SOLANACE#. 
at top. Corollas small, white. Berry black, globose, size of a 
chick pea. 
Acuminated-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
141 S. r@’r1pum (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 165. f. b. 
Dun. sol. p. 173. syn. p. 20.) stem shrubby; leaves usually 
twin, ovate, dependent; cymes short, umbellate, drooping, 
opposite the leaves. h.S. Native of Peru, about Tarma, in 
the fissures of rocks, and in waste places. Plant glabrous, very 
fetid when bruised. Leaves veiny beneath. Corolla whitish 
blue, or pale blue; anthers declinate. Berry golden yellow, 
size of a small walnut. The leaves mixed with the flowers of 
Sambücus are used for bathing ulcers in Peru. 
Fetid Nightshade. Shrub 6 feet. 
142 S. rrisrz (Jacq. amer. p. 50. t. 40. ed. pict. t. 49.) stem 
shrubby ; leaves twin, lanceolate-oblong, somewhat repand, 
acuminated ; cymes short: flowers secund. bh. S. Native of 
Martinico, among bushes on the banks of rivers; and of Peru, 
in woods at Pillao. Vahl. symb. 3. p. 38. Wild. spec. 1. p. 
1031. Dun. sol. p. 170. syn. p. 21. S. oblóngum, Ruiz. et 
Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 165. f. 6. Dun. sol. p. 172. Leaves 
petiolate, a hand long, dark green. Peduncles lateral, an inch 
long, many-flowered. Corollas small, white, ex Jacq., whitish 
violet, ex Ruiz et Pav. with lanceolate segments. Berry glo- 
bose, dusky yellow, size of a chick pea. Calyx 5-toothed, ex 
Ruiz. et Pav. Calycine segments roundish, ex Jacq. 
Sorrowful Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Cilt. 1820. 
8 feet. 
143 S. sprra‘te (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 247. Wall. cat. no. 
2619.) stem shrubby ; branches compressedly angular, glabrous ; 
leaves twin, the one 2 or 3 times smaller than the other, obiong- 
lanceolate, attenuated at the base, glabrous, quite entire; ra- 
cemes sub-cymose, almost opposite the leaves, secund, revolute 
at apex ; calyx beset with glandular dots. h.S. Native of 
Silhet, and Gualpara. S. Naratida, Hamilt. herb. This species 
is nearly related to S. triste, Jacq. but differs from it in the 
branches being angular; in the leaves being cuneated a long 
way at the base, acute, not acuminated, always entire; in the 
flowers being larger and white ; and in the calyxes being glan- 
dular. "Though rather fetid this species is still ornamental, on 
account of its smooth deep green foliage, spiral racemes of pretty 
white flowers, and numerous small round yellow berries. 
Spiral Nightshade. Shrub. 
144 S. corRNIròLIUM (Dun. syn. p. 21. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
110. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 34.) shrubby ; 
branches and leaves glabrous; leaves elliptic-oblong, acumi- 
nated, acute at the base, quite entire, somewhat parallelly veined, 
twin, one of which is very minute ; umbels opposite the leaves, 
on short peduncles. h.S. Native of New Granada, in the 
valley of the river Cauca, betwixt Palace and Popayan. Branches 
angular. Larger leaves about 3 inches long, downy when 
young: the smaller ones obovate, almost sessile.  Calycine 
segments obtuse. Corollas white, size of those of Lysimà- 
chia vulgaris, with ovate, acuminated segments. Ovarium 
villous. 
Dogwood-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
145 S. reucoca’reum (Rich. herb. Dun. syn. p. 21. sol. ed. 
2d. ined. t. 38.) branches twiggy; leaves twin, one 3 times 
smaller than the other, nearly orbicular, the other elliptic-lance- 
olate ; cymes unilateral, few-flowered, opposite the leaves. h. 
S. Native of the Island of St. Martha, Richard. Nearly 
allied to S. triste, but differs particularly in the leaves, in the 
unilateral cymes, and colour of the berries. Shrub glabrous. 
Branches terete. Leaves shining on both surfaces. Calyx cori- 
aceous, small, 5-crenate. Corolla white, rather large, with 
acute segments. Berry spherical, shining, white. 
Shrub 
I. SozasuM. 419 
White-fruited Nightshade. Shrub. 
146 S. esycHotrioipes (Dun. syn. p. 21. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
111. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 35.) arboreous ; 
branches glabrous, suberosely warted, angular; leaves twin, 
lanceolate-oblong, or obovate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the 
base, quite entire, glabrous, but pilose in the axils of the veins 
beneath; umbels opposite the leaves, nearly sessile. h. S. 
Native of New Granada, on the banks of the river Magdalena 
near Mompox, and Teneriffe. Larger leaves 3-4 inches long. 
One of the leaves smaller than the other. Umbels 3-4-flow- 
ered. Flowers size and structure of those of S. cornifolium. 
Fructiferous pedicels thickened at top, suberose. 
Psychotria-like Nightshade. Shrub or tree. 
§ 3. Racemes lateral, rameal, not axillary, nor opposite the 
leaves. 
147 S. croronrrorium (Dun. syn. p. 18. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
103. f. b. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 30.) shrubby ; 
branches tomentose ; leaves twin, oblong, narrow-acuminated, 
rounded and unequal at the base, somewhat repand, clothed 
with canescent down above, and soft white tomentum beneath ; 
racemes supra-axillary, bifid ; flowers unilateral. h.S. Native 
of New Granada, near the port of Carthagena, in hot places. 
Hairs stellate. One of the leaves is twice the size of the other, 
the largest 4-5 inches long. Calyx and corolla tomentose out- 
side; segments of the latter linear-lanceolate. Berry globose, 
smoothish, size of a pea. 
Croton-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
148 S. Nare’nse (Dun. syn. p. 18. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 108. 
f.8. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 31.) shrubby; branches 
tomentose ; leaves twin, ovate, acute, cordate at the base, and 
unequal, clothed with canescent down above, and with white soft 
tomentum beneath; lower leaves sinuately angular; racemes 
lateral, bifid; flowers unilateral. ^. S. Native of New Gra- 
nada, in shady places on the banks of the river Magdalena, 
between Nares and Honda.  Tomentum and down stellate. 
One of the leaves smaller than the other, petiolate. Larger 
leaves 7-8 inches long, and 5-6 broad. Flowers size of those 
of the preceding, pale yellow, ex Bonpl. Very like the pre- 
ceding species, and only differs in the tomentum being more 
dense, in the leaves being broader and cordate, and in the lower 
ones being sinuately angular. 
Nares Nightshade. Fl. June. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 
149 S. TRACHYPHY'LLUM (Dun. syn. p. 18. sol. ed. 2d. ined. 
t. 104.) shrubby; branches tomentose; leaves twin, oblong, 
acuminated, rounded at the base and unequal, quite entire, 
roughish above, but clothed with soft hoary tomentum beneath ; 
racemes lateral, dichotomous ; flowers unilateral. h.S. Native 
of the province of Popayan, between Buga and Carthage. 
Branches terete. One of the leaves smaller than the other. 
Tomentum and down stellate. Larger leaves 5-6 inches long, 
and 2 or 23 broad. Flowers like those of S. crotonifolium, but 
a little smaller. Very nearly allied to S. crotonifolium, but the 
tomentum is more dense; the leaves green and roughish above, 
and the flowers a little smaller. 
Rough-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 6 to 10 feet? 
150 S. terra’nprum (R. Br. prod. p. 445.) suffruticose, 
erect; leaves generally twin, oblong-ovate, entire, membranous, 
beset with a few scattered hairs ; racemes corymbose, simple ; 
flowers quadrifid. h.S. Native of New Holland, within the 
tropic, on the sea-shore. Dun. syn. p. 18. no. 98. 
Tetrandrous-flowered Nightshade. Shrub. 
151 S. GEMINIFÒLIUM (Schlecht, et Cham. in Linnea, 5. p. 
112.) shrubby; branches, inflorescence, and under sides of 
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