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broad on a petiole of 13 in.: the racemes are about 7 in. in 
length: the corolla of a rosy hue has a short tube, with 5 
oblong segments reflected at tip: the 5 equal stamens are 
included, the filaments are short and thick, the auricular lobes 
though small and hidden by the anthers are distinct and free : 
the anthers are large, curved, and approximate : the berry is 
reddish, about the size of a pigeon's egg, and 2-celled : this is 
doubtless the same fruit that I saw in the markets of Lima, 
Where it is commonly used for cooking in lieu of the ordinary 
Tomate, the flavour of which it greatly resembles. Tweedie 
remarks that it is used in Buenos Ayres for the same purpose, 
.. but not ordinarily, for I never observed it. 
. 8. Pionandra pendula. Solanum pendulum, R. et P. Flor. 
—. — Peru. 2.39, tab. 174, non Link :—fruticosa : foliis alternis, 
obovatis, simplicibus, vel geminis, aut pinnatis, utrinque 
pubescentibus, integerrimis, venosissimis, foliolis 2—6 nis, 
. oblique cordatis, acutissimis, impari majori : racemis depen- 
dentibus, furcatis, pedicellis articulatis, sæpe deciduis : 
fructu magno pyriformi—Peruvia in Muña. 
From the figure of Ruiz and Pavon, I do not doubt this 
species belongs to this genus; and although the leaves are 
. Sometimes pinnate, they are often simple and cordate: the 
. Tacemes, as in the other species, generally grow out of the 
bifurcation of the branchlets, and have many fleshy, secund 
flowers, with articulated pedicels: the fruit is also large, 2- 
celled, with lunulated placentations. 
. 9. Pionandra obliqua. Solanum obliquum R. ef P. FI. Per. 
2.35, tab. 165, a: —glabra: foliis simplicibus, sub 5- 
nerviis, obovatis, oblique cordatis, acutis, supra nitidis, 
leviter pubescentibus: racemis extra-axillaribus, recurvis, 
floribus duplici serie secundis, pedicellis articulatis, inferi- 
oribus maxime longioribus—Peruvia ad Chinchao. 
There can be no doubt from the figure and description 
above cited, that this species possess all the essential charac- 
ters of Pionandra. 
10. Pionandra viridiflora. . Solanum viridiflorum R. et P. 
iuc Fl. Per. 2.38, tab. 173, b :—fruticosa, villosa, caule tereti : 
