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Gnaphalium-like Nightshade. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



1*0 S. VELLOZIA'SUM (Dun. sol. 236. ed. 2d. ined. t. 37. 

 syn. p. 19.) branches leprosely tomentose, rufescent ; leaves 

 large, oblong-lanceolate, leprously tomentose beneath, but quite 

 glabrous above ; racemes short, almost opposite the leaves, mul- 

 tifid, cymose. (3.8. Native of Brazil. Vand. spec. fl. bras, 

 p. 13. and in Rcem. script, hisp. p. 86. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 754. 

 Leaves petiolate, a foot long, dark green above, ar.d rufescent 

 beneath, like the racemes. Calyx deeply 5-cleft, with obtuse 

 segments. Corolla small, deeply 5-cleft. Style villous. 



I'ellozi's Nightshade. Shrub. 



121 S. ARGE'KTECM (Dun. syn. p. 19. sol. ed. 2d. t. 39.) 

 branches leprously silvery ; leaves ovate-oblong, shining on both 

 surfaces, leprously silvery beneath, but green and glabrous 

 above : they are twin on the primary branches, and solitary on 

 the secondary ones. ^ . S. Native about Rio Janeiro. Poir. 

 suppl. 3. p. 755. Peduncles twin or tern, very short, 1-flow- 

 ered, silvery, like the calyxes and outside of the corolla. 

 Flowers small. Calyx 5-toothed. Segments of corolla oblong, 

 acute. 



Siltery Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 

 to 4 feet. 



4. Glabrous trees or shrubs. Leates glabrous, rarely pilose 

 in the axils of the nertes. Racemes simple, cymose, cy- 

 mosely umbellate, opposite the leaves. Corolla somewhat 5- 

 cleft. 



122 S. URCEOLA'TUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 223. Dun. sol. p. 

 171. syn. p. 20.) stem shrubby ; leaves oblong, acuminated, 

 undulately repand ; peduncles opposite the leaves, few-flowered, 

 very short, fj . S. Native of Peru, in woods at Vitoc. S. 

 oppositifolium, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 35. t. 168. f. a. 

 Shrub glabrous. Leaves shining above. Peduncles 2-4-flower- 

 ed. Calyx 5-toothed, in the floriferous state small, but large 

 in the fructiferous state. Corolla 5-cleft, with hooked seg- 

 ments. 



Urceolate-ca\yx.ed Nightshade. Shrub 6 feet. 



123 S. LJEVIGA'TCM (Dun. syn. p. 20. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 106. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 32.) shrubby ; branches and 

 leaves glabrous, but pilose in the axils of the veins beneath ; 

 leaves on short petioles, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, cuneated at 

 the base, quite entire ; umbels opposite the leaves ; peduncu- 

 late, few-flowered. Ij . S. Native of New Granada, near 

 Fusagasuga. Leaves 4| inches long, and 2 broad. Calyx 5- 

 cleft, puberulous, with short, ovate, acutish segments. Allied 

 to S. triste, ex Kunth. 



Smooth Nightshade. Shrub 4 to 6 feet ? 



124 S. OBOVA'TCM (Dun. syn. p. 21. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 112. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 35.) arboreous ; branchlets an- 

 gular, clothed with fuscous tomentum ; leaves elliptic-oblong, 

 acuminated, somewhat cuneated at the base, quite entire, gla- 

 brous, but pilose in the axils of the veins beneath ; flowers op- 

 posite the leaves, umbellate, polygamous. ^ . S. Native of 

 Peru, on the Andes of Quito, near Cuenca. Branches terete, 

 glabrous. Leaves petiolate, 3 or 85 inches long. Umbels ses- 

 sile, many-flowered ; and in each umbel there are 3-4 fertile 

 flowers, which stand on long pedicels ; the rest are small and 

 abortive, and stand on short pedicels. Pedicels and calyxes 

 clothed with fuscous tomentum. Calyx 5-lobed : lobes blunt- 

 ish, unequal. Corolla smoothish, white? segments of the limb 

 linear-oblong, acute, equal, mucronately tubercled under the 

 apex. 



Oiorafe-leaved Nightshade. Tree. 



VOL. IT. 



5. Racemes or cymes axillary, solitary or tmn. 



125 S. ISCC'RVOM (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 164. f. 

 b. Dun. sol. p. 171. syn. p. 21.) pubescent; stem angular, 

 herbaceous ; leaves ovate, acuminated ; racemes twin, one 

 shorter than the other ; pedicels incurved, secund. If. . ? S. 

 Native of Peru, in woods at Munna. S. recurvum, Poir. 

 suppl. 3. p. 755. Stem thickened at the nodi, glabrous ; the 

 rest downy. Pedicels cymose, violaceous. Calyx campanulate, 

 deeply 5-toothed. Corolla whitish-violet, 5-parted. 



/ncurrerf-pedicelled Nightshade. PI. 2 feet. 



126 S. A'KCEPS (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 36. t. 169. f. a. 

 Dun. sol. 171. syn. p. 21.) stem herbaceous; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate ; peduncles axillary, very short, 2 or 3 together ; ber- 

 ries conical, 2-edged. 3J . ? S. Native of Peru, in woods at 

 Cuchero. Leaves quite entire, downy. Calyx and corolla 5- 

 parted. Peduncles cymose. Flowers secund, small, green. 

 Berry whitish, many-angled towards the top. 



Tito-edged-bemed Nightshade. PI. 3 feet. 



127 S. BASSOVIA (Rich. herb. ined. Dun. syn. p. 22.) stem 

 shrubby ; leaves ovate-oblong, attenuated at both ends, gla- 

 brous ; cymes small, axillary, solitary. ^ . S. Native of Gui- 

 ana, in woods, Richard. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 754. no. 132. S. 

 rugosum, Rich. herb. Bassovia sylvatica, Aubl. guian. p. 217. 

 t. 85. Lam. ill. t. 102. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1065. Leaves 

 large, petiolate, shining ; nerves rough above. Cymes shorter 

 than the leaves. Calyx 5-toothed ; teeth obtuse. Corolla 

 pubescent, greenish ; anthers yellow. Berry conical, somewhat 

 compressed, wrinkled, greenish-white. This differs from its 

 nearest ally, S. dnceps, in the stem being shrubby, and the 

 cymes being solitary. 



Bassovia Nightshade. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



6. Peduncles axillary, \-Jlonered, solitary, twin, or many 

 together. 



128 S. BREVIFOLIUM (Dun. syn. p. 22. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 113. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 36.) suffruticose, scan- 

 dent ; branches and leaves glabrous ; leaves ovate, obtuse, ob- 

 soletely cordate ; peduncles almost opposite the leaves, 1 -flow- 

 ered, solitary. Ij . v- ,. S. Native of Quito, near the town of 

 Ibarra, climbing on trees. Stems radicant ; branches rather 

 angular. Leaves 9-10 lines long, furnished with a small twin 

 or solitary leaf in the axils. Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla pale 

 violet; segments lanceolate. Berries globose, red, size of those 

 of S. nlgrum ; Fructiferous calyx 5-cleft. Perhaps a species of 

 Wilheringia. 



Short-leated Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 



129 S. HAVASE'NSE (Jacq. amer. p. 49. t. 35. ed. pict. t. 

 48. Dun. sol. 147. syn. p. 22.) shrubby ; branches angular, 

 and are, as well as the leaves, glabrous ; leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acute, shining, quite entire, narrowed at the base, rather 

 coriaceous; peduncles sub-axillary, 1 -flowered, solitary; berries 

 oval. Tj . S. Native of Martinico, Jamaica, Peru, in shady 

 parts of woods by the sea side ; and of Cuba, near Havana, 

 Regla, and Guanavacoa. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 36. 

 Swartz, obs. 82. Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 39. Leaves 

 sometimes twin, but very seldom, 2| inches long. Corollas 

 blue, an inch in diameter ; segments broad, short, emarginate. 

 Berry ovate, deep blue, shining, ex Jacq. ; globose, red, ex 

 Kunth. Peduncles 2-3-flowered, ex Jacq. ; 1-flowered, ex 

 Kunth. Calyx 5-parted. 



Havana Nightshade. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793. Shrub 5 

 to 8 feet. 

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