SOLANACEZE. 
Il, LYCOPERSICUM (from Avxoc, lykos,:a wolf; and 
mépowor, persicon, a peach; Wolf-peach.) Tourn. inst. p. 150. 
t. 63. Adams, fam. 2. p. 218. Mill. dict. Moench. meth. p. 
515. Dun. sol p. 109. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 
p. 17.—Lycopérsicum and Psolànum, Neck. elem. bot. 2. p. 60. 
—Solanum species. Lin. gen. no. 251. Juss. gen. p. 126. &c. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-6-parted. Co- 
rolla rotate, with a very short tube, and a 5-6-cleft limb, Sta- 
mens 5. Anthers conical, joined by a membrane, which is elon- 
gated at apex, dehiscing lengthwise inside. Stigma sub-bifid. 
Berry 2-3-celled. Seeds villous.— Herbaceous, unarmed, pro- 
cumbent herbs. Leaves impari-pinnate. —Peduncles solitary, 
extra-axillary, many-flowered, sometimes leafy; pedicels arti- 
culated under the flowers, reflexed when bearing the fruit. 
Corollas yellow. Fruit of various shapes and sizes, usually red 
and glossy. In most of the species the hairs are glandular at 
the base. 
1 L. rruPINELLIFOLIUM (Mill. dict. no. 4. Dun. sol. p. 111.) 
stem herbaceous, glabrous; leaves pinnate; leaflets entire, 
glabrous; racemes simple. ©. H. Native of Peru, and 
Brazil. Solanum pimpinellifolium, Lin. amocen. 4. p. 268. spec. 
p.265. Vellozo. spec. fl. bras. in Roem. script. p. 85. L. 
inodórum, Juss. Leaflets cordate, not cut or toothed in any 
way. There are no hairs on this species. 
Burnet-leaved Love Apple, or Tomato. Fl. May, July. Clt. ? 
Pl. proc. 
2 L. Przgvvià'wuM (Mill. dict. no. 5. Dun. sol. p. 111.) 
stem sub-herbaceous, tomentose ; leaves unequally pinnate, to- 
mentose, canescent, stipulate; leaflets cut; peduncles and pedi- 
cels bracteate. 2t. S. Native of Peru, in arid and waste 
places, very common in the provinces of Lima and Chancay, ex 
Ruiz. et Pav. ; cultivated in Cochinchina, ex Lour. Solanum 
Peruviànum, Lin. spec. ed. Ist. 186. ed. 2d. p. 267. Jacq. 
icon. rar. 2. t. 827. Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 37. Lour. 
coch. 1. p. 162.—Feuill. per. 3. p. 37. t. 25. In Peru the 
plant is called Tomatite Cimarron, i. e. Wild Golden Apple, and 
in China it is called Ca tau Vang. Root permanent. Stems 
woody at the base; branches villous. Leaflets bluntish. Ra- 
cemes villous, sometimes simple, sometimes bipartite, lateral, 
and terminal. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla the largest of the 
genus. Berry size of a pea, rather villous. Plant with a 
pleasant smell. 
Peruvian Love Apple, or Tomato. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1828. 
Pl. proc. 
3 L. pyrivérme (Dun. sol. p. 112. t. 26.) stem herbaceous, 
pilose; leaves unequally-pinnate, pilose ; leaflets cut, glauces- 
cent beneath; racemes often leafy; calycine segments about 
equal in length to the corolla; berries obconical. ©. H. 
Native country unknown. Solanum pomíferum, Cav. descr. 
p.112. Pers. syn. 1. p. 226. Racemes large: superior ones 
rarely leafy: lower ones usually terminated by a leafy branch. 
Berry pear-shaped, 2-celled, as in the 4 following species. 
Hairs simple, unequal. This and all the following species 
exhale a heavy smell. - 
Pear-formed-fruited Love Apple, or Tomato. Fl. July, Sept. 
Cit. 1893. Pl. 
4 L. HvwsÓrprm (Dun. sol. p. 112.) pilose; pili diverse ; 
stem herbaceous ; leaves unequally pinnate, pilose ; leaflets cut, 
glaucescent beneath ; peduncles and pedicels bractless; caly- 
cine segments about half as long as the corolla, ©. H. Native 
of South America, on the banks of the Rio Negro. L. lyco- 
pérsicum, Wall. cat. no. 2611. Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 245. Solà- 
num Humbóldtii, Willd. hort. berol. 1. p. 27. t. 27. enum. p. 
235. This is very like Z. cerasifórme, but differs in the ra- 
cemes of flowers being smaller, the calycine segments being 
never the length of the corolla; and the berries being one-half 
1 
IL. Lycopersicum. 443 
smaller, size of a cherry, and red. Berry 2-3-celled, smooth- 
ish, and, when cultivated, not less angular than those of Z. 
esculéntum, ex Nees. 
Humboldt's Love Apple, or Tomato. 
1822. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
5 L. nEcULA'RE (Dun. syn. p. 3. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 81.) 
plant rather villous; stem almost herbaceous ; leaves regularly 
pinnate, canescent ; segments or leaflets almost entire; pedun- 
cles and pedicels often bractless. ©. H. Native country 
unknown. 
Regular-leaved Love Apple, or Tomato. 
Clt.? Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
6 L, penta‘rum (Dun. syn. p. 4. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 82.) 
plant rather villous; stem herbaceous; leaves stipulate, une- 
qually pinnate ; leaflets oblong-acuminated, toothed ; peduncles 
and pedicels often bracteate ; segments of the calyx shorter 
than the corolla. ©. H. Native country unknown. 
Toothed-leaved Love Apple, or Tomato. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
7 L. uimsv‘rum (Dun. syn. p. 4. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 88. H. 
B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 18.) hairy ; stem sub-herba- 
ceous; leaves stipulate, unequally’ pinnate; leaflets dentately 
crenated ; pedicels sometimes bracteate ; calycine segments 
about equal in length to the corolla. ©. H. Native of New 
Granada, near Loxa. Peduncles unibracteate in the middle. 
Corollas yellow like the other species. Fruit unknown. 
Hairy Love Apple, or Tomato. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
8 L. cERAstrÓRME (Dun. sol. 113. syn. p. 4.) pilose; hairs 
diverse; leaves unequally pinnate; leaflets cut, glaucescent 
beneath; calycine segments rather shorter than the corolla; 
berries spherical. ©. H. Native of Peru, by the sea-side, 
and in gardens. Solanum lycopérsicum, var. f, Lin. spec. ed. 
Ist. p. 185. Solanum psetido-lycopérsicum, Murr. syst. 183. 
Jacq. vind. 1. t. 11. Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p.: 37. 
Solanum spürium, Gmel. syst. 384. Lycopersicum Galeni, 
Mill. diet. no. 2.—Rumph. amb. 5. p. 416. cap. 49. Very 
like L. esculéntum, and L. pyrifórme, but differs in the ber- 
ries being cherry-formed, 2-celled, size of a plum, but not 
furrowed lengthwise, rather villous. — Z'amatta Bontal is the 
Malay name of this species, and Tomate redondo the Peruvian 
name. 
Var. a; berries red. 
Tourn. inst. p. 150. 
prod. p. 90. 
Var. (9; berries yellow. ©.H.  Lycop. fructu cerasi luteo, 
Tourn. inst. p. 150. Solanum racemosum, cerasorum forma, 
fructu luteo, Tourn. l. c. 
Cherry-formed-fruited Love Apple, or Tomato. 
Sept. Cit. 1800. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
9 L. Escur.E NTUM (Mill. dict. no. 2. Dun. sol. p. 113. t. 3. 
f. 3. syn. p. 4.) herbaceous, pilose; pili diverse; leaves une- 
qually pinnate ; leaflets cut, attenuated at the apex, glaucescent 
beneath; flowers many, joined; berries torulose. Orie 
Native of South America. Solanum Lycopérsicum, Lin. spec. 
p. 150. Lam. ill. t. 115. f. 2. Lour. coch. 1. p. 162.—Plenck, 
off. t. 122.—L. pomum amoris, Moench. meth. p. 515. L. 
Galeni, Tourn. inst. p. 150. t. 63.—Sabb. hort. rom. p. 12. 
t. 62.  Pomum amoris, Blackw. t. 133. Rumph. amb. 5. 
p. 416. t. 154. f. 1.— Mor. hist. sect. 13. t. 1. Mala aurea, 
Chabr. icon. 525. La Pomme d'amour, Regn. bot. p. 54. 
Many flowers are joined in one, which makes them appear of 
many parts, having from 2 to 5 joined pistils, and as many 
bundles of stamens. Calyx longer than the corolla. 
The Love Apple, or Tomato, is called La Pomme d' amour, 
and La Tomatte in France, Liebes Apfel in Germany, and Pomo 
d' oro in Italy; it is a tender annual. The stem, if supported, will 
rise to 6 or 8 feet, and exhales, like the leaves, when handled, a 
312 
Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 
Fl. May, July. 
C.H. Lycop. fructu cerasi rubro, 
Cerasa amoris racemosa, rubra, Bauh. 
Fl. July, 
