Solanum. | XCI. SOLANACEE (WRIGHT). 239 
80. S. chrysotrichum, (. H. Wright in Kew Bulletin, 1894, 129. 
Ashrub. Stem densely covered with yellow stellate floccose tomentum ; 
spines few, short, almost concealed by the tomentum. Leaves ovate, 
acute, pinnately 7—9-lobed, 5 in. long, 3-4 in. broad, densely stellately 
tomentose on both surfaces, with a few short spines on the midrib; 
petiole 1 in. long. Inflorescence cymose. Calyx } in. long; tube cam- 
panulate, beset with numerous small spines. Corolla broadly campanu- 
late, purple, 1 in. in diam. ; lobes 5, ovate, shortly acuminate, densely 
tomentose outside and on the midrib inside, } in. long. Stamens 5; 
filaments short; anthers } in. long, obtuse, pores terminal, small. 
Ovary globose; style filiform, nearly as long as the corolla-lobes. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland; Zomba Plain, 2500 ft., 
Whyte! Plateau of Zomba, 5000-6000 ft. Whyte! and without precise locality, 
Buchanan, 494 bis! 776! 
81. S. campylacanthum, Hochst. in Flora, 1841, i. Intellig. 24. 
Stem woody, 2-5 ft. high, branched, cylindrical, stellately tomentose ; 
spines short, recurved. Leaves solitary, from broadly lanceolate to 
oval, entire or slightly sinuate, up to 6 by 24 in., stellately hairy on 
both surfaces, spiny on the midrib. Cymes extra-axillary, few-flowered. 
Calyx cyathiform-campanulate; lobes 5, subulate. Corolla campanu- 
late, lilac (Wilson), 1 in. in diam.; lobes 5, broadly triangular, densely 
stellately hairy outside and on the midrib inside. Stamens 5; anthers 
subsessile, } in. long, pores small, terminal. Ovary globose, stellately 
hairy at the apex; style subulate, as long as the anthers, stellately 
tomentose. Berry globose, 1 in. in diam. on a reflexed pedicel.—Dunal 
in DC. Prodr. xiii. i. 336; Engl. Glied. Veg. Usambara, 22. 
_ Mile Land. Abyssinia: near Adowa, Schimper, 123! 1082! and without pre- 
cise locality, Schimper, 1921! Quartin Dillon & Petit, 230! Eritrea: Keren, 4500 
ft., Beccari, 168 ! Saganeiti, 7000 ft. Schweinfurth & Riva, 843! Uganda: Eldama 
Ravine, 7500 ft., Whyte ! and without precise locality, Wilson, 96. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Uniamwezi; near Tabora, Speke 
Grant! Usambara; Amboni, Holst, 2678! Portuguese East Africa: near Lake 
Nyasa, Johnson, 437! 
The roots and fruit of this species are mixed with hot milk and drunk. H. C. 
Hollis, Masai Customs, 336. 
82. S. phoricum, Klotzsch in Peters, Reise Mossam). Bot. 234. 
Stem 2-3 ft. high. Branches terete, covered with stellate tomentum ; 
spines straight, yellow. Leaves oblong, obtuse, 3-5 in. long, 8-10 lin. 
wide, tapering into the petiole, stellately tomentose above, griseo- 
tomentose beneath; nerves and petiole spiny. Cymes extra-axillary, 
racemose, shorter than the leaves, few-flowered. Calyx deeply 5-lobed, 
covered with stellate hairs; lobes lanceolate-subulate, obtuse. Corolla 
deeply 5-lobed, twice as long as the calyx, stellately hairy outside ; 
lobes ovate-oblong, obtuse, 5 lin. long, 3 lin. wide. Anthers subsessile, 
yellow, tapering upwards. Style very short, villous below.—Hngl. Pfl. 
Ost-Afr. ©. 355. 
Mozamb. Dist. Portuguese East Africa : Rios de Sena and many other parts 
of the province, Peters. 
