422 SOLANACEZE. 
174 S. cnassiPETALUM (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 256. 
cat. no. 2618. Nees in Lin. trans. 17. p. 42.) shrubby ; lower 
leaves solitary : superior ones twin, ovate-oblong, acuminated at 
both ends, ciliated, hairy above, one smaller than the other; 
flowers fasciculately aggregate at the sides of the leaves; calyx 
somewhat 10-toothed ; teeth subulate: alternate ones shorter. 
h. G. Native of Nipaul. S. denticulàtum, var. a, Blum. 
bijdr. p. 697. S. biflórum, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 96, ex- 
clusive of many synonymes, and probably of Lour. coch. 1. p. 
159.? Corolla purple, or white. Berry globular, scarlet, 3 an 
inch in diameter. 
Thick-petalled Nightshade. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
175 S. worríssiwuw (Blum. bijdr. p. 698.) flowers fascicled 
at the sides of the leaves; teeth of calyx equal in length to the 
tube; leaves of two forms, tomentose beneath, the one ovate, 
and the other oblong. 5. S. Native of Java. 
Very-soft Nightshade. Shrub. 
§ 2. Leaves solitary. Corolla plicate, 5-angled. Stamens 
sometimes unequal. 
176 S Mocin1a‘num (Dun. syn. p. 28. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
43.) stem herbaceous, pilose; leaves almost sessile, ovate-lance- 
olate, acute, pilose ; peduncles solitary ; calyx 10-cleft. ©.? 
H. Native of Mexico. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 757.—Moc. et Sesse, 
pl. mex. icon. ined. Nearly allied to S. viridiflórum. Peduncles 
axillary, longer than the leaves. Corolla violaceous, with acute 
angles. Anthers nearly sessile. Berry ovate-oblong, yellowish 
green. 
° Mocino’s Nightshade. Pl. 
177 S. rv'eax (Jacq. coll. 4. p. 123. icon. rar. t. 324. Dun. 
sol. 178. syn. p. 23.) stem shrubby, dichotomous, divaricate ; 
leaves lanceolate, smoothish ; peduncles solitary; calyx 10- 
toothed. h. S. Native of Caraccas. Lam. dict. 4. p. 282. 
Bark blackish, roughish with dots. Peduncles from the divari- 
cation of the branches, or opposite the leaves. Calyx small, 
truncate, 10-striped. Corolla large, white, with a yellow 5- 
rayed star, as in S. stellatum, expanding about 5 in the morn- 
ing, but closes in a short time afterwards, hence the specific 
name. 
Fugacious-flowered Nightshade. 
Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
178 S. srzrLA' ruM (Jacq. coll. 3. p. 254. and 5. t. 5. f. 2. 
icon. rar. t. 325. Dun, sol. p. 178. syn. p. 24.) stem shrubby, 
scandent, flexuous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, acumi- 
nated; peduncles generally twin; calyx unequally toothed. h. 
v S. Native country unknown. Shrub evergreen, glabrous, 
green. Peduncles sometimes solitary, and by threes. Corollas 
elegant, large, blue, marked by a 5-rayed star, which is green- 
ish and protuberant beneath, stretched out beyond the limb 
of the corolla into acute points, as in S. Sigax, S. virgàtum, 
and others. Berry globose, orange-coloured. Nearly allied 
to S. gemindtum, and S. retrofráctum, but differs in the larger 
flowers and unequally-toothed calyx. 
Starry-flowered Nightshade. Fl. June, July. 
Shrub climbing. 
179 S. cemina'tum (Vahl. eclog. 1. p. 21. Dun. sol. 177. 
syn. p. 24.) stem scandent ; leaves ovate, quite entire, glabrous, 
as well as the ealyxes and pedicels; peduncles axillary, usually 
twin; calyx 10-toothed : teeth linear-subulate. h. VU. S. 
Native of Cayenne. Branches terete, powdery, when examined 
by a lens. One of the peduncles is longer than the other. 
Corolla glabrous. 
Twin-flowered Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 
180 S. BirLdrum (Lour. coch. 159.) stem shrubby ; leaves 
Fl. May, July. Clt. 1816. 
Clt. 1805. 
I. SoraNvw. 
ovate, villous; peduncles twin; calyx 10-cleft. 5. G. Native 
of China and Cochinchina, where it is called Thien-phao. Dun. 
sol. p. 177. syn. p. 24. Leaves quite entire. Calycine seg- 
ments subulate. Berry small, roundish, red. 
Two-flowered Nightshade. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
181 S. PHILLYREOrDES (Dun. syn. p. 24. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
115. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 37.) stem shrubby, 
erect, dichotomous; leaves oblong, or lanceolate-oblong, taper- 
ing to both ends, acuminated, quite entire, glabrous above, and 
downy beneath; flowers alar, and lateral, 2 to 4 together; 
calyx somewhat 10-toothed. k.S. Native of New Granada, 
in the valley of the river Magdalena, near Teneriffe and Badilla. 
Branchlets angular, downy. Leaves glabrous, and green above, 
but pale and downy beneath. Corollas size of those of S. lyci- 
oides. Teeth of calyx linear-subulate, remote: the alternate 
ones very small, and placed in the middle of the tube. Corolla 
sinuately 5-angled, marked by a violaceous star. Berry globose. 
Phillyrea-like Nightshade. Shrub. 
182 S. vinca'ruM (Lam. ill. no. 2310. Dun. sol. p. 174. t. 
4. syn. p. 25.) stem shrubby; branches twiggy ; leaves ovate- 
oblong, acute, tomentose beneath, as well as the peduncles and 
calyxes; peduncles numerous, filiform, axillary, and in the 
forks of the branches; filaments unequal. h.G. Native of 
the Canary Islands. Tomentum stellate. Leaves quite entire. 
Calyx 10-cleft ; segments joined by a pellucid membrane: al- 
ternate ones short. Corolla violaceous, marked by a 5-rayed 
star, tomentose outside. Stamens 5, one of which is longer 
than the others. 
Tniggy Nightshade. 
feet ? 
183 S. Le'Ntum (Cav. icon. 4. p. 4. t. 808.) shrubby, 
scandent ; branches and under sides of the leaves clothed with 
starry hoary tomentum, but clothed with stellate down above ; 
leaves ovate, acute, quite entire; extra-axillary flowers twin, 
and the terminal ones numerous; calyx 10-toothed : teeth 
linear-filiform. k.. S. Native of New Spain, Cav. ; in the 
province of Caraccas, near Cura, in the valley of Aragua. Dun. 
sol. 175. syn. p. 25. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 38. 
Solanum scandens, foliis tomentosis, Plum. cat. p. 4.? Tourn. 
inst. p. 150. ?—Plum. ed. Burm. p. 242. t. 245. f. 3.? Supe- 
rior leaves twin. ? Corolla sinuately 5-lobed, violaceous, with a 
white star, downy outside. One of the stamens is twice as long 
as the other 4. 
Pliant Nightshade. 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1823. Shrub cl. 
§ 3. Leaves twin. Calyx slightly 10-toothed. Flowers fasci- 
cled, or twin at the sides of the leaves. 
184 S. penricuta‘tum (Blum. bijdr. p. 697. Nees in Lin. 
trans. 17. p. 41.) stem suffruticose ; lower leaves solitary: su- 
perior ones twin, smoothish, the larger one oblong, acuminated 
at both ends, the smaller one subovate; flowers fasciculately 
aggregate at the sides of the leaves; calyx minutely 10-toothed, 
furrowed. h. S. Native of Silhet; Java, in shady places on 
the higher mountains of Gede and Burangrang. There is a 
var. of this plant described by Blum. having the leaves, pedun- 
cles, and calyxes hairy; and another variety having the pedun- 
cles solitary, and the flowers tetrandrous from abortion. 
Denticulated-calyxed Nightshade. Shrub. 
§ 4. Leaves solitary, rarely twin. 
mens equal. 
185 S. sca’npews (Lin. suppl. 147. amcen. acad. 8. p. 253.) 
stem herbaceous, twining; leaves cordate, ovate, dependent, 
Corollas 5-parted. Sta- 
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