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SOLANACE^E. I. SOLANUM. 



174 S. CRASSIPE'TALUM (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 256. 

 cat. no. 2618. Nees in Lin. trans. 17. p. 42.) shrubby ; lower 

 leaves solitary : superior ones twin, ovate-oblong, acuminated at 

 both ends, ciliated, hairy above, one smaller than the other ; 

 flowers fasciculately aggregate at the sides of the leaves ; calyx 

 somewhat 1 0-toothed ; teeth subulate : alternate ones shorter. 

 T? . G. Native of Nipaul. S. denticulatum, var. a, Blum, 

 bijdr. p. 697. S. biflorum, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 96, ex- 

 clusive of many synonymes, and probably of Lour. coch. 1. p. 

 159. ? Corolla purple, or white. Berry globular, scarlet, J an 

 inch in diameter. 



Thick-petalled Nightshade. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



175 S. MOLLISSIMUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 698.) flowers fascicled 

 at the sides of the leaves ; teeth of calyx equal in length to the 

 tube ; leaves of two forms, tomentose beneath, the one ovate, 

 and the other oblong. ^ S. Native of Java. 



Very-soft Nightshade. Shrub. 



2. Leaves solitary. Corolla plicate, 5-angled. Stamens 

 sometimes unequal. 



176 S MOCINIA'NUM (Dun. syn. p. 23. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 43.) stem herbaceous, pilose ; leaves almost sessile, ovate-lance- 

 olate, acute, pilose; peduncles solitary; calyx 10-cleft. ()? 

 H. Native of Mexico. Poir. suppl. 3, p. 757 Moc. et Sesse, 

 pi. mex. icon. ined. Nearly allied to S. viridifldrum. Peduncles 

 axillary, longer than the leaves. Corolla violaceous, with acute 

 angles. Anthers nearly sessile. Berry ovate-oblong, yellowish 

 green. 



Mocino's Nightshade. PL 



177 S. FU'OAX (Jacq. coll. 4. p. 123. icon. rar. t. 324. Dun. 

 sol. 178. syn. p. 23.) stem shrubby, dichotomous, divaricate; 

 leaves lanceolate, smoothish ; peduncles solitary; calyx 10- 

 toothed. Tj . S. Native of Caraccas. Lam. diet. 4. p. 282. 

 Bark blackish, roughish with dots. Peduncles from the divari- 

 cation of the branches, or opposite the leaves. Calyx small, 

 truncate, 10-striped. Corolla large, white, with a yellow 5- 

 rayed star, as in S. stelldtum, expanding about 5 in the morn- 

 ing, but closes in a short time afterwards, hence the specific 

 name. 



Fitgacious-fioweieA Nightshade. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1816. 

 Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



178 S. STELLA V TUM (Jacq. coll. 3. p. 254. and 5. t. 5. f. 2. 

 icon. rar. t. 325. Dun. sol. p. 178. syn. p. 24.) stem shrubby, 

 scandent, flexuous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, acumi- 

 nated ; peduncles generally twin ; calyx unequally toothed. T? . 

 w . S. Native country unknown. Shrub evergreen, glabrous, 

 green. Peduncles sometimes solitary, and by threes. Corollas 

 elegant, large, blue, marked by a 5-rayed star, which is green- 

 ish and protuberant beneath, stretched out beyond the limb 

 of the corolla into acute points, as in S.fugax, S. virgatum, 

 and others. Berry globose, orange-coloured. Nearly allied 

 to S. gemination, and S. retrofrdctum, but differs in the larger 

 flowers and unequally-toothed calyx. 



Starry-Qowered Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1805. 

 Shrub climbing. 



179 S. GEMINA TUM (Vahl. eclog. 1. p. 21. Dun. sol. 177. 

 syn. p. 24.) stem scandent ; leaves ovate, quite entire, glabrous, 

 as well as the calyxes and pedicels ; peduncles axillary, usually 

 twin ; calyx 1 0-toothed : teeth linear-subulate. T? . w . S. 

 Native of Cayenne. Branches terete, powdery, when examined 

 by a lens. One of the peduncles is longer than the other. 

 Corolla glabrous. 



Twin-flowered Nightshade. Shrub climbing. 



180 S. BIFLORUM (Lour. coch. 159.) stem shrubby; leaves 



ovate, villous ; peduncles twin ; calyx 10-cleft. T? . G. Native 

 of China and Cochinchina, where it is called Thien-phao. Dun. 

 sol. p. 177. syn. p. 24. Leaves quite entire. Calycine seg- 

 ments subulate. Berry small, roundish, red. 

 Two-florvered Nightshade. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



181 S. PHILLYREOI'DES (Dun. syn. p. 24. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 115. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 37.) stem shrubby, 

 erect, dichotomous ; leaves oblong, or lanceolate-oblong, taper- 

 ing to both ends, acuminated, quite entire, glabrous above, and 

 downy beneath ; flowers alar, and lateral, 2 to 4 together ; 

 calyx somewhat 1 0-toothed. Jj . S. Native of New Granada, 

 in the valley of the river Magdalena, near Teneriffe and Badilla. 

 Branchlets angular, downy. Leaves glabrous, and green above, 

 but pale and downy beneath. Corollas size of those of S. lyci- 

 oldes. Teeth of calyx linear-subulate, remote : the alternate 

 ones very small, and placed in the middle of the tube. Corolla 

 sinuately 5-angled, marked by a violaceous star. Berry globose. 



Phillyrea-like Nightshade. Shrub. 



182 S. VIRGATUM (Lam. ill. no. 2310. Dun. sol. p. 174. t. 

 4. syn. p. 25.) stem shrubby ; branches twiggy ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, acute, tomentose beneath, as well as the peduncles and 

 calyxes ; peduncles numerous, filiform, axillary, and in the 

 forks of the branches ; filaments unequal. Tj . G. Native of 

 the Canary Islands. Tomentum stellate. Leaves quite entire. 

 Calyx 10-cleft; segments joined by a pellucid membrane: al- 

 ternate ones short. Corolla violaceous, marked by a 5-rayed 

 star, tomentose outside. Stamens 5, one of which is longer 

 than the others. 



Twiggy Nightshade. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 

 feet? 



183 S. LE'NTUM (Cav. icon. 4. p. 4. t. 308.) shrubby, 

 scandent ; branches and under sides of the leaves clothed with 

 starry hoary tomentum, but clothed with stellate down above ; 

 leaves ovate, acute, quite entire ; extra-axillary flowers twin, 

 and the terminal ones numerous ; calyx 1 0-toothed : teeth 

 linear-filiform. Tj w S. Native of New Spain, Cav. ; in the 

 province of Caraccas, near Cura, in the valley of Aragua. Dun. 

 sol. 175. syn. p. 25. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 38. 

 Solanum scandens, foliis tomentosis, Plum. cat. p. 4. ? Tourn. 

 inst. p. 150. ? Plum. ed. Burm. p. 242. t. 245. f. 3. ? Supe- 

 rior leaves twin. ? Corolla sinuately 5-lobed, violaceous, with a 

 white star, downy outside. One of the stamens is twice as long 

 as the other 4. 



Pliant Nightshade. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1823. Shrub cl. 



3. Leaves ttvin. Calyx slightly 10-toothed. Flowers fasci- 

 cled, or twin at the sides of the leaves. 



184 S. DENTICULA'TUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 697. Nees in Lin. 

 trans. 17. p. 41.) stem sufFruticose ; lower leaves solitary: su- 

 perior ones twin, smoothish, the larger one oblong, acuminated 

 at both ends, the smaller one subovate ; flowers fasciculately 

 aggregate at the sides of the leaves ; calyx minutely 10-toothed, 

 furrowed, fj . S. Native of Silhet ; Java, in shady places on 

 the higher mountains of Cede and Burangrang. There is a 

 var. of this plant described by Blum, having the leaves, pedun- 

 cles, and calyxes hairy ; and another variety having the pedun- 

 cles solitary, and the flowers tetrandrous from abortion. 



Denticulated-calyaed Nightshade. Shrub. 



4. Leaves solitary, rarely twin. Corollas 5 -parted. Sta- 

 mens equal. 



185 S. SCA'NDENS (Lin. suppl. 147. amoen. acad. 8. p. 253.) 

 stem herbaceous, twining ; leaves cordate, ovate, dependent, 



