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SOLANACE^E. I. SOLANUM. 



SUBSECT. III. HOLOPHY'LLA (from o\oe, holos, entire ; and 

 <f>v\\ov, phyllon, a leaf; in reference to the entire leaves.) 

 leaves quite entire, solitary. Calyx 5-parted. Stamens equal. 



1. Racemes terminal, 



81 S. SE'SSILE (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 35. t. 167. f. a. 

 Dun. sol. p. 159. syn. p. 14.) stems shrubby, glabrous; leaves 

 oblong-spatulate, acuminated, sessile, quite glabrous ; racemes 

 recurved. ^ . S. Native of Peru, in waste places about 

 Munna. Shrub glabrous. Leaves a foot long. Corolla white. 

 Anthers dark purple. Berry white, size of a cherry. Pedun- 

 cles terminal, solitary, a span long. 



Sessile-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



82 S. ALLOGONUM (Bernh. mss. ex Schlecht, in Linnaea, 8. 

 p. 252.) corolla greenish, physaloid, furnished with a large 

 spreading calyx, remaining under the berry ; and is, as well as 

 the stem, angularly winged. Q. ? H. Native of Mexico, at 

 Jalapa and Hacienda de La Laguna. Perhaps a proper genus. 



Diverse-angled Nightshade. PI. 



83 S. ANONJEFOLIUM (Dun. syn. p. 15. sol. ed. 2d. t. 95. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 27.) arboreous, glabrous; 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, quite entire, gla- 

 brous, blistered above, and pilose in the axils of the veins be- 

 neath ; corymbs terminal, branched. Tj . S. Native of New 

 Granada, on the banks of the river Magdalena, between Tene- 

 riffe and Monpox. Branches terete. Leaves 5 inches long. 

 Corollas white ? with ovate-oblong, obtuse segments. 



Anona-leaved Nightshade. Tree. 



84 S. PA'TULUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 223. Dun. sol. 162. syn. 

 p. 15.) stem shrubby ; branches powdery; leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, powdery on both surfaces, and particularly on 

 the under side ; racemes loose, spreading ; pedicels twin. Ij . 

 S. Native of Peru, in groves at Munna and Tambo-nuevo, 

 S. lanceolatum, Ruiz, et Pav. 2. p. 33. t. 164. f. a. but not of 

 Cav. Leaves subpetiolate, about 5 inches long. Calyx pow- 

 dery. Corolla large, violaceous, glabrous, powdery outside. 

 Berry black, size of a cherry. 



Spreading Nightshade. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1818. Shrub 

 4 to 5 feet. 



85 S. PULVERULE'NTUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 223.) stem 

 shrubby ; branches powdery ; leaves lanceolate-linear, nerved 

 beneath, undulated ; racemes rameal, powdery; pedicels twin. 

 \l . S. Native of Peru, in groves of Huanuco, at Acamago. 

 Dun. sol. p. 103. syn. p. 15. S. angustifolium, Ruiz, et Pav. 

 fl. per. 2. p. 33. t. 163. f. b. but not of Lam. Stem much 

 branched. Leaves powdery. Corolla whitish-violet, powdery 

 outside. Berry black, subovate, size of a chick-pea. 



Powdery Nightshade. Shrub. 



86 S. LONGIFLORUM (Vahl, eclog. 1. p. 20.) stem shrubby; 

 leaves oblong or elliptic, attenuated, rather tomentose on both 

 surfaces ; racemes bifid, cymose ; corolla 5-parted. ^ S. 

 Native of Guiana. S. longifolium, Dun. sol. p. 163. t. 9. syn. 

 p. 15. S. salvifoliutn, Lam. ill. no. 2308. ? S. subenerme, 

 Jacq. ? Branches terete, rather tomentose from minute starry 

 hairs at top, as well as the peduncles, pedicels, leaves, and 

 calyxes. Leaves unequal, 2-9 inches long, reflexed, undulately 

 repand, green above. Corolla bluish-violet, with narrow, blunt 

 segments, tomentose outside. Teeth of calyx subulate. The 

 young branches are said by Link, ex enum. 1. p. 184. to be fur- 

 nished with soft prickles. 



Long-jlorvered Nightshade. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



87 S. NI'TIDUM (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 33. t. 163.) 

 stem shrubby ; branches glabrous, shining ; leaves ovate-Ian- 



ceolate, acute ; racemes subcymose, clothed with powdery to- 

 mentum. 1? . S. Native of Peru, in groves of Tarma, where 

 it is called Rapace by the natives. Leaves entire or repand. 

 Corolla whitish-violet, powdery outside. Berry black, size of a 

 chick-pea. 



Shining-branched Nightshade. Shrub. 



88 S. ANGUSTIFOLIUM (Lam. ill. no. 2343. Dun. syn. p. 15.) 

 stem shrubby ; branches subherbaceous ; leaves nnrrow-lanceo- 

 late, quite glabrous, bluntish ; flowers corymbose. ^ Cr. 

 Native of Buenos Ayres, in fields. Dun. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 32. Branches smooth. Leaves petiolate, similar to those of 

 the Laurel. Peduncles long, branched. Corolla white ? with 

 ovate, blunt segments. Anthers large, yellow. 



Narrow-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 



89 S. STENOPHY'LLUM (Dun. syn. p. 15. H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. amer. 3. p. 27.) stem sub-herbaceous, clothed with pow- 

 dery tomentum ; leaves narrow, oblong-linear, almost sessile, 

 quite glabrous above, but clothed with powdery tomentum 

 beneath ; racemes coarctate. TJ. . ? S. Native of Peru, on the 

 Andes, near Olleros and Yanto. Dun. sol. ed. 2d. t. 97. 



Narrow-leaved Nightshade. PI. 2 feet ? 



90 S. LOXE'NSE (Dun. syn. p. 16. H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. 3. p. 28.) stem tomentose, scandent ; leaves subcordate, 

 ovate-lanceolate, hairy, and woolly beneath ; racemes terminal, 

 divaricate. 7. w . S. Native of Quito, frequent between Loxa, 

 Gonzanama, and the banks of the river Catamayo, at the alti- 

 tude of 1060 hexapods. Dun. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 98. Stem 

 angular, a little winged, downy at base. Tomentum stellate, 

 whitish-yellow. Leaves on short petioles, unequal at the base. 

 Panicles terminal. Calycine segments truncate, mucronate. 

 Corolla small, with oblong, acute segments. 



Loxa Nightshade. PL climbing. 



91 S. CRI'SPUM (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 31. t. 158. f. a. 

 Dun. sol. 159. syn. p. 16.) stem shrubby; leaves ovate and 

 subcordate, undulately curled, acuminated, quite entire ; flowers 

 corymbose, terminal. ^ . G. Native of Chili, in waste places. 

 Plant very bitter, and called by the natives Natre. Stem 

 glabrous. Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla pale blue, slightly 

 puberulous. Berry pale yellow, globose, size of a pea. 



CW/erf-leaved Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 12 to 15 feet. 



92 S. AU'REUM (Dun. syn. p. 16. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 3. p. 28.) stem shrubby, twining ; leaves petiolate, ovate, 

 shining above, and rather pilose beneath ; racemes dichoto- 

 mous, clothed with brownish-yellow tomentum. tj . w . G. 

 Native of America, in frigid places at the bottom of Mount 

 Chimborazo, near Calpi and Yanaurcu, at the altitude of 1620 

 hexapods. Stem clothed with powdery, brownish-yellow to- 

 mentum, as well as the pedicels, racemes, calyxes, &c. Ra- 

 cemes paniculately corymbose. Corolla violaceous ; segments 

 lanceolate, with revolute edges. 



Golden-haired Nightshade. Shrub twining. 



93 S. PYRIFOLIUM (Lam. ill. p. 2345. Dun. sol. p. 160. 

 syn. p. 16.) stem sub-herbaceous; leaves ovate, entire, acute, 

 naked on both surfaces, on long petioles ; racemes panicled, ter- 

 minal ; calycine segments obtuse, mucronate. Ij . ? S. Native 

 of Martinico. Dun. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 34. Allied to S. quer- 

 cifolium ; but differs in the leaves being entire, and the flowers 

 larger. Corolla white ; with oval, obtuse segments. Calyx 

 glabrous ; segments blunt. 



Pear-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 2 to 3 feet ? 



94 S. MACRANTHE'RUM (Moc. et Sesse. pi. mex. icon. ined. 

 Dun. syn. p. 16. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 100. H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. 3. p. 28. t. 195.) shrubby, scandent ; leaves on long 

 petioles, ovate, acuminated, acute at the base, quite entire, hairy 

 or downy ; panicles terminal, branched ; flowers subcorymbose. 



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