418 SOLANACES. 
130 S. MonrEvipE’NsE (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 684.) leaves ob- 
long, attenuated at the base, sub-repand, scabrous on both sur- 
faces; branches powdery ; peduncles erect, 1-flowered. h. S. 
Native of Monte Video. 
Monte Video Nightshade. Shrub. 
131 S. corra'ceum (Hook. bot. mag. 2703.) shrubby, gla- 
brous; leaves petiolate, oblong, coriaceous, shining, entire, 
rather veiny ; peduncles terminal and axillary, generally 1-flow- 
ered; corolla 5-lobed : lobes blunt, and plicze mucronate, and 
longer than the lobes; calyx 4-5-parted. h. G. Native of 
Mexico. Corollas bluish-purple ; anthers yellow beyond the 
throat. 
Coriaceous-leaved Nightshade. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
Sussxcr. IV. Gemina'ra (from geminus, twin ; in reference to 
the leaves being twin.) Leaves quite entire, twin, and some- 
times solitary on the same branch, rarely aggregate. Calyx 5- 
parted. Stamens equal. 
§ 1. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, solitary, twin, or 
aggregate. 
132 S. conoca’rpum (Rich. herb. Dun. syn. p. 22. sol. ed. 
2d. ined. t. 30.) stem shrubby; leaves twin or tern, unequal, 
entire, obtuse, nearly sessile; peduncles solitary or twin, 1- 
flowered; berries oval, very acute. h. S. Native of the 
Island of St. John, Richard. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 748. Habit of 
a species of Céstrum. Branches wrinkled, yellowish. Leaves 
coriaceous, obovate or elliptic. Calycine segments ovate. Co- 
rolla blue, deeply 5-parted. Berry twice the size of a cherry, 
edible. Very nearly allied to S. Havanénse ; and perhaps only 
differs in the colour of the berry, which is blue in S$. Ha- 
vanénse. 
Cone-fruited Nightshade. Shrub. 
133 S. memBrana‘ceum (Wall. cat. no. 2625, A. B. Nees, 
in Lin. trans. 17. p. 41.) stem herbaceous, dichotomous ; leaves 
twin, ovate and oblong, acuminated at both ends, oblique at the 
base, unequal, hairy above; flowers usually twin, axillary ; 
calyx 5-toothed : teeth subulate. %.? ©. S. Native of the 
Neelgherry Mountains, Noton, along with S. bigeminàtum. 
Membranous-leaved Nightshade. Pl. 
134 S. ne'vr (Dun. syn. p. 22. sol. ed. 2d. t. 36.) plant 
herbaceous, glabrous; leaves twin, one much smaller than the 
other, ovate, acute at both ends, acuminated, entire; peduncles 
usually twin, axillary ; calyx 5-toothed : teeth subulate. X.S. 
Native of the East Indies. S. membranàceum, Wall. cat. no. 
2625. B. Peduncles short. Calyx coriaceous, with 5 linear 
teeth. Berry globose. Seeds subtriangular, dotted. 
Sleek Nightshade. Shrub. 
135 S. AccREGA'rUM (Jacq. coll. 4.-p. 124. icon. rar. t. 323.) 
stem shrubby; leaves somewhat ovate, obtuse, aggregate; pe- 
duncles 1-flowered, slender, many from the same bud, interfoli- 
aceous ; corollas campanulate. h. S. Native of Africa, on 
the sea shore; in Guinea; and at the Cape of Good Hope. 
Dun. sol. p. 146. syn. p. 22. Lam. ill. no. 2320. S. Gui- 
nee'nse, Lin. spec. p. 263. S. sempervirens, Mill. dict. no. 25. 
Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 185.  Sáracha Guinee'nsis, Pers. ench. 1. 
p. 219. A’tropa solanàcea, Lin. mant. 205. Willd. spec. 1. 
p. 1018. Vogel. icon. rar. t. 16. ex Lam. l. c.—Commel. hort. 
2. p. 191. t. 96. Shrub glabrous. Leaves many from the same 
bud, quite entire, petiolate, shining, an inch long. Fructiferous 
pedicels drooping ; all length of leaves. Corolla pale purplish- 
violet, an inch in diameter, with lanceolate segments. Berries 
globose, yellow, shining, 2-celled, size of peas. 
I. Soranum. 
Aggregate-leaved Nightshade. 
Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
136 S. nycro’PHitum (Schlecht, in Linnea, 8. p. 254.) 
shrubby ; branches villous ; leaves twin, on short petioles, lan- 
ceolate, yellowish-green, acute at both ends, pilose above, and 
rather villous beneath; flowers forming umbels, on very short 
peduncles, opposite the leaves, few-flowered ; teeth of calyx 
broad-ovate, acute; corollas white, 5-cleft, at length reflexed, 
pilose outside; berries globose, glabrous. h. G. Native of 
Mexico, in humid woods about Jalapa. Corolla white. Sta- 
mens regular. Leaves unequal in size, larger one 33 inches 
long, and 1} broad. 
Water-loving Nightshade. 
Fl. June, July. Cit. 1821. 
Shrub. 
§ 2. Glabrous trees or shrubs. Leaves glabrous, but sometimes 
pilose in the axils of the veins beneath. Racemes simple, 
cymose, or cymosely umbellate, opposite the leaves. Corollas 
5-parted. 
137 S. nu‘pum (Dun. syn. p. 20. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 107. 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 33.) shrubby; branches 
and leaves glabrous; leaves twin, one much smaller than the 
other, elliptic oblong, acuminated at both ends, quite entire ; 
umbels nearly opposite the leaves, on short peduncles, few-flow- 
ered; pedicels at length reflexed. h.G. Native of Mexico, 
near Jalapa, in humid places. Leaves 3 or 33 inches long, and 
about 14 broad. Corolla white, size of those of S. nigrum. 
Berry globose, glabrous, size of a large pea. Very like S. di- 
phyllum ; and hardly differs from it, unless in the leaves being 
all acute, deeper green: and in the pedicels being deflexed. ' 
Naked Nightshade. Shrub. 
138 S. DIPHY'LLUM (Lin. spec. 264. Aubl. guian. 1. p. 215.) 
stem shrubby; leaves twin: the larger one oblong, attenuated 
at both ends, obtuse; the smaller one obovate-elliptic, some- 
times emarginate; cymes small; umbels short, opposite the 
leaves; floriferous pedicels drooping, fructiferous ones erect. 
h.S. Native of tropical America. Jacq. coll. 2. p. 231. icon. 
rar. 2. t. 322. Dun. sol. p. 172. syn. p. 20.— Pluck. alm. p. 
349. phyt. t. 111. f. 4. An evergreen, fetid shrub. Stem 
blackish, terete. Leaves nearly sessile. The larger leaf 2 to 
4 inches long. Corolla white, with lanceolate, acute segments. 
Berries globose, succulent, pale orange-coloured, size of a chick 
pea. 
Two-leaved Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1696, Shrub 
2 to 4 feet. 
139 S. arsoreum (Dun. syn. p. 20. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 198.) 
arboreous ; branches flexuous, and are, as well as the leaves, 
glabrous; leaves twin, oblong, acuminated, cuneated at the 
base, quite entire, one of which is very small, and nearly sessile ; 
cymes small, opposite the leaves. .S. Native of the pro- 
vince of New Andalusia, near Cumanacoa. Branches angular, 
glabrous, or a little downy. Leaves shining above, 7-8 inches 
long, and 3 broad: upper ones twin, the smaller one roundish, 
ovate, an inch long. Cymes very minute, simple. Calyx 5- 
toothed ; teeth ovate, acute. Corolla white, with oblong, acute 
segments, 6 times as long as the calyx. 
h Tree Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 
eet. ` 
140 S. acumına`rum (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 159. 
f.a. Dun, sol. 172. syn. p. 20.) shrubby; leaves twin, ovate- 
oblong, and elliptic, acuminated: the point straight or twisted ; 
racemes cymose, opposite the leaves, many-flowered ; flowers 
secund. hk. S. Native of Peru, in woods at Chincao. Plant 
glabrous. Leaves on short petioles, quite entire, shining above. 
Racemes recurved at apex; pedicels slender, but thickened 
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