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Gnaphalium-like Nightshade. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
120 S. Verrozra‘num (Dun. sol. 236. ed. 2d. ined. t. 37. 
syn. p. 19.) branches leprosely tomentose, rufescent; leaves 
large, oblong-lanceolate, leprously tomentose beneath, but quite 
glabrous above ; racemes short, almost opposite the leaves, mul- 
tifid, cymose. 5. S. Native of Brazil. Vand. spec. fl. bras. 
p. 13. and in Roem. script. hisp. p. 86. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 754. 
Leaves petiolate, a foot long, dark green above, ard rufescent 
beneath, like the racemes. Calyx deeply 5-cleft, with obtuse 
segments, Corolla small, deeply 5-cleft. Style villous. 
Vellozi s Nightshade. Shrub. 
121 S. ARGE'NTEUM (Dun. syn. p. 19. sol. ed. 2d. t. 39.) 
branches leprously silvery ; leaves ovate-oblong, shining on both 
surfaces, leprously silvery beneath, but green and glabrous 
above: they are twin on the primary brauches, and solitary on 
the secondary ones. 5. S. Native about Rio Janeiro. Poir. 
suppl. 3. p. 755.  Peduncles twin or tern, very short, 1-flow- 
ered, silvery, like the calyxes and outside of the corolla. 
Flowers small. Calyx 5-toothed. Segments of corolla oblong, 
acute. 
Silvery Nightshade. 
to 4 feet. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 
$ 4. Glabrous trees or shrubs. Leaves glabrous, rarely pilose 
in the axils of the nerves. Racemes simple, cymose, cy- 
mosely umbellate, opposite the leaves. Corolla somewhat 5- 
cleft. 
'122 S. unckorA TruM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 223. Dun. sol. p. 
171. syn. p. 20.) stem shrubby ; leaves oblong, acuminated, 
undulately repand ; peduncles opposite the leaves, few-flowered, 
very short. A. S. Native of Peru, in woods at Vitoc. S. 
oppositifolium, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 35. t. 168. f. a. 
Shrub glabrous. Leaves shining above. Peduncles 2-4-flower- 
ed. Calyx 5-toothed, in the floriferous state small, but large 
in the fructiferous state. Corolla 5-cleft, with hooked seg- 
ments. 
Urceolate-calyxed Nightshade. Shrub 6 feet. 
123 S. raviea‘tum (Dun. syn. p. 20. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 106. 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 32.) shrubby ; branches and 
leaves glabrous, but pilose in the axils of the veins beneath ; 
leaves on short petioles, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, cuneated at 
the base, quite entire; umbels opposite the leaves; peduncu- 
late, few-flowered. h. S. Native of New Granada, near 
Fusagasuga. , Leaves 45 inches long, and 2 broad. Calyx 5- 
cleft, puberulous, with short, ovate, acutish segments. Allied 
to S. triste, ex Kunth. 
Smooth Nightshade. Shrub 4 to 6 feet? 
124 S. osova'tum (Dun. syn. p. 21. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 112. 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 35.) arboreous ; branchlets an- 
gular, clothed with fuscous tomentum ; leaves elliptic-oblong, 
acuminated, somewhat cuneated at the base, quite entire, gla- 
brous, but pilose in the axils of the veins beneath; flowers op- 
posite the leaves, umbellate, polygamous. h.S. Native of 
Peru, on the Andes of Quito, near Cuenca. Branches terete, 
glabrous. Leaves petiolate, 3 or 33 inches long. Umbels ses- 
sile, many-flowered ; and in each umbel there are 3-4 fertile 
flowers, which stand on long pedicels; the rest are small and 
abortive, and stand on short pedicels. Pedicels and calyxes 
clothed with fuscous tomentum. Calyx 5-lobed: lobes blunt- 
ish, unequal. Corolla smoothish, white? segments of the limb 
linear-oblong, acute, equal, mucronately tubercled under the 
apex. 
P TELPA based Nightshade. Tree. 
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VOL. IV. 
I. SoraNUM. 
417 
§ 5. Racemes or cymes axillary, solitary or twin. 
125 S. incu’rvum (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 164. f. 
b. Dun. sol. p. 171. syn. p. 21.) pubescent; stem angular, 
herbaceous ; leaves ovate, acuminated ; racemes twin, one 
shorter than the other ; pedicels incurved, secund. ).?$8. 
Native of Peru, in woods at Munna. S. recürvum, Poir. 
suppl. 3. p. 755. Stem thickened at the nodi, glabrous; the 
rest downy. Pedicels cymose, violaceous. Calyx campanulate, 
deeply 5-toothed. Corolla whitish-violet, 5-parted. 
Incurved-pedicelled Nightshade. Pl. 2 feet. 
126 S. A'NcrPs (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 36. t. 169. f. a. 
Dun. sol. 171. syn. p. 21.) stem herbaceous; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate ; peduncles axillary, very short, 2 or 3 together; ber- 
ries conical, 2-edged. %.?S. Native of Peru, in woods at 
Cuchero. Leaves quite entire, downy. Calyx and corolla 5- 
parted. Peduncles cymose. Flowers secund, small, green. 
Berry whitish, many-angled towards the top. 
T'wo-edged-berried Nightshade. PI. 3 feet. 
127 S. Bassóvra (Rich. herb. ined. Dun. syn. p. 22.) stem 
shrubby ; leaves ovate-oblong, attenuated at both ends, gla- 
brous ; cymes small, axillary, solitary. h.S. Native of Gui- 
ana, in woods, Richard. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 754. no. 132. S. 
rugósum, Rich. herb.  Bassóvia sylvatica, Aubl. guian. p. 217. 
t. 85. Lam. ill. t. 102. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1065. Leaves 
large, petiolate, shining; nerves rough above. Cymes shorter 
than the leaves. Calyx 5-toothed ; teeth obtuse. Corolla 
pubescent, greenish; anthers yellow. Berry conical, somewhat 
compressed, wrinkled, greenish-white. This differs from its 
nearest ally, S. ánceps, in the stem being shrubby, and the 
cymes being solitary. 
Bassovia Nightshade. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
$ 6. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, solitary, twin, or many 
together. 
128 S. previrotium (Dun. syn. p. 22. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
113. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 36.) suffruticose, scan- 
dent; branches and leaves glabrous; leaves ovate, obtuse, ob- 
soletely cordate; peduncles almost opposite the leaves, 1-flow- 
ered, solitary. h., S. Native of Quito, near the town of 
Ibarra, climbing on trees. Stems radicant; branches rather 
angular. Leaves 9-10 lines long, furnished with a small twin 
or solitary leaf in the axils. Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla pale 
violet; segments lanceolate. Berries globose, red, size of those 
of S. nigrum ; Fructiferous calyx 5-cleft. Perhaps a species of 
Witheringia. 
Short-leaved Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 
129 S. HavawE'NsE (Jacq. amer. p. 49. t. 35. ed. pict. t. 
48. Dun. sol. 147. syn. p. 22.) shrubby; branches angular, 
and are, as well as the leaves, glabrous ; leaves oblong-lanceo- 
late, acute, shining, quite entire, narrowed at the base, rather 
coriaceous ; peduncles sub-axillary, 1-flowered, solitary ; berries 
oval. h. S. Native of Martinico, Jamaica, Peru, in shady 
parts of woods by the sea side; and of Cuba, near Havana, 
Regla, and Guanavacoa. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 36. 
Swartz, obs. 82. Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 39. Leaves 
sometimes twin, but very seldom, 25 inches long. Corollas 
blue, an inch in diameter ; segments broad, short, emarginate. 
Berry ovate, deep blue, shining, ex Jacq.; globose, red, ex 
Kunth. Peduncles 2-3-flowered, ex Jacq.; 1-flowered, ex 
Kunth. Calyx 5-parted. 
Havana Nightshade. 
to 8 feet. 
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Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793, Shrub 5 
