SOLANACEZ. 
very soft beneath ; flowers sub-umbellate, terminal. R. ^. S. 
Native of Surinam. Dun. sol. p. 179. syn. p. 25. Racemes 
compound. Corolla rotate, with lanceolate, recurved segments. 
Berry globose, size of a cherry. 
Climbing Nightshade. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
twining. 
186 S. sipERoxvLoi prs (Schlecht. in Linnea, 8. p. 253.) 
shrubby; branches flexuous, tomentose; leaves ovate, or ob- 
long-ovate, entire, acute, or sub-acuminated, bluntish at the 
base, roughish above, and clothed with rough tomentum beneath ; 
tomentum stellate, of a rusty yellow colour; calyx hemispheri- 
cal, 10-toothed : teeth short, obtuse; corollas white, downy 
outside ; berries globose, glabrous. h. G. Native of Mexico, 
near Hacienda de La Laguna. Umbels sessile, axillary. Anthers 
regular. Pedicels and calyxes tomentose. Leaves very similar 
to those of the pear tree. There is an unnamed species very 
like this from Hayti. in Willd. herb. no. 4410. 
Iron-wood-like Nightshade. Shrub. 
187 S. tanueindsum (Dun. syn. p. 25. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
116. H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3 p. 36.) shrubby ; 
branchlets tomentose; leaves ovate, acutish, subcordate, quite 
entire, beset with stellate hair above, but clothed with hoary, 
villous tomentum beneath ; peduncles tomentose, opposite the 
leaves, twin, or 3 together; calyx 10-toothed, tomentose. h. 
S. Native of Quito, near Mulalo, at the altitude of 1690 hex- 
apods. Tomentum stellate. Berry size of a sloe, globose. 
Woolly Nightshade. Shrub. 
188 S. curysopny’ttum (Dun. syn. p. 25. sol. ed. 2d. ined. 
t. 117. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 39.) shrubby, scan- 
dent; branches tomentose; leaves elliptic, acute, quite entire, 
clothed with stellate pubescence above, and fuscescent tomentum 
beneath, of a golden rusty colour when young, as well as the 
branchlets ; peduncles subaxillary, solitary ; calyx 5-toothed. 
b. S. Native of the kingdom of Quito. Tomentum stel- 
late. Leaves.2 inches long: superior ones twin, unequal in 
size. Corolla 5-parted, with ovate, oblong segments. 
Golden-leaved Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 
189 S. tasiorpny’Ltum (Dun. syn. p. 25. sol. ed. 2d. t. 118. 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 89.) shrubby; branches some- 
what dichotomous, hispid from pili; leaves twin, oblong, sub- 
acuminated at both ends, quite entire, hispid above, but yellow- 
ish and softer beneath; peduncles alar and subaxillary, solitary 
or twin; calyx 10-toothed. 5. S. Native of New Granada, 
on the Andes of Pasto, between Menezes and Zeindala, at the 
altitude of 1400 hexapods. Hairs simple. Calyx hispid; teeth 
linear, filiform ; alternate ones a little shorter. Corolla whitish- 
violet, pilose outside; with oblong-lanceolate segments. 
Woolly-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
190 S. uinga‘rum (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 31. t. 158. f. 
b.) stem shrubby ; leaves twin, ovate, acuminated, lined, villous 
beneath; berries inclosed within the segments of the corolla, 
peduncled, interfoliaceous; calyx 10-toothed. h.S. Native 
of Peru, in groves at Munna. Dun. sol. p. 180.  Peduncles 
hairy. Calyx 10-cleft, hairy ; segments linear. Corolla white, 
length of calyx. Berry fuscous, size of a chick-pea. 
Lined-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
191 S. &rFonMiFOLIUM (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 32. t. 161. 
f. a.) stem suffruticose, flexuous ; leaves twin, oblong-lanceo- 
late: the smaller ones orbicular ; peduncles interfoliaceous ; 
calyx 10-toothed; berry inclosed within the segments of the 
calyx. h.S. Native of Peru, in groves at Chincao. Dun. 
sol. p. 180. syn. p. 26. Peduncles usually twin, but sometimes 
3-4-5 together. Calyx hispid; teeth long-linear. Corolla 
purplish-violet. Berry yellowish-red, size of a pea. 
Two-formed-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
Shrub 
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I. Sozanum. 493 
192 S. AcuTIFOüLIUM (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 33. t. 162. 
f. b. Dun. sol. p. 180. syn. p. 26.) stem suffruticose, flexuous ; 
leaves twin, or 3 together, lanceolate; peduncles interfoliace- 
ous; calyx 10-toothed. h.S. Native of Peru, in groves at 
Munna. Plant hairy. Leaves rather hispid on both surfaces, 
deflexed. Corolla white, 5-parted. Berry roundish, orange- 
coloured. 
Acute-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
Section II, Acurea‘ta. Prickly shrubs and plants. 
SuzsEcr. I. Leaves entire, repand, or sinuately angular. Pedun- 
cles or racemes simple, or nearly so. 
$1. Lerrórnora (from Aempoc, lepros, rough; and gopew, 
phoreo, to bear.) Dun. sol. p. 181. Stems and leaves white 
from leprous, powdery tomentum. Racemes lateral, seldom axil- 
lary or opposite the leaves, fem-flomered. Prickles straight, 
acerose. 
193 S. ELEAGNIFÒLIUM (Cav. icon. 3. p. 22. t. 243.) stem 
shrubby ; leaves discoloured : lower ones sinuated and prickly : 
superior ones entire, unarmed ; peduncles few-flowered. b.G. 
Native of Chili. Dun. sol. p. 181. syn. p. 26. Old stems prickly : 
young ones unarmed. Prickles short. Leaves white beneath, 
and greenish-yellow above. Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla blue, large, 
clothed with powdery tomentum outside, like the rest of the 
plant. Berry globose, yellow, glabrous, size of a chick-pea. 
Leaves very like those of Eleágnus angustifolius. 
Eleagnus-leaved Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. 
Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
194 S. pEatBa‘tum (Lindl. hort. trans. 7. p. 52.) suffruti- 
cose, hoary from stellate, leprous tomentum all over ; leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate, obtuse, having the petioles and midrib prickly 
beneath ; lower leaves subsinuated : superior ones entire; ra- 
cemes axillary, few-flowered ; calyxes prickly. h. G. Na- 
tive of Chili. Corolla pale lilac. Allied to S. eleagnifolium, 
and S. leprosum. 
Whitened Nightshade. 
feet. 
195 S. reprodsum (Ortega, dec. 9. p. 115. Dun. sol. 182. 
syn. p. 26.) stem shrubby; leaves discoloured, all sinuated, and 
prickly on both surfaces, hoary beneath ; peduncles few-flower- 
ed; calyx prickly. 2/. G. Native of Chili. The whole plant 
is canescent from short tomentum. Stem prickly. Prickles 
small, reddish-yellow ; those on the calyx sometimes stellately 
pilose at top. Corolla large, pale blue, clothed with powdery 
down outside. Berry yellowish, size of a cherry. This species 
differs from S. eleagnifolium in the leaves being all sinuated and 
prickly ; and in the branchlets, peduncles, and calyxes being 
also prickly. 
Leprous Nightshade. PI. 2 feet. 
196 S. oprusiróriUw (Dun. syn. p. 26. sol. ed. 2d. t. 119. 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 40.) stem shrubby ; 
branches prickly, and are, as well as the leaves, clothed with sil- 
very tomentum; leaves oblong, obtuse, sinuately repand, prickly 
along the middle nerve beneath ; peduncles lateral, solitary, few- 
flowered, and are, as well as the calyxes, prickly. 5^. G. Na- 
tive of Mexico, near Regla; and Totonileo el Grande, at the 
altitude of 1200 hexapods. Tomentum stellate. Prickles yel- 
low, short. Calyx 5-6-cleft. Corolla clothed with white to- 
mentum outside, and blue inside, size of those of the potatoe ; 
segments oblong, acutish. Stamens 5-6. Fruit unknown. 
Obtuse-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
197 S. rLa'vipum (Torrey, in ann. lyc. 2. p. 227.) suffruti- 
Fl. June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 to 3 
