CXV. PIPERACE^E. 
Piper.] 
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(Wallich). Distrib. Malay isles. Native names: Akar Kalong; 
Chabei hutan. 
Hooker makes this a variety of P. caninum, which it may be, but C. 
DeCandolle makes it a variety of bcehmerieefolium, an erect plant of the 
Chavica section. 
§ 3. Chavica. 
(31) P. febrifugum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 10," Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. lx. 
Stout scandent plant very hairy with rough hair. Leaves 
oblong, shortly acute, base unequally cordate, stiffly chartaceous 
above, glabrous beneath, hairy especially on the 7 pairs of nerves 
elevate beneath, sunk above with numerous transverse nerves and 
large reticulations, 9 in. long, 4-75 in. wide; petioles densely hairy, 
•3 in. long, shorter than basal lobes. Peduncles nearly glabrous, 
•2 in. long. Female spikes, slender, dense, 5-5 in. long; rachis 
hairy. Bracts very small, glabrous, round. Ovary half embedded 
in rachis. Stigmas 3, ovate acute. Hab. Very rare in forests, 
Sungei Ujong (Cantley). Perak, Ulu Batang Padang (a nearly 
glabrous form). Native name: Akar Sangkap. Use: Roots 
boiled, given in fever. 
(32) P. ramipilum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 3. 
Creeper, 20 ft. long, pubescent when young, glabrous when 
adult. Leaves stiff membranous, glabrous above; nerves pubes¬ 
cent beneath, hairs ramulose, ovate-elliptic acute acuminate, 
base cordate unequal, 7-nerved from base, midrib with one pair 
of nerves above; 4*7 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles -3 in. long, sheathing 
half-way. Stipules glabrous confluent blunt. Peduncle pubescent, 
•8 to *9 in. long, slender. Male spike narrow at top; rachis glabrous, 
2*8 in. long. Bract glabrous round. Stamens 2. Female spikes 
•4 in. long. Ovary glabrous, base embedded in rachis; stigma 1, 
orbicular. Drupe free except at base, globose. Hab. In hill 
forests. Johor, Bukit Soga (Ridley). Perak, Gunong Bulang 
(Kunstler); Gunong Keledang. Penang, Balik Pulau (Curtis). 
(33) P. miniatum Bl. Verh. Bat. Genoots. xi. 166; C. DC. 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lx. 303. 
Climber on rocks. Leaves rather coriaceous elliptic-lanceolate, 
acuminate, base shortly narrowed, sometimes slightly inequilateral; 
nerves sunk above, prominent beneath, 3 very prominent, 2 slender 
near edge; 6 in. long, 275 in. wide; petioles thick, -12 in. long. 
Peduncle *5 to 1-5 in. long. Male spikes slender, 6 in. long. 
Bracts very small, round. Female spikes nearly -I in. thick. 
Fruit-spike nearly -2 in. thick, bright red. Drupes minute. Hab. 
On rocks and tree; common, Singapore, Chua Chu Kang; Toas; 
Chanchukang. Johor, Tanjong Kupang. Malacca, Bukit Bruang 
(Derry); Base of Mt. Ophir. Negri Sembilan, Tampin (Burkill); 
Bukit Tangga. Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Temengoh; 
