454 SOLANACEZ. VII. WirHERINGIA. 
terete ; branchlets tomentose; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, 
acute at the base, glabrous; racemes few-flowered, twin ; fila- 
ments glabrous. h.S. Native of New Granada, at the foot 
of Mount Catopaxo, in sandy places, at the altitude of 1600 
hexapods. Leaves solitary, 2 to 23 inches long, clothed with 
canescent tomentum while young. Racemes extra-axillary, 
solitary or twin. Flowers size of the preceding. Calyx 5- 
cleft, clothed with hoary tomentum ; with subovate acute seg- 
ments, Corolla blue, clothed with hoary tomentum outside ; 
limb 5-parted, with oblong segments. Anthers linear-oblong. 
Berry globose, size of those of Solanum nigrum. Perhaps a 
distinct genus. 
Narrow-leaved Witheringia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
13 W. rz/upurA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 522.) frutes- 
cent; leaves ovate, entire, acuminated, glabrous above, but 
clothed with downy tomentum beneath ; racemes terminal; pe- 
duncles long, reflexed. h. S. Native of Brazil. Solanum 
péndulum, Link. herb. Stems angular, and pubescently villous 
at top. Leaves 3 inches long, and 14 broad, thickish, sub- 
repand, ciliated. Peduncles 3 inches long, downy. Calyx 
smoothish, hemispherical, obsoletely 4-5-cleft. Corolla 4-5- 
parted ; segments linear-lanceolate, obtuse. Anthers 4-5, gene- 
rally unequal. 
Pendulous-flowered Witheringia. Shrub. 
* * Stems herbaceous: 
14 W. soLANA'CEA (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 33. t. 1.) root composed 
of fusiform tubers; stem subherbaceous, pilose, rather angular ; 
leaves ovate-oblong, or ovate-lanceolate, rather pilose: superior 
ones twin ; umbels axillary, sessile, longer than the petioles. Y. 
G. Native of South America. Lam. ill. t. 82. Leaves acute, 
` entire, rather pilose. Calyx 4-toothed. Corolla pale yellow, 
4-cleft. Stamens 4; filaments white, glabrous outside, and 
hairy inside. Tube of corolla suburceolate, with 4 gibbosities, 
bluntly tetragonal. à 
Solanaceous Witheringia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1742. Pl. 
1 foot. 
15 W. umpeztxa‘ta (Dun. syn. p. 2. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 27.) 
stem herbaceous, winged, pilose; leaves ovate, attenuated at 
both ends, sinuately toothed, pilose; racemes axillary, usually 
solitary; pedicels umbellate. X.S. Native of St. Domingo. 
Poir. suppl. 5. p. 505.  Calycine segments 5, acute. Nearly 
allied to W. montana. 
Umbellate-flowered Witheringia. Pl. 1 foot. 
16 W. wowra'wA (Dun. syn. p. 2. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 505.) 
root tuberous ; stems herbaceous, pilose; leaves pilose, ovate, 
entire, or dentately repand, or sinuated ; peduncles 1-flowered. 
Y. G. Native of Peru, on hills, where it is called Papa mon- 
tana. Solanum montanum, Lin. spec. 266. Dun. sol. p. 145.— 
Solanum tuberdsum minus, Atriplicis folio vulgó Papa montana, 
Feuill. per. 3. p. 62. t. 46. Root ovate. Stem bifurcate. 
Leaves on long petioles, subcordate. Flowers in the fork of the 
stem. Corolla campanulate, 5-cleft, rose-coloured. Stamens 
purple. 
Var. B, arenària (Dun. sol. p. 146.) peduncles many-flow- 
ered, bracteate; leaves lobed. 2%. G. Native of Peru, on 
sandy hills, and among rocks about Lima and Chancay, where 
it is called Papas de Loma. Solanum montanum, Ruiz. et Pay. 
fl, per. 2. t. 160. f. b. This variety is nearly allied to W. 
phyllántha. Stem larger than in var. a, hispid. Calyx 5- 
parted. Corolla flat, blue. Perhaps a distinct species. 
Mountain Witheringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1822. 
to i gs ; 
17 W. ruvrLA'NTHA (Dun. syn. p. 2. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 
505.) stem herbaceous, ir iuc pilose, nee v 
little lobed at apex, decurrent ; racemes rising with the leaves. 
Pl. 3 
VIII. Nerovxia. IX. MANDRAGORA. 
©.? Y.? G. Native of Peru, in cultivated fields near the 
town of La Magdalena, Cav.; sandy places of Lima, Chancay, 
and Lurin, Ruiz. et Pav. Solanum phyllánthum, Cav. icon. 4. 
p. 35. t. 359. f. 1. Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 32. Root fusi- 
form. Leaves 5-lobed at top; lobes ovate, acute. Peduncles 
rising from the decurrent disk of the leaves. Calyx 5-cleft. 
Corolla pale blue, marked by a 5-rayed star, spreading, 5-an- 
gled. Berry round, red, size of a pea. 
Leaf-flowered Witheringia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. 
1 foot. 
18 W. rixxATYFIDA (Dun. syn. p. 2. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 506.) 
stem herbaceous, winged ; leaves rather pilose, decurrent, pin- 
natifid: segments obtuse, sinuated ; peduncles bractless; flow- 
ers panicled. 2/4. G. Native of Peru: in sandy places in the 
provinces of Lima and Chancay ; plentiful in Torre blanca and 
Jequan, on hills. Solanum pinnatifidum, Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 
9. p. 37. t. 170. f. b. Dun. sol. 138. but not of Lam. Flow- 
ers drooping. Calyx 5-parted, with linear, obtuse segments. 
Corolla pale blue or white, flat. Berry yellow, size of a pea. 
Pinnatifid-leaved Witheringia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
19 W, murti‘ripa (Dun. syn. p. 3. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 506.) 
stem herbaceous ; leaves rather pilose, bipinnatifid, running into 
the petioles ; petioles stem-clasping ; peduncles long, panicled, 
leafy beneath the middle. 2/. G. Native of Peru, on hills at 
Pungo, in the province of Cumana. Solanum multifidum, Ruiz. 
et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 37. t. 17. f. a. but not of Lam. Dun, 
sol. p. 138. Stem juicy, furnished with a few simple hairs, as 
well as the leaves. Segments of the leaves blunt, toothed. Pe- 
duncles multifid, terminal and lateral, very long, furnished each 
with an entire or trifid leaf, which is clasping beneath the mid- 
dle. Corolla blue. Berry larger than the calyx. 
Multifid Witheringia. | Pl. 1 to 2 feet. ? 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Solanum, p. 442. 3 
VIII. NETOU'XIA (named by Kunth, in honour of H. Ne- 
toux, author of ** Dissertationes de Cassiis Egyptiacis.”) H. B. 
et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 10. t. 193. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogijnia. Calyx 5-parted, regular, 
with linear segments. Corolla salver-shaped ; limb 5-parted ; 
throat furnished with a tubular, short, entire, or obsoletely- 
toothed corona. Stamens 5, inclosed ; anthers dehiscing length- 
wise. Stigma emarginate. Fruit baccate?.—A fetid erect 
herb. Leaves scattered: superior ones twin, cordate, quite en- 
tire. Peduncles extra-axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. Corolla 
yellow, becoming blackish on drying. This genus is more 
nearly allied to d’tropa and Petünia than any other; but it dif- 
fers from them, as well as all others of the order, in the corolla 
being furnished with a corona faucis. 
1 N. rormòsa (H. B. et Kunth, 1l. c.) 2.G. Native of 
Mexico, in woods near Real del Monte. A’tropa arenaria, 
Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 686. Flowers size 
of those of Vinca major. 
Beautiful Netouxia. Pl. 3 to 3 foot. 
Cult. This singular plant will grow in any light rich soil ; 
and may be readily increased by cuttings or divisions. 
IX. MANDRA'GORA (The English name Mandrake is à 
corruption of the Greek appellation Ma»?payopoc, compounded 
of uavópa, mandra, an ox-stall, something relating to cattle; 
and ayavpoc, agauros, cruel; from its effects on cattle when 
accidentally gathered with their fodder in the countries where 
the plants abound. It is a venomous plant, and was an impor- 
tant engine in the days of medical charlatanry, from the roots 
being supposed to bear a resemblance to the human form.) 
