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Peperomia remyi

C.DC. (1898)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Piperales Family: Piperaceae Genus: Peperomia

‘ala‘ala wai nui [alaala wai nui]

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Fleshy herbs.

Stems: Stems dark reddish purple, erect or ascending from a somewhat decumbent rooting base, 20–50 cm long, usually 5–10 mm in diameter toward base, branched in upper part, internodes 4–8 cm long, finely sparsely strigillose, the hairs 0.1–0.8 mm long, older stems glabrate.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite or whorled. Blades elliptic–rhombic, elliptic–lanceolate to narrowly rhombic–obovate or sometimes a few of them obovate, (4–)5–9 cm long, 2–3.5(–5) cm wide. Apex acuminate to long-acuminate. Base cuneate, sometimes narrowly so. Upper surfaces sparsely strigillose or puberulent, at least toward base or along lower part of lateral veins; lower surfaces puberulent, sometimes only toward base; dark yellowish green on upper surface; lower surfaces pale green, veins often red, sometimes red over portions of surface, somewhat thick and firm. Margins flat, sparsely ciliate. Palmately 3–5-veined, lateral veins and some tertiary veins impressed on upper surface. Petioles 0.5–1.5 cm long, strigillose. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in spikes several, axillary or terminal, spreading, 5–15 cm long, the rachis to ca. 1–2 mm in diameter, glabrous, flowers loosely to moderately congested, peduncles 0.3–2 cm long, rarely a few of them up to 2.5 cm long, strigillose to glabrate. Flowers bisexual (perfect), perianth absent. Each flower subtended by a peltate bract. Calyx (sepals) absent. Corolla (petals) absent. Stamens 2. Ovary superior, ovoid, 1-carpellate, 1-celled, apex oblique; ovules 1 per cell, orthotropous, erect; stigmas 1–4, subterminal.

Fruit: Fruit broadly ovoid; ca. 0.7–0.8 mm long; bluntly beaked; papillose–viscid with sessile glands. Seeds 1 per fruit; with scanty endosperm and copious; starchy perisperm.

Ploidy: 2n = 44*

Habitat: Mesic valleys and mesic to wet forest.

Elevation Range: 130–1130 m.

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Endemic
Molokai Endemic
Lana'i Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 286 (1898)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1034 (K, O, Mo, L, M, H); Miles K. Thomas. pers. obs./Takeuchi 3833 BISH (O†, 1988); Herbst 4053 BISH (L†, 1974)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Peperomia remyi Manuka mauka Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 11297 Hawaii BISH 1931-12-24
2 Peperomia remyi Mahana Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 103748093 Lanai BISH 1910-07-01
3 Peperomia remyi Makahunaloa, Puu Kauka Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 479 Hawaii BISH 1922-09-11
4 Peperomia remyi Olowalu Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2408 Maui BISH 1920-05-16
5 Peperomia remyi trail to Kilohana Lookout, Napali FR, Waimea Preserved_Specimen Yuncker, T.G. 3399 Kauai BISH 1933-01-21
6 Peperomia remyi Lanai Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 363 Lanai BISH 1917-09-01
7 Peperomia remyi Lanai Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 360 Lanai BISH 1917-09-01
8 Peperomia remyi Keeau, S of Hilo Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 468 Hawaii BISH 1922-09-09
9 Peperomia remyi Maunalei Gulch, in Kumoa/Waialala Gulches area Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 4053 Lanai BISH 1974-06-13
10 Peperomia remyi Kaunuohua ridge, Kaluapuhi trail Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 2850 Kauai BISH 1938-08-13
11 Peperomia remyi Palawai, Lanaihale forest Preserved_Specimen leaves above dark green; some partly reddish below, others pale green St.John, H. 18880 Lanai BISH 1938-04-15
12 Peperomia remyi West Maui, Olowalu Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2462 Maui BISH 1920-05-21
13 Peperomia remyi Waipio Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10364 Hawaii BISH 1909-07-01
14 Peperomia remyi Iloli, above Kalaupapa Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2992 Molokai BISH 1928-06-16
15 Peperomia remyi Waipio Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 4646 Hawaii BISH 1909-07-16
16 Peperomia remyi [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. BISH
17 Peperomia remyi Maui Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Maui BISH 1910-01-01
18 Peperomia remyi Kahikinui, Wailaulau gulch slopes Preserved_Specimen 1.5' high dense patches Hobdy, R.W. 1685 Maui BISH 1982-09-14
19 Peperomia remyi Lanai ravine, woods Preserved_Specimen Hitchcock, A.S. 14699 Lanai BISH 1916-09-22
20 Peperomia remyi Kauai Waimea District. Waialae, headwater strealet just south of Kaluahaulu Ridge Trail. Acacia-Metrosideros montane mesic forest with Alphitonia ponderosa, Pouteria sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularum, Chrysodracon aurea, Pittosporum glabrum, Cheirodendron trigynum, Ilex anomala, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Claox Preserved_Specimen Herb, terrestrial, stems and leaves dark green, decumbent, 25-50 cm. long, with flowers, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17520 Kauai BISH 2017-09-05
21 Peperomia remyi Kaiholena Stream wet Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 238 Lanai BISH 1971-06-07
22 Peperomia remyi Palawai, Lanaihale moist woods Preserved_Specimen leaves above green, below crimson between the veins St.John, H. 18903 Lanai BISH 1938-04-15
23 Peperomia remyi Waiohookalo Stream guava, ginger; on mossy rock Preserved_Specimen stem many branched, 30 cm long; stems and upper leaf yellowish green, lower pale green Wagner, W.L. 5733 Molokai BISH 1987-07-31
24 Peperomia remyi Niu Valley, E ridge damp, shaded rock Preserved_Specimen large Degener, O. 8773 Oahu BISH 1931-04-20
25 Peperomia remyi S of Maunahui, ravine shaded, dry slope Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2726 Molokai BISH 1928-04-15
26 Peperomia remyi Lihau summit area, on ridges over Olowalu Valley, T.N.C. survey of N.A.R., transect 1 In Metrosideros montane wet forest with Ilex, Psychotria, Athyrium sandwichianum, Cyrtandra, Broussaisia, Myrsine, Coprosma, Clermontia, Sadleria. Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. 8239 Maui BISH 1988-04-04
27 Peperomia remyi Puu Aalii moist forest Preserved_Specimen stems brown, fleshy; leaves pallid beneath, those on small branch red, green veined Fosberg, F.R. 12459 Lanai BISH 1935-11-30
28 Peperomia remyi Mauna Kea, near pit where David Douglas was killed ground, woods Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 20355 Hawaii BISH 1949-08-23
29 Peperomia remyi Niu Valley, E ridge damp, shaded rock Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8773 Oahu BISH 1931-04-20
30 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1.5 feet tall Newell, C.L. 183 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
31 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1 foot tall Newell, C.L. 190 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
32 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1.5 feet tall Newell, C.L. 192 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
33 Peperomia remyi Kaumalumalu, Kona jeep trail Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6924 Hawaii BISH 1970-07-03
34 Peperomia remyi Kamoku, Kaiholena Gulch wet Preserved_Specimen stems and leaves fleshy; stems brownish; leaves green above, red and light green below Fosberg, F.R. 12576 Lanai BISH 1935-12-03
35 Peperomia remyi West Maui, Hanaula, Manawainui shady Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2651 Maui BISH 1986-12-15
36 Peperomia remyi W Maui, Wailuku District, Wailena gulch rocks Preserved_Specimen nodes and lower stem tinged red Crosby, M.R. 1747 Maui BISH 1964-07-15
37 Peperomia remyi Kau, Kahuku, Palm Drive, Ocean View moss Preserved_Specimen terrestrial; stems dull reddish below, leaves green Webster, G.L. 14017 Hawaii BISH 1968-07-01
38 Peperomia remyi Kulani Project, S. Hilo District Closed Metrosideros forest with mixed native tree and shrub understory, aa substrate. Occasional herb growing on mossy rocks. Asplenium monanthes nearby. Preserved_Specimen Davis, J. 458 Hawaii BISH 1981-02-20
39 Peperomia remyi Waimea District. Waialae, headwater streamlet just south o Kaluahaulu Ridge Trail. Acacia-Metrosideros montane mesic forest w/Alphitonia ponderosa, Pouteria sandwicensis, Dipspyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Chrysodracon aurea, Pittosporum glabrum, Cheirodendron trigynum, Ilex anomala, Wikstoremia oahuensis, Claox Preserved_Specimen Herb, terrestrial, stems and leaves dark green, decumbent, 25-20 cm long with flower, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17519 Kauai BISH 2017-09-05
40 Peperomia remyi Pia Valley, W branch guava, mango; on boulder Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 1863 Oahu BISH 1984-11-24
41 Peperomia remyi Halawa River on rocks Preserved_Specimen variety of leaf size St.John, H. 12709 Molokai BISH 1932-12-01
42 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1.5 feet tall Newell, C.L. 191 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
43 Peperomia remyi Waimea District. Kawaiiki, off Kaluahaulu ridge, upper forest and drainage to the south of Koaie and north of Waialae Metrosideros-Acacia mixed mesic forest with Dubautia laevigata, Kadua affinis, Cheirodendron spp., Dianella sandwicensis, Poa sandwicensis, Bidens cosmoides, Peperomia membranacea, Microlepia strigosa, Dryopteris fuscoatra, Cyanea leptostegi Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb, succulent stems green or tinged reddish, spikes green or tinged red, in flower and fruit, occasional with P. membranacea. Wood, K.R. 16535 Kauai BISH 2015-07-14
44 Peperomia remyi Kahuaawi Gulch moist, rocky slope Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2896 Molokai BISH 1928-05-31
45 Peperomia remyi Kawaliki Valley, off Kaluahaulu ridge, N facing slope, just below the ridge and above the Diellia erecta f. alexandri fence Mixed Mesic forest canopy of Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha w/ Nestegis, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Coprosma, Charpentiera, Hillebrandia sandwicensis, Ilex anomala, Tetraplasandra, Cheirodendron trigynum, Dianella sandwicensis, Poa sandwicensis, Luzula, Rumex, Dryopteris fusco-atra. Preserved_Specimen Adaxial leaf suface dark green. Abaxial surface lt green w/ pubescence. Lowermost lvs fround and w/ red patches below. Growing on talus and leaf litter.Terrestrial, upright. Stem pubescent, purple near base, green toward apex, some plants red. Lvs light green below w/raised mid and 2 lateral veins. Tangalin, N. 1967 Kauai BISH 2009-04-07
46 Peperomia remyi W of E Ohia, valley wet rocks Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3067 Molokai BISH 1928-07-16
47 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1 foot tall Newell, C.L. 185 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
48 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1 foot tall Newell, C.L. 184 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
49 Peperomia remyi Below Kawaiiki Ridge along the S. fork of Twin Falls. Forty ft above gulch bottom. Mixed Mesic Forest. Canopy of Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha w/ Solanum sandwicense, Cyanea leptostegia, Asplenium, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Alyxia stellata, Dubautia laevigata, Kadua affinis, Pittosporm glabrum, Preserved_Specimen Forming a thicket , plants lax or procumbent. Lower stem reddish, upper red at nodes. Stem hirsute. Smjallest lowermost lvs w/ red below. Tangalin, N. 2350 Kauai BISH 2010-06-02
50 Peperomia remyi Honaunau FR, South, 2.8 mi from gate, N side of road wet rainforest; Cibotium with hardwoods, ferns, liverworts Preserved_Specimen up to 4-5'; terrestrial or epiphyte Herbst, D.R. 1799 Hawaii BISH 1970-07-16
51 Peperomia remyi Honaunau Forest, South Kona, near Kealakekua Ranch Epiphytic on fallen log in open to closed Metrosideros - Acacia koa forest with understory of mixed native trees. Preserved_Specimen Small herbaceous plant. Underside of leaves red. Cuddihy, L.W. 293 Hawaii BISH 1980-04-01
52 Peperomia remyi East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo, head of Manawainui canyon, E side koa-ohia mesic forest Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 1795 Maui BISH 1983-08-10
53 Peperomia remyi Manuka State Park, Growing among rocks along trail mauka of parking lot. Disturbed dry forest: Metrosideros, Osmanthus and exotics. Preserved_Specimen Davis, J. 521 Hawaii BISH 1981-06-12
54 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1.5 feet tall Newell, C.L. 186 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
55 Peperomia remyi Wailau Valley ground, wet woods Preserved_Specimen Wiebke, H. 3187 Molokai BISH 1928-08-04
56 Peperomia remyi Pololu Valley Rocks on side of waterfall along ditch trail. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3886 Hawaii BISH 1930-03-22
57 Peperomia remyi West Maui, Wailuku, S side of Iao Stream base of moss covered rocks among grasses; with Cordyline, Psidium, Hedoytis acuminata, Nototrichium sandwicense, Artemisia australis, Eragrostis, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Chamaesyce celastroides Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5836 Maui BISH 1988-03-06
58 Peperomia remyi Lualualei, central valley among rocks, cattle paddock, haole koa Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 3304 Oahu BISH 1987-01-01
59 Peperomia remyi Kaohai, Haalelepaakai moist forest Preserved_Specimen leaves above dark green, below dark crimson between the greenish veins St.John, H. 18793 Lanai BISH 1938-04-11
60 Peperomia remyi Kawaiiki, off Kaluahaulu ridge, S of Koaie, N of Waiale upper mesic forest and drainage; Metrosideros, Acacia, Dubautia laevigata, Hedyotis terminalis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Dianella sandwicensis, Poa sandwicensis, Bidens cosmoides, Peperomia membranacea Preserved_Specimen herb; leaves long narrow dark green; stems red or green; spiklets green Wood, K.R. 13042 Kauai BISH 2008-05-22
61 Peperomia remyi W Maui, Puu Kukui swampy plateau Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10381 Maui BISH 1910-07-01
62 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1.5 feet tall Newell, C.L. 187 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
63 Peperomia remyi Waimea, Milolii Ridge on ground, moist woods Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 13754 Kauai BISH 1933-12-27
64 Peperomia remyi Kamoku, Kaiholena Gulch wet Preserved_Specimen stem fleshy, brown; leaves green above, pallid beneath with red patches Fosberg, F.R. 12587 Lanai BISH 1935-12-03
65 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1 foot tall Newell, C.L. 189 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
66 Peperomia remyi Waimanu Trail in gully east of Waimanu Valley, Hamakua District growing on wet bank with ferns beside trail in disturbed open Metrosideros forest. Preserved_Specimen succulent herb Cuddihy, L.W. 783 Hawaii BISH 1981-03-28
67 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 2 feet tall Newell, C.L. 182 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
68 Peperomia remyi Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road. (plot 39) Acacia - Sapindus - Microlepia forest community Preserved_Specimen Herb about 1 foot tall Newell, C.L. 188 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-28
69 Peperomia remyi Keauhou Ranch (TK-I) Kau district disturbed closed Metrosideros forest, epiphyte on fallen log. Preserved_Specimen ESP Field Crew 102 Hawaii BISH 1979-09-09
70 Peperomia remyi Puu Hualalai, Puuwaawaa woods Preserved_Specimen leaves fleshy, above dark green, below red between the veins St.John, H. 11393 Hawaii BISH 1931-12-29
71 Peperomia remyi East Maui, Waihoi Valley, S fork of Waiohonu on trunk of Cheirodendron Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 2579 Maui BISH 1972-07-21
72 Peperomia remyi Pololu Valley ditch trail; rocky wooded slope Preserved_Specimen Pohina, O. 3885 Hawaii BISH 1930-03-22
73 Peperomia remyi Mapulehu Valley rock stream bank Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 12749 Molokai BISH 1932-12-01
74 Peperomia remyi Kona, Kaumalumalu wet Metrosideros forest; on bryophyte covered humus Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 1640 Hawaii BISH 1970-07-03
75 Peperomia remyi W Maui, E rim of Honokohau Valley along the old Eke trail Preserved_Specimen Robust plants 1/2 to 3/4 tall, locally common. Hobdy, R.W. 2744 Maui BISH 1987-03-06
76 Peperomia remyi Makawao, Kalialinui, N Haleakala, ridge S of Koolau Gap Wet ohia forest with other native trees and a treefern and native shrub understory. On ground. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2811 Maui BISH 1980-07-14
77 Peperomia remyi Mahana Valley Preserved_Specimen Leaves green. Rock, J.F.C. 8089 Lanai BISH 1910-07-01
78 Peperomia remyi Kaluaaha Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 367 Molokai BISH 1912-08-01
79 Peperomia remyi Kahuaawi Gulch moist, rocky slope Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2896 Molokai BISH 1928-05-31
80 Peperomia remyi Haalelepaakai Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 197 Lanai BISH 1927-08-29
81 Peperomia remyi Along Nualolo trail, near Forest Ranger Station, Kokee Waimea Under [??] in wet woods Preserved_Specimen Yuncker, T.G. 3398 Kauai BISH 1933-01-21
82 Peperomia remyi Kaiholena Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 50 Lanai BISH 1913-08-01
83 Peperomia remyi Wailupe on large boulder, leaf litter; under Psidium cattleianum Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 3833 Oahu BISH 1988-04-16
84 Peperomia remyi Mahana Valley Preserved_Specimen Leaves reddish. Rock, J.F.C. 8093 Lanai BISH 1910-07-01
85 Peperomia remyi SW Mauna Loa, Manuka open, on aa; with Metrosideros, Dianella, Styphelia, Vaccinium Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 6292 Hawaii BISH 1977-07-23
86 Peperomia remyi Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2632 Kauai BISH 1895-09-10
87 Peperomia remyi N. Kona, NW end of Kahaluu FR Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 18504 Hawaii BISH 1937-12-25
88 Peperomia remyi Honokahau Drainage Basin Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 487 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
89 Peperomia remyi Alakai, Kilohana trail Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 2949 Kauai BISH 1938-08-15
90 Peperomia remyi Waimea, Na Pali Forest Reserve, along trail to Kilohana Lookout Preserved_Specimen Yuncker, T.G. 3400 Kauai BISH 1933-01-21
91 Peperomia remyi E of Ualapue, gulch Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2955 Molokai BISH 1928-06-30
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