904 CXIV. SOLANAOE^- [Cestrhia^. 



5-iidu3 V, fere S-partitus, lobia valvatis. Corolla tubulosa, aequaiis v, ventricosa et ad 

 fauecm contracta, intus ad staminum inaertioncm siepc dense villosa ; lobi parvij lati, im- 

 bricatL Stamina infra medii^m tnbum affisa, inclusa, filamentis filiformibus elongatia v, 

 brevissimis ; antheras erectae, oblongje r. lineares, loculis parallelis in longitudineni delii- 

 scentibus, Discuw annularis, crassus. Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus liliformis, stigmate 

 dilatato lamellis triangularibus margine stigmatosis ; ovida nnmerosa, Bacca succosa v, 

 fere exsucca, inde}uscens. Semina nnmerosaj compressa, oblonga v. subreniformia ; em- 

 bryo parum v, valde ciirvus, cotyledunibus oblongia planis radicula latioribn-s. — Frutices 

 erecti v, epiphytici, s^epe sarmentosij glabri v. stellato-tomentosi. Folia integerrima, 

 coriacea, Flores nunc solitarii v. pauci breviter pedicellatij nunc plures laxe cymosi. 



Species 6 t. 7, Peruvite, Columbiiie et Americfe centralis iiicolse. Dun. in DC. Prod, xiii. i. 528 

 (excl. J. umbcllata^ qua; lochroma cal^cmum, liQiith,, corollte lobis induplicatis). Miers^ Illusir, iu 

 t, 4G, SoL ^fag. t. 4118. Paxt. Mag. ix. 3 cum ic. (Brugmansia). 



SarcophSsa, Miers in Ann. Nat. Hist, ser, 2, iv. 190, Illusir, f. 47i est nobis JaaniiUo(B species, 

 calyce crassiore, lobis breviter v. irrcguliiriter nltius solutis. 



EcTOZO MA, 3fi^r5 in Ann. NaL Hist. ser. 2, iv. 191» Illustr. t. 48, Dan^ in DC. Prod. xiii. i> 537, 

 primo intuitu vakle distincta inflorosccntia laxc cymosa et oorolLie parvtil^ tube a basi breviter 

 contra etc yen trice so ore constricto, sed, mediante specie Spruceaoa n, 4511, qutxi Jiiamdloa ^vct^ 

 connectitur et meli;is cum ilia scctioueni quam genus propriuin format- Anniihis perigynus sta- 

 mina ferens est verisimiUter pars dilatata adnata fllamentornm qufe in nonnullis Solauaceis fiicilo a 

 corolla macerata solvitur. IIujus seetionis species altera videtnr fnitox epipliyticiis a Spruceo in 

 sylvis Panurensibus sub n- 2731 lectns, cyraa contracUi terminaii, floribus parvis, coroUoe tubo supra 

 basin breviter contractam fere gluboso. 



J. cximia, I>ot. Mag., est Di/ssochroma. 



4i. Cestnun, Linn, Gen. u. 2G1, — Calyx campanulatus v- subtubulosus^ 5-dentatus v, 

 6-fidus, lobia valvatia. Corolla liypocrateriformis v. subinfundibulariSj tubo elongato 



Eequali v, ad faucem v- pauUo infra parum dilatato, basi circa stipitem ovarii contracto v, 

 ei subadnato ; lobi 5, induplicato-valvati, per anthcsin patentes. Stamina medium tubum 

 versus V, altius affixa, inclusa, filamentis filiformibus basin versus ssepe pilosulis v, in- 

 crassatis v- donte parvo appcndiculatis ; anthora) breves, loculis parallelis i:'ust de- 

 bisccntiam dorso appositis et orbiculato-cxpansis. Discus inconspicuus v. crassiusculus. 

 Ovarium stepius breviter stipitatum, 2-loculare ; stylus liliformis, stigmate dilatato sub- 

 peltato integro v- obscure 2-lobo ; ovula in quoque loculo pauca (sa^pius S-G), infra 

 apicem lateralitcr afExa, microi^yle infera, Bacca parum succosa, globosa ovoidea v, 

 oblonga, indebiscens, Semina pauca v, abortu solitaria, oblonga, testa fere Ifevi ; embryo 

 rectus v. parum curvus, cotyledonibus nunc ovatis oblongisve radicula multo latiori- 

 bus, nunc semiteretibus ea vix latioribus. — Frutices v. arbu5cul;e glabri hirtelli v, 

 stollato-tomentosi. Folia alterna, integerrima, Flores ad axillas cymosi v- fasciciUati, 

 ' cymis superioribus sajpe ad apices ramorum corymbosis v. paniculatis, nunc fere omni- 

 bus ad nodes defoliatoslateralibus. Corolla alba flavescensv, Tire3cens,rarius coccincav, 

 aurantiaca. 



Species enumcratse fere 160, inter quas tamen vix idtra 100 retinendfc, Amerioai regionum cali- 

 diorum incoL'e, Dun. in DC. Prod, xiii, i. 609. Wal^j. Ann. v, 589- WuhL Chlur. And, ii, 96. 

 Lher, Stirp. t. 34 ad 36. Jucq, Hort, Schcenhr. t. 324, 326 ad 332, 452, Yent. Choix, t, 18. Baiz 

 et Pav. FL Per. et ChiL t, 153 a, 154 a, loo, 156 a, 157 it- Link ct Olto, Ic. PL liar. i. G. Miers, 

 Illnstr. t. 16, Bot^Mag, f. 1770, 2929, 2974, 4022, 



" Habi£0tha3inl'S, Endl. Gen. n. 667, Walp. Ann. iii, 176, v, 690 (Meyexia, Schkcht. Linnma, 

 \\\\, 251, non Nees), species paucas (2 v. 3) inclutbt Mexieanat^, floribus coccineis purpureis v. auran- 

 tiacis, tubo ea?pius leviter ventricoso ad faucem snbconstricto et lobis ssepiiis solito brevioribus 

 latins iiicluplicatis, Diseriniina alia a JVIiersioi lUustr. ii, SO, indicata nobis effugiuut, ct sectioaein 

 potius quam geaus proprium constituunt. Hue pertinent icones : Trans. Ilort. Soc, ser. 2, iii, t, 2, 

 H. L\ et K.Kov. Gen. ei Sp. t. 197. Hot- Mag. t. 4183, 4201, 5659. Dot. Reg. 1814, t 43- 

 1845, t. 22. 



C. airovirms. Dun., e genere oxcUulcndiim, est Sessea species S. corymhos<s valde nffinis scd forte 

 distincta. 



