SOLANACEH. XXXVIII. Czstrum. 
Long-leaved Bastard Jasmine. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1812. 
Shrub 6 to 7 feet. 
44 C. vestior'pes (Schlecht, in Linnæa, 7. p. 65.) branches 
downy; leaves oblong, nearly sessile, much attenuated at the 
base, bluntish at apex, rather coriaceous, glabrous above, and 
puberulous beneath; racemes terminal, leafy ; calyx glabrous, 
with short, broad, subbarbately mucronulate teeth ; corollas gla- 
brous, 3-4 times longer than the calyx: segments of the limb 
ovate, bluntish ; filaments furnished each with a villous tooth at 
their insertion, villous upwards to the middle of the tube. h. 
S. Native of Brazil, Sello. This is an elegant and showy 
species. 
Vestia-like Bastard Jasmine. Shrub. 
45 C. HIRTE'LLUM (Schlecht, in Linnea, 4. p. 62.) branchlets 
hairy; leaves acute, and attenuated at the base, acuminated at the 
apex, membranous, shining, petiolate, downy on the primary nerves 
while young, but at length glabrous ; racemes short, axillary, 
subspicate; calyx hairy, with elongated, triangular, very acute 
teeth, having the edges ciliated ; corolla glabrous outside, 8 
times longer than the calyx: segments of the limb narrow, 
acutish ; filaments inserted in the superior part of the tube, gla- 
brous, each furnished with an emarginate or 2-lobed toothlet. 
.S. Native of Mexico, in the province of Jalapa, near the 
Hacienda de La Laguna. Corolla slender, greenish-white. 
Habit of C. dumetórum. 
Hairy Bastard Jasmine. Shrub. 
46 C. pumerorum (Schlecht, in Linnea, 7. p. 61.) branches 
glabrous; leaves elliptic, acuminated, acute at the base, and 
rather unequal, opaque, downy beneath, usually bearded at the 
axils, petiolate; racemes axillary and terminal, usually twin; 
calyx villous, with acute, rather unequal segments, which are to- 
mentose at top; corollas glabrous outside, 3 times longer than 
the calyx ; segments of the limb acute; filaments inserted in 
the upper part of the tube, glabrous, furnished each with a 
toothlet ; lower part of tube clothed with retrograde down. h. 
S. Native of Mexico, among bushes near Vera Cruz and San 
Pablo, Schiede and Deppe. Tube of corolla slender. Leaves 
4-5 inches long. Fruit ovoid, conical, glabrous. 
Bush Bastard Jasmine. Shrub. 
47 C. zaAvnRIFOLIUM (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 69. t. 34.) glabrous; 
leaves coriaceous, shining, ovate or elliptic, obtuse; flowers fas- 
cicled, pedicellate, on common peduncles, which are shorter than 
the petioles ; filaments each furnished with a toothlet at the 
base, Lam., or naked, ex Willd. enum. 1. p. 245. h. S. Na- 
tive of South America. Smith, spicil. 2. t. 2. C. venenàtum, 
Lam. dict. 1. p. 688. no. 5. exclusive of the syn. of Burm. and 
country. Lauréola latifólia floribus albicantibus odoratis, Plukn. 
phyt. t. 95. f. 1. ex Willd. ; but according to Lam. it refers to 
C. diárnum. Leaves dark green, 14 inch long; petioles rufes- 
cent. Flowers yellowish, in axillary, subsessile fascicles at the 
tops of the branches; segments ovate, bluntish, spreading. 
Laurel-leaved Bastard Jasmine. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1691. 
Shrub 6 to 9 feet. 
T Species hardly known. 
48 C. ra?ripuM (Medic. act. palat. 4. phys. p. 192.) corymbs 
sessile, leafy, terminating the branches. k. S. Perhaps the 
same as C. vesperlinum. 
Fetid Bastard Jasmine. Shrub. 
49 C. nervosum (Mill. dict. no. 3.) leaves lanceolate, oppo- 
site, with transverse nerves; peduncles branched. h.S. Na- 
tive of Carthagena. Jasminoides Americànum lauri folio, flore 
albo odorato, Houst. mss. Leaves 4 inches long, smooth, pale 
green. Peduncles axillary, 4-5-flowered. Corolla inflated in 
the middle of the tube, and coarctate above ; segments broad- 
flat; spreading, white, scentless. 
Nerved-leaved Bastard Jasmine. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
XXXVIII. (a) AcokANTHERA. 485 
50 C. spica‘rum (Mill. dict. no. 4.) leaves ovate-lanceolate ; 
flowers spicate, alar, and terminal. L.S. Native of Cartha- 
gena. Leaves 23 inches long, and 13 broad. Flowers inodor- 
ous. Berry globose, purplish, size of a pea; pulp grateful to 
the taste. Seeds flat. 
Spicate-flowered Bastard Jasmine. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 
51 C. Murr'str (Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 
807.) leaves oblong, acuminated at both ends ; peduncles many- 
flowered, lateral, aggregate. h. S. Native of America, on 
Mount Quindiu. Humb. et Bonpl. 
Mutis’s Bastard Jasmine. Shrub. 
52 C. parvirduium (Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, l. c. p. 
808.) leaves elliptic, subundulated, glabrous, coriaceous, shining 
above ; flowers aggregate, sessile, nearly terminal. h.S. Na- 
tive country unknown. 
Small-leaved Bastard Jasmine. Shrub. 
58 C. rAuciFLORUM (Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
4. p. 808.) leaves oblong-ovate, downy ; heads terminal, few- 
flowered. h.S. Native country unknown. : 
Few-flowered Bastard Jasmine. Shrub. 
54 C. AvcusriFOLIUM (Lodd. bot. cab. 618.) R.S.. Native 
of the West Indies. Flowers white. This species is hardly 
known, and may be synonymous with some other species. 
Narrow-leaved Bastard Jasmine. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. 
Shrub 6 feet. 
Cult. These are shrubs of the most easy culture ; they grow 
well in any rich light soil; and are readily increased by cut- 
tings, under a hand-glass, in heat. 
XXXVIII(a). ACOKANTHERA (from akwen, acoce, a mu- 
crone ; and avônpa, anthera, an anther; anthers mucronate.) 
Lycium species, Thunberg. 
Lin. syst.  Pentándria, Monogynia, Calyx divided even to 
the base into 5 segments. Corolla with a villous throat. 
Anthers terminated by a mucrone. Stigma elongated, papilli- 
form, pilose. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 1-ovulate.—Shrubs, na- 
tives of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves nearly opposite, as in 
Apocynee. Branches terminated by a spine, as in Lycium. 
Flowers in axillary, sessile fascicles, rarely solitary. 
1 A. veNENATA ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, coriaceous ; 
corymbs sessile, axillary, usually 8-flowered? k. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Céstrum venenàtum, Thunb. prod. 
l. p. 36. fl. cap. 1. p. 193. Céstrum citrifdlium, Retz. phyt. 
bl. 1. p. 36. Leaves shining, glabrous. Bracteas subulate. 
Corolla yellowish. Segments of corolla convolute, subulate, 
erect, tipped with brown, expanding in the afternoon. C. fasci- 
culàris, Hort. berol ? 
Poisonous Aconanthera. Fl. Feb. April. Clt. 1787. Shrub 
6 to 7 feet. 
2 A. Lama’rxu; leaves lanceolate, nerved, rather coriaceous ; 
flowers in axillary sessile fascicles. 5. G. Native of Africa, 
Sonnerat. Céstrum oppositifolium, Lam. ill. 2. no. 2279. t. 
112. f. 2. Poir. suppl. 2. p. 182. Branches terete, striated. 
Leaves nearly sessile, 2 inches and more long. Corolla small, 
with a slender tube, and short segments. 
Lamark's Aconanthera. Shrub. 
3 A. LvciorpEs; leaves elliptic, obtuse, narrowed at the 
base, in fascicles ; flowers axillary, solitary, almost sessile. h. 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Céstrum lycioides, 
Lichtenst. spicil. fl. cap. mss. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 
558. Branches obsoletely tubercular, when young glabrous and 
leafy. Calyx 5-cleft; segments erect, linear, acute, hardly at- 
taining the height of the middle of the corolla. Corollas white ; 
tube an inch long; segments of the limb acute, revolute. An- 
thers incumbent, exserted. Stigma capitate. 
Box-Thorn-like Aconanthera. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1824. 
Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
