SOLANACEE. 
Calyx glabrous, 10-cleft; the alter- 
nate segments smaller. Corolla with a 5-rayed star. Stamens 
equal. Berry globose, mucronate, size of a small cherry. 
One-flomered Nightshade. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. g 
162 S, mona’ntHum (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 608.) 
leaves usually twin, almost sessile, elliptic; peduncles axillary, 
l-flowered; calyx 10-cleft. t. S. Native of New Spain. 
lar. Peduncles glabrous. 
S. uniflorum, Lag. gen. et. spec. nov. p. 10. no. 142. Herba- 
ceous, roughish from scattered, short, stellate hairs. Corolla 
dark purple, or blue, 3 times as long as the calyx. Calycine 
segments oblique, short. 
small hen's egg. 
One-flowered Nightshade. 
2 to 3 feet? 
163 S. srecidsum (Dun. sol. p. 179. syn. p. 23.) arboreous ; 
branches flexuous ; leaves oblong, acuminated, solitary, or twin ; 
peduncles solitary, axillary ; margins of corolla crenulated. h. 
S. Native of the Caribbee Islands.—Burm. amer. p. 242. t. 
245. f.5.—Plum. cat. p. 4. Tourn. inst. p. 150. Leaves veiny : 
superior ones twin. Flowers showy. Corolla large, expanded, 
semiquinquefid, rather pentagonal. Berry spherical, erect, droop- 
ing at maturity. 
Showy Nightshade. Tree. 
164 S. weete’ctum (Dun. sol. p. 177. syn. p. 23.) stem 
shrubby; leaves ovate, undulated ; peduncles solitary and twin ; 
calycine segments reflexed. b. S. Native of the West India 
Islands.—Burm. amer. p. 242. t. 245. f. 4.— Plum. mss. vol. 4. 
f. 34. ex Aubl. guian. 1. p. 217.— Tourn. inst. p. 150. Much 
branched. Leaves quite entire. Lower peduncles solitary: 
upper ones twin, or tern. Calyx denticulated, according to the 
figure 10-16-toothed. Berry roundish, scarlet. This species 
is nearly allied to S. gemindtum, but differs in the stem not 
climbing, and in the more numerous retroflexed calycine teeth. 
Neglected Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 
4 to 5 feet? 
165 S. tricotor (Moc. et Sesse. pl. mex. icon. ined. Dun. 
syn. p. 24. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 41. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 756.) 
stem terete, dichotomous ; leaves twin, one of them smaller 
than the other, ovate, acutish, clothed with shining tomentum ; 
peduncles 4, together; anthers 5, one of which is twice as long 
as the others. h. S. Native of Mexico. Nearly allied to 
S. léntum, but differs in there being 3 green spots at the base of 
each segment of the corolla, and in the anthers being unequal, 
&c. Stem woolly.  Peduncles villous. Calyx 10-toothed. 
Corolla white, somewhat reflexed, with a violaceous star in the 
middle. Berry globose, red. 
Three-coloured-flowered Nightshade. Shrub. 
166 S. PAvcirrLORUM (Vahl. eclog. 1. p. 21. Dun. sol. p. 
176. syn. 24.) branches villous, tomentose above ; leaves ovate, 
quite entire, glabrous above, tomentose beneath: rameal ones 
twin, unequal; peduncles twin, unequal. h. S. Native of 
Martinico. Branches herbaceous, clothed with rusty tomen- 
tum, as well as the under sides of the young leaves. Leaves 
2-3 inches long. Flowers drooping, clothed with rusty tomen- 
tum. Calyx short, truncate, 10-toothed; teeth linear. Corolla 
glabrous, length of peduncles. 
Fen-flowered Nightshade. Pl. ? 
167 S. sytya’ticum (Dun. syn. p. 24. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
114. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 37.) shrubby, 
scandent; leaves ovate, acuminated, rounded at the base, sub- 
repand, glabrous, but hairy on the veins beneath: superior ones 
twin, unequal ; flowers extra-axillary, usually by threes ; calyx 
lO0-toothed : teeth subulate. k.. S. Native near Cumana 
and Bordones, in woods. Branchlets hairy. Leaves about 2 
Berry ovate, quite smooth, size of a 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Pl. 
I. Soraxvx. 421 
inches long. Corolla large, pentagonal, marked by a 5-rayed 
star. Stamens 5, one longer than the others. Berry globose, 
glabrous, size, of a sloe. 
Wood Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 
168 S. rystmacuiorpEs (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 257. 
cat. no. 2609. Nees in Lin. trans. 17. p. 44.) herbaceous ; 
stem creeping at the base, but ascending at the top, as well as 
the branches; leaves usually twin, nearly equal, ovate, acute at 
both ends, quite entire, pubescent; flowers solitary, smoothish, 
placed between the leaves; calyxes 8-10-toothed : teeth subu- 
late, equal in length to the fruit. 2/. G. Native of Sheopore, 
Chundragiri, and Chitlong. Corollas white. Berries globular, 
size of a gooseberry, scarlet, or red. 
Loostrife-like Nightshade. Pl. creeping, 1 foot long. 
169 S. nETRornA'cruM (Vahl. eclog. 1. p. 21. Dun. sol. 176. 
t. 5. syn. p. 24.) stem shrubby, flexuous; axillary branches 
retrofracted ; leaves ovate, glabrous : upper ones twin, unequal ; 
peduncles filiform, many together, umbellate, axillary and termi- 
nal; calyx truncate, toothless, glabrous. h. S. Native of 
tropical America. Shrub twining.? Leaves petiolate, quite 
entire, 13 inch long. Calyx 10-cleft; segments linear, subulate, 
unequal, joined by a pellucid membrane, whence it appears 
toothless. Corolla as in S. virgàtum, but smaller, 3 times 
longer than the calyx. Stamens equal. 
Retrofracted Nightshade. Shrub twining ? 
170 S. cLanpuròsum (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 35. t. 167. 
f. b. Dun. soi. p. 180. syn. p. 25.) stem suffruticose, scandent ; 
leaves twin, ovate-cordate ; peduncles 3-5 together, interfolia- 
ceous; calycine teeth gland-formed. h. VY. S. Native of 
Peru, in groves at Vitoc, in the province of Tarma. Leaves 
on short petioles, very veiny, unequal at the base. Calyx 
turbinate, angularly striated, usually 10, rarely 12-14-toothed. 
Corolla white, spreading; limb plicate. Berry globose, pale 
red. 
Glandular-toothed-calyxed Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 
171 S. Curace’nse (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
38.) shrubby, scandent?; branches clothed with downy tomen- 
tum; leaves twin, ovate, sub-acuminated, quite entire, clothed 
with silky hairs on both surfaces, canescent beneath; flowers 
extra-axillary, twin, or terminal, by threes; calyx 10-toothed. 
b... S. Native of Peru, in woods near Ayavaca and Rio 
Cutaco. Branchlets angular. Leaves petiolate, one a little 
smaller than the other. Corolla sinuately 5-lobed, white, 
with a violaceous star, downy outside. Hairs simple, not 
stellate. 
Cutaco Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 
172 S. ma'cropon (Wall. cat. no. 2621.) shrubby, erect; 
lower leaves solitary : superior ones twin, the one 2 or 3 times 
smaller than the other, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both 
ends, quite entire, hairy above, as well as the branchlets ; fow- 
ers solitary, or in fascicles placed between the leaves; calyx 
furrowed, 10-toothed: teeth subulate, longer than the fruit. 
h.S. Native of the Pundua mountains. Similar to S. denticu- 
làtum in habit, but differs in the teeth of the calyx being very 
long. 
Pang tobedad Nightshade. Shrub. 
173 S. pec&MbENTA TUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 247. Wall. 
cat. no. 2614.) herbaceous, erect, perennial; lower leaves soli- 
tary: superior ones twin, ovate, acute at both ends, hairy, the 
one smaller than the other; flowers fasciculately aggregate at 
the sides of the leaves; calyx 10-toothed, and is, as well as the 
pedicels, glabrous : teeth linear-subulate, equal. ©. G. Native 
of China and Singapore. Berries the size of a pea, smooth, 
bright red when ripe. 
Ten-toothed Nightshade. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
