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nerves 5, prominent beneath, with a finer pair from the base, upper 
pair joined to the midrib *25 in. from the base, transverse nervules 
distant, those from outer nerves inarching; 5 in. long, 3 in. wide; 
petioles -25 in. long. Male spikes not seen. Female spikes in 
flower slender filiform, i in. long, in fruit 2 in. long; peduncle i in. 
long. Bracts cup-shaped, sunk in hairy rachis. Ovary oblong; 
stigmas 4, rather large, thick. Drupe oblong, sessile, -i in. long, 
crowned by stigmas. Hab. On a tree, Negri Sembilan, Gunong 
Angsi, West side (Burkill 11,510}. 
Allied to P. pachyphyllum, but with thinner leaves and conspic¬ 
uous elevate nerves. 
Vol. in. p. 39, after sp. 30, Piper lanatum, Roxh., insert :— 
(30A) P. Lowong Bl. in Verh. Batav. Genootschap. i. 161; Enum. 
PI. Javae fasc. i. 72. Cubeba Lowong Miq. Comm. Phyt. 33; Syst. 
Piperacece, 296. 
Glabrous climber, branches slender, zigzag. Leaves rather 
fleshy, ovate acuminate, base rounded sometimes cordate, upper leaves 
more lanceolate and slightly narrowed to the base, nerves from base 
5, secondary nerves from midrib 3 pairs inarching with the main 
nerves; 4 in. long, 3*5 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Stipules 
opposite the leaves, lanceolate. Spikes, male unknown. Female 
cylindric in fruit, i to 1-75 in. long, deflexed. Bracts oblong- 
blunt. Ovary oblong. Stigmas 4 or 5, recurved. Drupes red, 
ovate or ovate globose, .shortly apiciilate, -i in. long; pedicels as 
long. Hah. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley 14,498). Lankawi, Gunong 
Raya (Haniff). Distrib. Java. 
This is nearly allied to P. caninum, but the leaves are larger and 
broadly rounded at the base. Miquel’s variety quintuplinervis, 
based on Penang, Wallich, 6647 is P. lanata, Roxb. 
Vol. Hi. p. 39, sp. 31, Piper febrifugum, C.DC., note :—• 
Delete locality Perak, Ulu Batang Padang this plant being 
P. subgrande, Ridk, and add, Kluang forest (Holttum). 
Vol. Hi. p. 40, after sp. 34, Piper chaba Hunter, insert : — 
(34A) P. officinarum C. DC. Prodr. xvi. 356 ; P. Chaba Bl. in 
Verh. Bat. Genootsch xi. 168; Enum PI. Jav. i. 66 {not of Hunter 
nor Roxburgh). 
Shrubby scandent, branched, glabrous. Leaves membranous 
lanceolate acuminate, base narrowed blunt iniequilateral, nerves 
slender inconspicuous, 5 from the midrib; 4-5 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; 
petioles -15 in. long. Male spikes cylindric, -5 in. long, on a peduncle 
•5 in. long. Bracts peltate with red glands on the edge. Stamens 2. 
Female spikes 1-25 to 1-5 in. long, conic cylindric or oval, *15 in. 
thick. Stigmas 3, minute. Drupes red, fleshy, obovate, angular, 
projecting through the bracts and crowned by the remains of the 
stigmas. Hab. In coast scrub, Johor, Pulau Tinggi (Burkill 851). 
Malacca (Maingay and Griffith). Distrib. Java, Sumatra, Borneo, 
Philippines. 
