SOLANACEZ. 
bh... G. Native of Mexico, near Cuernavaca. S. dulcama- 
roides, Poir. suppl. 3. p. 750. Branches rather angular, downy. 
Leaves 3 or 34 inches long. Panicles downy. Calyx downy, 
sinuately 5-lobed. Corolla violaceous, size of those of $$. 
tuberdsum, glabrous; with ovate, acute segments. Berry glo- 
bose, red, an inch in diameter. Nearly allied to S. pyrifdlium. 
Anthers large, sessile, approximate. 
Large-anthered Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 
95 S. Bousr' wsE (Jacq. p. 49. eclog. t. 24. H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. 3. p. 29. Dun. sol. p. 160. ed. 2d. ind. t. 101. syn. 
p. 16.) shrubby ; leaves petiolate, lanceolate-oblong, attenu- 
ated at both ends, acute, subundulated, glabrous; corymbs ex- 
tra-axillary, trifid. h. S. Native of the Island of Tierra 
Bomba, about Carthagena ; and of Mexico, near Moran, Regla, 
and Omitla. Plant glabrous. Leaves about 3 inches long. 
Peduncles opposite the leaves, an inch long, racemosely umbel- 
late, ex Dun.  Corollas white, size of those of S. nigrum, green 
outside; segments ovate-oblong, acute, downy towards the mar- 
gins. Calyx 5-toothed, a little ciliated. 
Tierra-Bomba Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Cit. 
Tree 12 feet. 
96 S. pusicurum (Dun. sol. 160. t. 6. syn. p. 16.) stem 
erect, shrubby; leaves ovate-lanceolate, attenuated at both 
ends, downy ; racemes di-trichotomous. h. G. Native of 
Mexico. Moc. et Sesse, icon. mex. ined. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 
751. S. microcarpum, Cerv. elench. hort. matr. 1803. Brouss. 
cat. hort. monsp. 1804. S. Cervantésii, Lag. gen. et spec. nov. 
p. 10. no. 145. Stem marked with small tubercles. Young 
branches green, downy, rather angular. Leaves undulately re- 
pand. Racemes corymbose, downy. Flowers small, white, 
drooping. Calyx 5-toothed. Segments of corolla ovate, re- 
flexed. Berry black, size of a pea. This species differs from 
S. Bombénse in being clothed with silky tomentum ; and from 
S. terminàle, in the stems being erect, not decumbent; and in 
the flowers being cymose, not umbellate. 
Domn-bearing Nightshade. Fl. May, June. Clt. 
Shrub 3 to 5 feet. 
97 S. TERMINALE (Forsk. egypt. p. 45. Vahl, symb. 2. p. 
40.) stem shrubby, decumbent; leaves ovate-lanceolate, almost 
quite entire, pilose ; umbels terminal, villous. ^5. F. Native 
of Arabia Felix, on the higher mountains of Yemen, and shady 
places at Mocha. Dun. sol. 161. syn. p. 17. Stems warted, 
downy at top. Leaves villous beneath, acute at both ends, with 
undulately denticulated, ciliated edges. Calyx 5-toothed; seg- 
ments lanceolate, obtuse. Corolla white. Berries taste of those 
of S. Dulcamara. Anthers yellow. 
Terminal-flowered Nightshade. Shrub decumbent. 
98 S. a’srerum (Vahl, eclog. 2. p. 17. Dun. sol. p. 164. t. 
7. syn. p. 17.) stem shrubby ; leaves ovate-lanceolate or ellip- 
tic, rough ; cymes on long peduncles. h.S. Native of South 
America, Vahl; Cayenne, Rich; Guadaloupe, D. C. herb. 
Branches scabrous from stellate hairs. Leaves 6 inches long, 
approximate towards the tops of the branches, attenuated at 
both ends, scabrous from minute, stellate hairs. Peduncles di- 
chotomous, clothed with yellowish-white, stellate pili, as well as 
the peduncles, calyxes, and corollas. Segments of corolla ob- 
long, acute. Berry almost globose. 
Rough Nightshade. Shrub. 
99 S. ra‘puta (Vahl, eclog. 2. p. 16.) stem shrubby; leaves 
oblong-elliptic, acuminated at both ends, quite entire, very sca- 
brous above, but clothed with canescent down beneath; co- 
rymbs terminal, dichotomous, hairy, ex Kunth ; tomentose, ex 
Vahl. k.S. Native of Cayenne; and on the banks of the 
river Magdalena, near Badilla. Dun. sol. p. 164. ed. 2. ined. 
t. 35. syn. p. 17. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 29. 
S. salvifdlium, Lam. ill. no. 2308. S. ásperum, Rich. in act. 
1822. 
1818. 
I. SorAxvuM. 415 
soc. p. 19. Branches clothed with stellate pili, as well as the 
leaves, &c. Leaves 2-4 inches long, scabrous and green above. 
Cymes clothed with starry down, twice or thrice bifid. Corollas 
small, white ; with ovate segments. 
Rasp-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
100 ‘S. rrrrpóruM (Dun. syn. p. 17. sol. ed. 2d. t. 102. 
H. B. et Kuntb, nov. gen. 3. p. 30.) stem arboreous, terete ; 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, falcate, rather scabrous above, and 
clothed with scaly tomentum beneath, shining on both surfaces ; 
racemes subdichotomous. h. S. Native of New Granada. 
Branches, peduncles, pedicels, calyxes, and corollas, rubiginose 
from minute, scale-like, stellate hairs, as well as the under sides 
of leaves. Berry globose. 
Scale-dotted Nightshade. Tree. 
101 S, raurirérium (Lin. suppl. p. 148. Dun. sol. p. 165. 
t. 8. syn. p. 17.) stem arboreous ; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, 
glabrous above, and tomentose beneath ; panicles dichotomous ; 
pedicels cymose. b. S. Native of South America, in woods. 
Branches tomentose. Leaves on short petioles, quite entire, 
yellowish-brown beneath. Panicles tomentose. Calycine seg- 
ments mucronulate. Corolline segments ovate. 
i Laurel-leaved Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Cult. 1820. 
ree. 
102 S. rIPa`RIUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 221.) stem shrubby; 
leaves oblong-acuminated, hoary from powdery, white tomen- 
tum; corymbs terminal, dichotomous, many-flowered, peduncu- 
late. h.S. Native of Peru, in the province of Huanuco, on 
the edges of waterfalls. Dun. sol. p. 163. syn. p. 17. S. di- 
chótomum, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 166. f. b. but not 
of Lour. Almost all parts of the plant are canescent from pow- 
dery tomentum. Flowers small. Corolla violaceous. Berry 
yellow, size of a filbert. 
River-side Nightshade. Shrub. 
103 S. versasciroLium (Lin. spec. 184. Mill. dict. no. 22.) 
shrubby ; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, quite entire, tomen- 
tose, white beneath, without any leaves in the axils; corymbs 
nearly terminal, dichotomous; calyx semiquinquefid. h. S. 
Native of Asia, America, tropical parts of New Holland, &c. 
R. Br. prod. p. 444. Dun. sol. 165. syn. 17. Jacq. hort. 
vind. 1. t. 13. Willem. herb. maur. p. 17. S. pubéscens, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 244. Blum. bijdr. 698. S. eriánthum, D. 
Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 96. S. adulterinum, Hamilt. herb. S. 
bicolor, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 661.— 
Burm. amer. p. 241. t. 245. f. 2.—Plukn. alm. 351. t. 316. f. 
1. Every part of the plant is clothed with powdery, white to- 
mentum. Leaves broad, greenish-yellow above, and of a whitish- 
yellow colour beneath. Corollas small, white. Berries size of 
small cherries. 
Var. B, adulterinum (Hamilt. herb.) leaves a little broader, 
more ovate, and less tomentose. h.S. India. 
Mullein-leaved Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 
Shrub 6 to 7 feet. 
104 S. AuRICcULA'TUM (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 246.) shrubby ; 
leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, quite entire, tomentose, of the 
same colour on both surfaces : axils furnished with oblique small 
leaves ; corymbs subterminal, dichotomous, pedunculate ; calyx 
semiquinquefid. h.S, Native of the Islands of Madagascar, 
Mauritius, and Bourbon. Dun. sol. p. 166. syn. p. 17. Vahl, 
symb. 3. p. 38. Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 245. S. Mavri- 
tiànum, Scop. del. 3. p. 16. t. 8. Lam. ill. no. 2307. Leaves 
6-7 inches long. All parts of the plant are clothed with yel- 
lowish tomentum. Corolla villous outside, violaceous inside. 
Berry globose, yellowish. Nearly allied to S. verbascifolium. 
Auricled-leaved Nightshade. Fl? Clt. 1773.. Shrub 6 to 
7 feet. 
105 S. UMBELLÍFERUM (Eschscholtz, in mem. acad. st. pe- 
1749. 
