Piper geniculatum, Swartz (Artdnthe genicul&la, Miq.). Shrub with swollen nodes, the branchlets glabrous: lvs. oblong or oblong-lanceolate, mostly acuminate, with several pairs of prominent veins, the petioles canaliculate: spikes or catkins 3-5 in. long, on peduncles as long as the petioles. W. Indies, S. Amer.—Offered in S. Calif.