4-41: Lxxxii. SOLANE^. [Solanuin. 



Anthers tapering upwards, opening 0Ti]y at the end. Glabrous 



shrub. Leaves broadly lanceolate. Corolla deeply lobcd . , *4. S. pseitdocapsicum. 

 riowers unknown. Shrub. Leaves ovatej pubescent underneath 5. S. Skanesii. 



§ 2. No prickles. Stellate pubescence or tomentum on the iv hole plant or rarely on the 

 Jloivers 07ily, 



Flowers in forked pedunculate cymes. 



Leaves quite glabrous. Cymes loose. Corolla deeply lobed - 6. B. viride. 

 Leaves (large) very soft and densely tonientose. Cymes dense. 

 Leaves shortly acuminate, without stipule-like leaves at the 



base 8. 5. verhascifoHum. 



Leaves long-scuminate, mostly with small semicircular 



stipule-like leaves at the base **S. auriculatum* 



Flowers in simple lateral racemes or clusters. 



Leaves sprinkled with scattered stellate hairs. Corolla deeply 



lobed 7, 5. tetrandrum- 



Leaves densely or closely torn entosc underneath or on both sides. 



(See § 3, of which several species, especially S. discolor, S, esuriale^ S.ftufuraceum^ and 

 S, diadthophorum, are occasionally unarmed.) 



§ 3. Prickles slender on the branches and leaves (numerous few or very rare)^ none on the 

 calyxes. Stellate pnh esc €7ice or tomentum on the whole plant or rarely on the flowers onhj. 



Leaves glabrous above except along the veins (rarely scabrous- 

 pubescent in 5. violaceum), tomcntose undcrueath (except in 

 5. defensuni). 



Flowers rather small, the corolla deeply lobed. 

 Leaves tomeutose and white underneath. 



Leaves ovate or elliptical, rarely above 2 in. long. To- 

 mentum very close and short 9. 5. discolor* 



Leaves lanceolate, large aud broad or small and narrow, 



mostly acute. Tomentum close or loose ..... 10. 5. steliiyerum. 



Leaves narrow-oblong obtuse, usually small. Tomentum 



close 11. S. parvifolium* 



Leaves green underneath, glabrous or loosely stellate-hairy. 

 Leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, entire or hastate. 



Branches slender. Prickles abundant \2, S.feroclssimnm. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, pinnatifid, 5 to 6 in. long. . . 13. ^. defensim- 

 ' Flowers large, the corolla-lobes broad and short. 



Leaves broadly lanceolate. Ovary 2-celled 14. 5. violaceum^ 



Leaves oblong-linear or linear-lanceolate. Ovary 2-celled . 15. S. amhiymerumy 

 Leaves oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, cordate at the base. 



Ovary 4-celled , 16, S. tetraihecum. 



Leaves closely whitish tomcntose on both sides (the tomentum 

 rarely disappearing at length on the upper side). Calyx- 

 teeth very small at the time of flowering. 

 Leaves small, mostly broad on very short petioles. 



Leaves under i in. long, ovate or broadly oblong .... 17. ■S'- eladiophyllum. 

 Leaves orbicular, about \ in. long. Corolla deeply lobed . 18. S. orbiculatam. 



Leaves cordate, i to | ia. long. Corolla-lobes short and 



broad 19. S. oHgacaiitnum. 



Leaves nanw or on long petioles', niostly above \ in. long! 

 Leaves ovate oblong or lauceolate, entire or siuuate-toothrd. 



Corolla deeply lobed (i to | ia. diameter) . . . . . 20. 5. esitriale. , , 



Leaves o\^te-lanceolate or lanceolate, mostly lobcd at the ^. ^ 



base- Corolla-iobes rather short (4 in. diameter) ... 21. S. chenopodmum- 

 Leaves oblong or lanceolate, entire. Corolla with short 



broad lobes (f to 1 in. diameter) ........ 22. 5. Sturtiantifn 



Leaves densely and softly tomentose or velvety hirsute ou both 



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