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CXV. PIPERACE/E. 
[Piper. 
shortly acuminate, base cordate equally, upper oblong-lanceolate 
acuminate, base entire, rounded, sparsely hairy above; nerves 
hairy on both sides and conspicuous reticulations hairy beneath; 
main nerves from base 5, above 1 pair ascending; 4 in. long, 1-75 
to 3 in, across; petioles hairy, 1 in. long, sheathing ^ of its 
length, Male spikes slender, *5 in. long; peduncles very slender 
as long, hairy. Bracts sub-orbicular edges undulate. Female 
spikes 1-2 in. long in fruit, rather thick. Ovary sunk in rachis; 
style distinct with two short recurved stigmas. Drupe pulpy, 
•15 in. through, sunk in rachis for about a third, ovoid-conic with 
style-beak persistent. Hab. Mountains in woods at 4000 ft. 
altitude. Rare, Pahang, Gunong Tahan Gully (Ridley). 
(41) P. stylosum Miq. Ann. Bot. Mus. Lugd. Bat. i. 139; 
C. DC. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 302. 
Erect about 12 to 15 in. tall, rough appressed hairy. Leaves 
membranous, broadly ovate,shortly acuminate, base narrowed, blunt, 
usually unequally, sometimes oblong lanceolate, base often unequal, 
glabrous above; nerves 5 from base, a pair from midrib, con¬ 
spicuous hairy; 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 5 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long. 
Peduncles *1 in. long, hairy. Male spikes -25 in. long, white; 
rachis hairy; bracts orbicular. Stamens 2. Female or bisexual 
spikes -25 in. long. Ovary with a long style. Fruit spike *75 to 
1-25 in. long, thick, the drupes with conspicuous long styles, bright 
red. Hab. Common in forests, Johor, Castlewood; Kampong 
Simpai (Kelsall); Pulau Tiuman (Burkill). Pahang, Kota 
Glanggi; Tahan River. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga. Selangor, 
Batu Caves; Sungei Buluh. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Temengoh; 
Kwala Wok (Wray); Goping (Kunstler); Bujong Malacca. 
Kelantan, Chaning woods. Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. 
Rather variable, especially in form of leaf. The hill range forms Temengoh, 
etc., are often very large. 
(42) P. penangense C. DC. Prod. xvi. i. 353; Journ. /Is. Soc. 
Beng. l.c. 301. 
Glabrous shrublet 2 ft. tall, slender. Leaves thin mem¬ 
branous, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, base acute, 
nearly equal or rounded, 5-nerved from base, 1 pair from midrib, 
slender elevate; 4 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles *15 in. long. 
Peduncles -2 in. long. Male spikes *5 in. long. Female spikes 
very short, *25 in. long, on slender *5 in. long peduncles, ovate 
globose with few flowers. Drupe small, globose with a long conic 
style. Hab. Hill forests at 3000 ft. altitude upwards. Perak, Ulu 
Selama and Gunong Inas (Wray fide DC.). Penang, West Hill 
and Tanjong Bunga (Wallich, Curtis). 
(43) P. rufispicum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Sure. Ind. vi. 4; Journ. 
/ 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 300. 
Glabrous. Leaves stiff elliptic-lanceolate, acute attenuate, 
