Solatium. PENTANDIUA MONOGYNIA. 571 



size of a marrowfat pea; while immature, variegated with 

 deeper and lighter green, when ripe with deep orange yel- 

 low. 



14. S. trilobatitm. Willd. sp. i. 1049. 



Shrubby, scandent, armed with recurved, acute prickles. 

 Leaves ovate, three, four, or five-lobed, smooth. Racemes 

 terminal, or between the leaves. Berries drooping-, round, 

 smooth. 



Tetincj. Oochinta-kura ; kura means esculent, the leaves 

 being one of their favourite pot herbs. 



Solatium trilobalum. Barm. hid. 55. t. 22. f. 2. 



Compare with Lamark's S. acetosij'oiium. 



A native of the coast of Coromandel, particularly the 

 Northern Circars, where it is found in abundance on the road 

 sides, running over bushes, upon low trees, or whatever sup- 

 port it meets ; for it is by far too long- and slender to support 

 itself. In flower and seed the whole year. 



Stems and larger branches ligneous, scandent ; armed with 

 numerous, very sharp, recurved prickles, otherwise perfect- 

 ly smooth ; general extent from one to two fathoms, and of- 

 ten very ramous. Leaves scattered, remote, petioled, sub- 

 ovate, three, four, or five-lobed, smooth, of a shining green 

 on both sides. Petioles and veins armed. Peduncles leaf- 

 opposite, solitary, or accompanied with a single, one-flower- 

 ed pedicel ; armed, few-flowered. Floicers large, bluish- 

 purple. Germ two-celled. Berries of the size and appear- 

 ance of a red currant, smooth, drooping. 



15. S. hirsutum. R. 



Annual or biennial, ramous, prickly, and hairy. Leaves 

 double, one of the pair smaller, ovate-cordate, angle-lobed. 

 Calyx unarmed. Berry round, very hairy, four-celled. 



Ana-Chnnda. Rlieed. Mai. ii. 65. tab. 35. 



Beng. Ram-begoon. 



