CXV. PIPERACE^E. 
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Piper.] 
shorter than the pedicel, -i in. long. Hab. Hill woods at 1600 ft. 
altitude. Negri Sembilan, Tampin Hill (Burkill). 
24) P. subalbicans C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 13. 
Glabrous. Leaf membranous, pale whitish beneath, oblong- 
ovate acute acuminate, base insequilateral, rounded on the longer, 
narrowed on the shorter side, 7- to 9-nerved, midrib 2 to 3 pairs; 
4-8 in. long, 2-3 in. wide; petioles slender, -4 in. long. Peduncles 
very slender, -47 in. long. Male flowers unknown. Female spikes 
nearly 1*27 in. long; rachis hairy. Bracts obovate, in. long, 
sessile above centre. Ovary free ovate; stigmas 3 > ovate. Drupe 
elliptic longer than its stalk. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 
(Wray). 
I have not seen this species. 
(25) P. larutanum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 16; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 324. 
Scandent on tree trunks 15 ft. tall or more, glabrous. Leaves 
rigid membranous, oblong-elliptic acutely acuminate, base unequal, 
round on long and narrowed on short side, penninerved with 
numerous lateral nerves from midrib ; 5 to 6-i in. long, 1-9 to 3*2 in. 
wide* petioles -14 in. long. Peduncles -67 in. long. Male flowers 
not known. Female spikes, white, 2*2 in. long; rachis hairy. 
Bracts adnate ciliate on edge, -n in. wide, oblong rounded at 
both ends. Ovary free; stigmas 3 or more ovate acuminate. 
Drupes globose, -13 in. through, red, scattered among flowers. 
Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
I have not seen this species. 
(26) F. Curtisii C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 14; Journ . 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c . 319. , ,, , 
Slender creeper, glabrous. Leaves membranous, ovate blunt 
acuminate, base round or very shortly acute, penninerved with 2 
nerves close to base and about 6 fine pairs from midrib, rather paler 
beneath, -4 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles 75 in. long. Peduncles 
in fruit -5 in. long, slender; rachis hirsute, '8 in. long. Bracts 
glabrous, limb elliptic. Ovary free, glabrous; stigmas 3 or 4, 
ovate-acuminate. Drupe globose, yellowish red -12 in. through; 
pedicel shorter. Hab. Forests, Johor, Castlewood. Malacca 
(Cantley). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Curtis). Perak Waterloo 
(Curtis); Larut (Kunstler); Tea Gardens, Thaipmg Hill. Native 
name: Akar Siri Hutan. . - 
(27) P. longibracteum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. io, 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 323. . 
Long climbing pepper. Leaves chartaceous ovate acuminate, 
base short acuminate; nerves from base 5 to 7 midrib with 
numerous pairs inarching into side-nerve; 4 in. long, 2-5 to 2*75 in. 
wide; petioles slender, -24 in. long. Peduncles slender, 1*25 in. 
