422 SOLANACEA, 
4. Saracha jaltomata, Schl. Ind. Sem. Hort. Hal. 1839, p.10; DC. Prodr. 
xill. 1, p. 432; Miers, Ill. S. Am. PL. ii. p. 16. 
Jaliomata edulis, Schl. Ind. Sem. Hort. Hal. 1838, ex Linnea, xiii. Litteratur-Ber. p. 98. 
Sout Mexico, region of Orizaba (Bourgeau, 2693 ; Botteri, 851), valley of Mexico 
(Bourgeau, 347, 869), Chiapas (Ghiesbreght); GuateMaLa, Mazatenango (Bernoulli, 565) ; 
Costa Rica (Endres). Hb. Kew. 
5. Saracha laxa, Miers, Ill. S. Am. Pl. ii. p. 18. 
Saracha diffusa, Miers, loc. cit. p. 22, nec species ib. sub eodem nomine, p. 17. 
Saracha miersu, Dun. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 1, p. 684. 
SoutH Mexico, Cordillera of Oaxaca, 6000 to 8000 feet (Galeotti, 1169). Hb. Kew. 
6. Saracha umbellata, G. Don, Gen. Syst. iv. p. 451; DC. Prodr. xiii. 1, 
p. 431 4, ex Mart. et Gal. in Bull. Acad. Brux. xii. 2 (reprint, p. 6). 
SoutH Mexico, Zacuapan, at 3000 feet, and peak of Orizaba, at 10,000 feet (Galeotti, 
1177, 1198). a 
‘The type is a Peruvian plant. 
[Saracha viscosa, Schrad.?, Mart. et Gal. in Bull. Acad. Brux. xii. 2 (reprint, p. 5), 
est Physalidis species. | 
7. ATHENA. 
Athenea, Sendt. in Fl. Bras. x. p. 188; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p- 890. 
Larnax, Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, iv. p. 37. 
About fifteen herbaceous and shrubby species, inhabiting South America. 
1. Athenza ? (Physalis) xalapensis, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iii. p. 18. 
Withania xalapensis, Dun. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 1, p. 455. 
Larnaz xalapensis, Miers, Ill. 8. Am. Pl. ii. p. 29. 
Sourn Mexico, between Perote and Jalapa, at 4200 feet (Humboldt & Lonpland). 
| Withania morisoni, Dun. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 1, p. 404, Larnax morisoni, Miers, Ill. 
S. Am. Pl. ii. Suppl. p. 60, and W. ramosa, Dun. loe. cit. p. 456, L. ramosa, Miers, loc. cit. 
p. 61, are very doubtful plants, reported from Mexico. Atropa herbacea, Mill. Dict. 
n. 3; DC. Prodr. xiii. 1, p. 465, is another Mexican plant of the same category. | 
8. BASSOVIA. 
Bassovia, Aubl.-Guian. i. p. 217, t. 85; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p- 892. 
About twelve shrubby and small arboreous species, inhabiting South America, 
Central America, and the West Indies. 
1. Bassovia lucida, Dun. in DC. Prodr. xiii. 1, p. 406. 
Solanum lucidum, Moric. Pl. Nouv. d’Am. p- 26, t. 18. 
GuatEeMaLa, Barbasco (Bernoulli) 1.—Brazit. Hb. Kew. 
