Piper.] cxv. piperace^. 49 
(66) P. filipes C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 20; Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng. l.c. 320. 
Stalk and branches very slender, glabrous. Leaves membranous, 
oblong-ovate acutely attenuate, base round unequally wide, 5-nerved, 
midrib with 1 pair of nerves; 3-6 in. long, i-6 in. wide; petioles 
very thin sheathing above base. Peduncle filiform, glabrous, 
nearly i-i in. long. Male spikes ‘64 in. long, white; rachis hairy; 
bracts glabrous, round, -075 in. across, short pedicelled. Stamens 3. 
Female and fruit unknown. Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
(67) P. flavibaccum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 5; Journ. 
, 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 303. 
Glabrous. Leaves rigid, membranous, oblong-ovate acutely 
narrowed, base unequal, narrowed on the shorter, rounded on the 
longer side, 4-nerved, 2 nerves on one side of midrib, one on the 
other; 3*9 to 4 in. long, 1 to 4 in. wide; petioles *4 in. long. 
Peduncles glabrous, slender, *8 in. long. Male spikes *8 in. long; 
rachis hairy. Bracts glabrous, limb round with a central short 
pedicel. Stamens 2. Female spikes shorter. Drupe free, globose, 
yellow. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
I have not seen this species. 
(68) P. gymnophyllum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 6; Journ. 
.4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 307. 
Glabrous. Leaves membranous, elliptic-lanceolate acutely acu¬ 
minate, base acute slightly unequal, 6-nerved; midrib two on 
one side, one on the other; 6 in. long, 2-2 in. wide; petioles -4 in. 
long. Peduncles -47 in. long. Male spikes not seen. Female 
spikes nearly half as long as leaf; rachis fulvescent hairy. Bracts 
glabrous, round, sub-sessile at centre. Ovary free ovate. Stigmas 
3 to 4, linear. Drupe ovate, -i in. long. Hab. Perak, Bujong 
Malacca (Ridley). 
Perhaps the female of P. eucalyptolimbum. 
(69) P. eucalyptolimbum C. DC. Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. vi. 23; 
Journ. /4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 330. 
Scandent glabrous. Leaves membranous, elliptic-lanceolate 
acute acuminate, base acute equilong, one side narrower, 7-nerved; 
midrib with a pair of nerves; 5-3 in. long, 1*6 in. wide; petioles 
•24 in. long. Peduncles -31 in. long. Male spikes 2-6 in. long; 
rachis hairy. Bracts sub-ovate elliptic; pedicel short thick. 
Stamens 2; anthers elliptic. Female spikes and fruit unknown. 
Hab. Perak, Larut, 2800 to 3000 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
I have not seen this species. Perhaps the male of P. gymnophyllum C.DC. 
(70) P. lonchites Wall. Cat. 6644 (in part ); C. DC. Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 306. 
Stiff glabrous climber, woody but slender; young parts pubes- 
