436 SOLANACES, 
Indies. Dun. sol. 223. ed. 2d. ined. t. 68. syn. p. 42. S. 
involucratum, Blum. bijdr. p. 701. S. lasiocárpum, Dun. sol. 
p. 222. syn. p. 42. Blum. bijdr. p. 701. Wall. in Roxb. 
fl. ind. 2. p. 255. S. hirsütum, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 253. S. 
mammósum, Lour. coch. 1. p. 131.—Burm. zeyl p. 218.— 
Mor. hist. 3. p. 525. no. 12. sect. 13. t. 2. f. 12. Anachundri, 
Rheed. mal. 2. p. 65. t. 35. There are varieties of this plant 
having the calyxes and peduncles more or less prickly ; prickles 
small, subulate, sometimes lying under the hairs. Stature of 
S. Melongéna. Leaves large, villous above, but tomentose be- 
neath, as well as the racemes and calyxes, which are also prickly. 
Pedüncles axillary, simple, short. Corolla white. Berry yel- 
low when ripe. 
Fierce Nightshade. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1795. Pl. 2 to 3 
feet. 
312 S. OniNoce'sse (Dun. sol. p. 42. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
138. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. p. 46.) stem herbaceous, very 
prickly ; leaves cordate, sinuately angular, tomentose and prickly 
on both surfaces; calyx unarmed ; berries hispid, almost co- 
vered by the calyx. 4.2? S. Native on the banks of the 
rivers Orinoco and Atabapo, very frequent. Stem and leaves 
clothed with pale yellow, stellate tomentum. Prickles long, 
subulate, rather compressed, straight, brown, and rather woolly 
at the base, and rusty, or yellow at top. Racemes lateral. 
This species differs from S. feroz, in the stem being very prickly, 
in the leaves being tomentose on both surfaces, and in the 
racemes being unarmed. 
Orinoco Nightshade. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
313 S. Wiycurn (Nees in Lin. trans. 17. p. 51.) clothed with 
fascicled or stellate hairs ; stem suffruticose, terete, armed with 
acicular prickles ; leaves solitary, subcordately-ovate, or ellip- 
tic, sinuated, acute, rather prickly; fascicles few-flowered ; 
peduncles elongated in the fruit-bearing state ; berry glabrous, 
globose, covered by the unarmed, hairy calyx. k. S. Native 
of the East Indies.? This species differs from S. barbisétum, 
and S. feroz, in the fruit-bearing pedicels and calycine segments 
being more elongated. 
Wight's Nightshade. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
+ Acanthéphoris aff inia? 
314 S. caurANULA TUM (R. Br. prod. p. 446. Dun. sol. p. 
223.) stem herbaceous; prickles crowded, straight, subulate ; 
leaves ovate, angularly-lobed, hairy, very prickly on both sur- 
faces, as well as the calyxes; racemes simple, armed ; corollas 
campanulate. ©. H. Native of New South Wales, about 
Port Jackson. 
Campanulate-flowered Nightshade. 
1819. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
315 S. arma’tum (R. Br. prod. p. 446. Dun. sol. p. 224. 
ed. 2d. ined. t. 69.) stem herbaceous, diffuse ; prickles much 
crowded, setaceously subulate; leaves oblong, sinuately pinna- 
tifid, glabrous on both surfaces: lobes angular, or sinuated, 
prickly, as well as the calyxes; racemes 2-3-flowered ; pedun- 
cles solitary. ©.? H. Native of New South Wales, about 
Port Jackson. Prickles orange-coloured. Leaves often twin. 
Down stellate. Berry globose. 
Armed Nightshade. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1819. Pl. 2 feet. 
316 S. punceE‘tium (R. Br. l. c.) stem herbaceous ; prickles 
straight, acerose ; leaves ovate-oblong, pinnatifid, or repandly 
sinuated, membranous, pilose on both surfaces, and the same 
colour, and are, as well as the calyxes, prickly; peduncles 
lateral, solitary, or twin, l-flowered. ©. H. Native of New 
South Wales, about Port Jackson. Dun. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t 70. 
Corolla bluish violet. Down stellate. 
Pungent Nightshade. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt, 1823. Pl. 1 to 
2 feet. 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 
I. SOLANUM. 
317 S. crne’reum (R. Br. 1. c. Dun. sol. 1. c.) stem herba- 
ceous; prickles straight, subulately-setaceous ; leaves oblong, 
pinnatifidly-sinuated, glabrous above, smooth, but clothed with 
cinereous tomentum beneath, and prickly on both surfaces, as 
well as on the calyx: peduncles 2-3-flowered. ©. H. Native 
of New South Wales, about Port Jackson. 
Cinereous Nightshade. Fl. Aug. Sept. 
to 2 feet. 
318 S. rarrrüriuM (Poir. dict. 4. p. 303. Dun. sol. p. 231. 
ed. 2d. ined. t. 66. syn. p. 49.) stem suffruticose, prickly ; 
leaves petiolate, cuneated, ovate, very large, sinuately pinnatifid, 
pilose and prickly on both surfaces : lobes acute, and the reces- 
ses obtuse; racemes lateral, few-flowered. 5. S. Native of 
tropical America. Nearly allied to S. rigidum, but less rigid, 
the stem taller, the leaves larger, and the flowers less terminal. 
Stem green, smooth ; branches villous at top. Leaves green, 
soft. Prickles stiff, rather villous. Flowers both fertile and 
sterile. Calyx villous, sometimes prickly, usually unarmed in 
the sterile flowers. Corolla white; segments ovate, obtuse, 
hardly mucronate. 
Broad-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
319 S. crint'rum (Lam. ill. no. 2356. Poir. dict. 4. p. 297.) 
stem shrubby, prickly; leaves ovate, sinuately angular, tomen- 
tose, prickly on the midrib; petioles, peduncles, and calyxes 
beset with capillary prickles; berries villous. 5. S. Native 
of Cayenne. Dun. sol. p. 224. ed. 2d. ined. t. 71. syn. p. 
43. Stem very villous, and very prickly, some of the prickles 
are strong, and others are more numerous and capillary, 
usually ending in a 5-6-rayed star. Leaves large, cream-co- 
loured, whitish beneath, and furnished with strong prickles, but 
almost unarmed above. Flowers disposed almost in a spicate 
panicle. Calyx inclosing the fruit. Corolla large, white, villous 
beneath, divided even to the middle into ovate, obtuse segments. - 
Berry ovate. 
Long-haired Nightshade. Shrub. 
320 S. macra’ntHuM. (Dun. syn. p. 43. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
72.) stem prickly, woolly; leaves large, subcordate, acumi- 
nated, angularly-lobed, woolly on both surfaces, prickly beneath; 
racemes cymose, woolly, 5^. S. Native of Brazil. Down or 
wool stellate, greyish brown. Prickles yellowish brown, straight. 
Leaves sometimes twin, greyish green above, rufescent beneath, 
with red nerves. Racemes simple, or bifid, unarmed, or fur- 
nished with a few prickles. Corolla large, with a large star in 
the centre, which is silky outside. 
Large-flowered Nightshade. Shrub. 
321 S. sEssiLIFLÓRUM (Dun. syn. p. 43. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t: 
73.) branches tomentose, almost unarmed; leaves subcordate, 
large, sinuately angular, clothed with silky tomentum on both 
surfaces; flowers sessile. h. S. Native of Para, in Brazil. 
Poir. suppl. 3. p. 775. Tomentum rusty. Leaves ciliated, 
when young rusty. Flowers 3-4 together. Calyx tomentose 
outside. Corolla tomentose outside. Berries eaten in Para, 
where they are called Cubios. 
Sessile-flowered Nightshade. Shrub. 
Sussecr. VI. LarHyRocaA'RPUM (from Aa6vpoc, lathyros, 
chick-pea ; and xapzoc, karpos, a fruit ; in reference to the size 
and shape of the berries.) Stem prickly. Leaves sinuated, or 
lobed. | Racemes simple, or almost so. Corollas quinquefid. 
Berries small, globose. 
Clea! '823.. Plan 
322 S. MiiiEmi (Jacq. coll 4. p. 209. icon. rar. 2. t. 
330.) stem suffruticose, prickly ; leaves nearly glabrous, lobed, 
bluntish, prickly; peduncles generally twin. 5. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope, ex Jacquin; on the higher moun- 
tains of Caramania, ex Ortega. Dun. sol. 225. syn. p. 49. 
Lam. ill. no. 2376. Poir. dict. 4. p. 304. exclusive of the 
