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PEPEROMIA potysracuya. 
| Many-stalked Peperomia. 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA,—Nar. Onv. PIPERACEZ. 
Gen. Cuar.—Spadix eylindraceus, floribus undique tectus. Stamina duo. 
Stigma indivisum.  Bacca an ee Caulis herbaceus.-Humb. et 
Kunth. . Shae 
Peperomia polystachya ; pubescens, foliis ter-quaternisque rhombeo-ro- 
tundatis petiolatis trinerviis reflexis. : 
Piper polystachyon, Arr. Hort. Kew. ed. 1. v. i. p. 49.; ed. 2. Vv. i- p. 7200 
Wit. Sp. Pi. v. i. p. 168.—Haw. Succ. Pl. p. 7.—Rorm. et ScHuLtz, 
Syst. Veget. v. 1. p. 330. 
- Piper obtusifolium, Jaca. Coll. v. Lt p: 141. (fide Arr. )—Lcon. rar. V. 1. te Qe 
(fide WiLLD.) 
Root very much creeping, jointed, and sending up several stems which are 
from 8 to 10 inches high, rather stout, green, succulent, jointed, gla-« 
brous below, the rest pubescent, cylindrical, branched only upwards, 
branches ternate. Leaves mostly ternate, nearly an inch long, rather 
thick, green, pubescent, rhomboid, approaching to orbicular, obtuse, 
marked with 3 nerves, deflexed, petiolated, petioles nearly half an inch 
long on the lower part of the stem, very short, and muanneely existing in 
the upper part. 
Spadices of flowers arising singly, or 2-3 together, from the extremities of 
the branches, green, about 3 inches long, upon short peduncles. Flowers 
numerous. Scales rotundato-quadrate. Stamens 2, roundish, yellow. 
_ Pristil ovate: Stigma sessile, radiate. 
A handsome species, inhabitant of Jamaica and Santa Cruz, 
of a delicate pale green colour, and well distinguished by the 
peculiar form of the leaves from all the rest of the genus with 
which I am acquainted. Cultivated in the stove of the Botanic 
Garden of Glasgow, where it flowers in the autumn. It was 
was first brought to this country by Dr JoHN FoTHERGILL : 
in 1775. | 
Fig. i Portion ofa ae magnified, to’shew the neenene of the flowers. 
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