CXV. PIPERACE-iE. 
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Piper.] 
late, long acuminate, base acute equal, 7-nerved; midrib with 
1 pair of ascending nerves; 5 to 5-9 in. long, i-6 to 2-1 m. wide; 
petioles -13 in. long. Peduncles -24 in. long. Male spikes 1-25 in. 
long; rachis glabrous. Bracts limb oblong-ovate. Stamens 3. 
Female spikes 2 to 2-4 in. long, yellow. Drupe free, ovate, -13 in. 
long. Hab. Perak, Sungei Prya on a limestone hill (Kunstler). 
(60) P. obovantherum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 24; 
Tourn. ^ 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 332. 
Glabrous. Leaves membranous elliptic, acute acuminate, base 
rounded slightly wider, 7-nerved, midrib with a pair of nerves; 
5-4 in. long, 3-6 in. wide; petioles *47 in. long. Peduncles very 
Fig. 139.—Piper magnibaccum. 
slender, nearly 73 in. long. Male spikes 27 in. long; rachis 
hairy. Bracts obovate-oblong, narrowed at lower end, blunt at 
tip, minutely ciliate on edge. Stamens 3; anthers obovate. Hab. 
Penang Hill (Ridley). 
(61) P. subpenninerve Ridl. P. nigrum var. subpennmerve 
C. DC. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 314. , 
Glabrous climber. Leaves rather stiff elliptic-lanceolate, short 
acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 2 pairs ascending from base and 
one pair from midrib, one-third of way up, elevate, secondary nerves 
transverse, numerous, all elevate, 7 in. long, 3 m. wide; petioles 
thick, -i to -2 in. long. Peduncles short, *2 in. long. Male and 
female flowers unknown. Spikes in fruit 4 in. long; rachis glabrous. 
Bracts very minute. Fruit ovoid narrowed to top, -2 in. long 
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