 
Kalong Ular; Kalong Gajah; Lada Rimba. 
(15) P- pedicellosum Wall. Cat. 6646A; C. DC. Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng. l.c. 321. 
Climbing pepper with thick nodes, woody. Leaves coriaceous 
elliptic-ovate, base round or equally cordate or unequally 7- to 
9- nerved, 3 in. long, 275 to 3 in. wide; petioles *25 to -3 in. long, 
rather thick. Male spikes unknown. Female spikes, peduncles 
•15 in. long, glabrous; rachis thick, pubescent, hairy, 1 in. long. 
Bract obovate-oblong. Ovary free; stigmas 4, rarely 3, ovate 
oblong acute. Drupe globose, small; pedicel -i in. long, puberulous. 
Hab. Forests, Singapore (Wallich); Chan Chu Kang. Pahang, 
Tahan River. Malacca, Ayer Panas. Selangor, Klang (Burkill). 
Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. Assam and Andamans. 
This resembles P. ribesioides, but is very much smaller in all parts. 
(16) P. selangorense C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 13; 
Journ, As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 318. 
Scandent glabrous, slender. Leaves rigid, membranous, oblong- 
ovate obtusely acuminate, base round equilong but one side wider, 
5-nerved; midrib with many spreading nerves; 3 to 6 in. long, 
1*8 in. wide; petioles *23 in. long. Peduncles *5 in. long, slender. 
