Solanum 



SOLANACEAE 



Sol a 7mm 



petioles and veins of the lvs 6. S. melongena 



hb. Plants unarmed. 



c. Climbing vines. 



Fls. in clusters. 



Plants not conspicuously pubescent, often glabres- 



cent: If. blades entire or with wavy margins.. 3. S. dulcamara 

 Plants conspicuously pubescent on stems and lvs. : 

 If. blades, at least the upper ones, lyrately 



lobed 4. S. lyratum 



Fls. solitary in the leaf axils: plant not conspicuously 

 pubescent: leaf blades glaucous beneath, not 

 lobed 5 . S. lysimachioides 



cc. Bushy plants. 



d. Lvs. large; blades 8-16 cm. long: fr. ovoid, oblong 

 or obovoid, 10-15 cm. long: fls. violet, 2-4 cm. 

 l ong 6. S. melongena 



dd. Lvs. small; blades 2-8 cm. long: fr. globular, 

 1-1.5 cm. in diam.: fls. white, not over 1cm. 

 long. 



Fr. black: lvs. mostly ovate 7. S. nigrum 



Fr. red or yellow: lvs. narrow-oblong to ob- 

 lanceolate. 



Twigs stellate-pubescent 8. S. capsicastrum 



Twigs glabrous 9 . S. pseudo-capsicum 



aa. Lvs. pinnately compound: plants producing fleshy stem tubers 10. S. tuberosum 



1. Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. CT (Le Chia) (H.F.4:237). Bushy herb, to lm.; 

 fls. white, VII-XI; fr. red, X-XI, glabrous. Tropical Asia; locally in Hun., Ki., 

 Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



2. Solanum ferox Linn. (Be. F. 243). Bushy biennial; or perennial; fls. IX-XI; fr. X- 

 XI, hairy. Tropical Asia; locally in Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



3. Solanum dulcamara Linn. Bittersweet (G.M.1253). Perennial vine; fls. blue, 

 purple, white, VII-IX; fr. red, IX-X. Eurasia, North America; locally in An., 

 Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



4. Solanum lyratum Thunb. 1^ (Shu Yang Chiian) (DC.P.13(1):79). Perennial 

 vine; fls. purple, VII-IX; fr. red, IX-X. Japan, China; locally in Hun., Hup., Ki., 

 Ku. Thickets. 



5. Solanum lysimachioides Wall. (DC.P.13(1):181). Slender-stemmed perennial vine; 

 fls. solitary, purple or white, VI- VIII; fr. VIII-IX. India, China; locally in Hun., 

 Hup. Woodland, streamside. 



6. Solanum melongena Linn. Egg Plant J]f\ (Ch'ieh) (H.F. 4:235). Erect perennial, 

 to lm.; fls. violet, VII-IX; fr. large (10-15 cm. long), purple, white, VIII-X. 

 Introduced from southern Asia; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Cul- 

 tivated, vegetable. 



There is great variety in the degree of hairiness and in the abundance or absence of 

 bristles in this species. The var. esculentum. Nees (B.M. 869) is commonly cultivated in our 

 area. 



7. Solanum nigrum Linn. Nightshade jfilg (LungK'uei; Dragon Mallow) (G.M.1253). 

 Bushy herb, to lm.; fls. white, VI-X; fr. black, VIII-X. World wide; locally in 

 An., Hup., Ki., Ku. Roadsides. Certain forms of this species are cultivated for 



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