SOLANACEJi. I. SOLANUM. 



431 



with deep, acute segments. Corolla white, with ovate-oblong, 

 bluntish segments. Berry globose. 

 Hernandez's Nightshade. Shrub. 



269 S. TRICUSPIDA'TUM (Rich. herb, ex Dun. syn. p. 36. sol. 

 ed. 2d. ined. t. 60.) stem shrubby, sometimes prickly ; leaves 

 sinuately angular at top, acute, scabrous above, and tomentose 

 beneath, and rather prickly on the midrib beneath ; cymes sim- 

 ple, tomentose. *? . S. Native of Guiana. Poir. suppl. 3. 

 p. 771. Branches tomentose, rusty at top. Leaves large, 

 ovate-oblong, on long petioles, subcordate. Hairs and tomentum 

 stellate. Calycine segments 5, acute. Corolla large, deeply 5- 

 cleft. It differs from S. torvum in the form of the leaves, and 

 simple racemes. 



Tricuspidate-le&ved. Nightshade. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



270 S. MACCA'I (Rich. herb, ex Dun. syn. p. 37. sol. ed. 2d. 

 t. 61.) stem shrubby, hardly prickly ; leaves subcordate at the 

 base, sinuately lobed, canescent beneath : sinuses rounded ; 

 lobes sinuately angular ; cymes simple. \j . S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 771. Maccai, Merian, surin. t. 6. 

 Branches white, powdery. Prickles straight. Leaves on long 

 petioles, broad, furnished with a few prickles on the midrib be- 

 neath, beset with distant, stellate pili above. Peduncles, pedi- 

 cels, calyxes, and under surfaces of leaves tomentose. Inflores- 

 cence and flowers similar to those of S. tricuspidatum. Berry 

 red, globose, edible. 



Maccai Nightshade. Shrub 4 to 6 feet ? 



271 S. OVALIFOLIUM (Dun. syn. p. 37. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 J28.) stem shrubby, prickly; branches villously tomentose, un- 

 armed ; leaves obovate-elliptic, acute, rounded at the base, and 

 almost unarmed, clothed with stellate tomentum beneath ; ra- 

 cemes lateral, subdichotomous, short, and are, as well as the ca- 

 lyxes, unarmed. fj . S. Native of New Granada, in the valley 

 of the Magdalena, near Honda. Leaves repand, and somewhat 

 undulated, furnished with 1 or 2 straight prickles on the mid- 

 rib beneath, 3-4 inches long. Racemes, outside of calyxes and 

 corollas clothed with white, stellate tomentum. Calyx 5-parted; 

 segments obovate, acute. Segments of corolla oblong, linear, 

 acute. 



Oval-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 



272 S. HI'SPIDUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 228. Dun. sol. p. 204. 

 syn. p. 37.) stem shrubby, prickly, very hairy ; leaves lobed, 

 acuminated ; racemes lateral, dichotomous, unarmed. lj . S. 

 Native of Peru, among rubbish at Pillao and Panao, where it is 

 called Campucasa and Huircacasa. Plant beset with stellate, 

 rusty hairs all over. Some of the superior leaves are ovate, and 

 quite entire, acute, and a few are repand ; the rest are cordate, 

 7-11-lobed: lobes acutish, a span long, very hairy. Racemes 

 axillary and terminal, many-flowered. Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla 

 white, clothed with rusty, stellate tomentum outside, somewhat 

 5-parted. Berry globose, yellowish. 



Hispid Nightshade. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



273 S. LANA'TUM (Dun. sol. p. 305. syn. p. 37.) stem prickly, 

 arboreous ; leaves oblong, solitary or twin ; corymbs rameal, 

 subdichotomous. t? . S. Native of Peru, at Huassanassi. S. 

 asperum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 229. but not of \ r ahl. S. aspero- 

 lanatum, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 39. t. 174. f. b. Shrub 

 clothed with rough, stellate, rusty wool. Leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, angular, shining. Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla white, woolly 

 outside. Berry yellow, about the size of a filbert. 



Woolly Nightshade. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



274 S. PANICULA'TUM (Lin. spec. 267.) stem and petioles 

 prickly ; leaves sinuately angular, glabrous above ; flowers pa- 

 nicled, terminal. T? . S. Native of Brazil, and the West India 

 Islands, where it is called Croc de Chien by the French. Aubl. 

 guian. 1. p. 216. Dun. sol. p. 203. syn. p. 37. Stems and 

 petioles clothed with white tomentum. Prickles few, straight, 

 naked. Leaves tomentose, broad, cordate, unarmed, glabrous 



above. Panicles terminal, compound, tomentose, and are, as 

 well as the calyxes, unarmed. 



Pamcfed-flowered Nightshade. Shrub. 



275 S. ACUTI'LOBUM (Dun. syn. p. 37. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 63.) branches almost unarmed, clothed with powdery tomen- 

 tum ; leaves on long petioles, cordate, sinuately angular, clothed 

 with powdery tomentum on both surfaces ; racemes cymose, 

 almost terminal. fj . S. Native of Para, in Brazil. Poir. 

 suppl. 3. p. 772. Nearly allied to S. paniculatum; but differs 

 from it in the leaves being clothed with powdery tomentum. 

 Branches almost unarmed ; prickles few, small, and acute. To- 

 mentum yellowish, stellate. Leaves greenish-yellow above, and 

 whitish beneath. Racemes multifid, tomentose, as well as the 

 calyxes. Corollas large. 



Acute-lobed-\eaved Nightshade. Shrub. 



276 S. A'LBIDUM (Dun. sol. p. 206. syn. p. 37.) stem arbo- 

 reous, prickly ; leaves sinuated : lower ones lobed, hoary be- 

 neath ; racemes axillary, many-flowered, subcorymbose. Jj . S. 

 Native of Peru, among broken rocks on the edges of torrents ; 

 at Huanuco, Acomayo, Chulquillo, and Camuba, where it is 

 called by the inhabitants Yurahuacta and Yurahusa. S. inca- 

 num, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 40. t. 175. f. b. but not of Lin. 

 spec. ed. 1st. Young leaves 7-9-lobed : adult ones sinuated, 

 glabrous above. Racemes tomentose. Calyx small. Corolla 

 white. Berry globose, small, yellow, sometimes black. 



Whitish Nightshade. Shrub S!0 feet. 



277 S. SAPONA'CECM (Dun. sol. p. 206. syn. p. 37.) stem 

 shrubby, prickly ; leaves sinuately angular, 'scabrous ; corymbs 

 lateral, dichotomous ; flowers secund. Ij . G. Native of Peru 

 and Chili, in waste places. S. scabrum, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 

 2. p. 39. t. 175. f. a. but not of Vahl. In Peru the plant is 

 called Casiamuru. Prickles few, remote, straight, fulvescent. 

 Leaves solitary, but sometimes twin, beset with small stellate 

 hairs on both surfaces. Calyx deeply 5-cleft. Corolla bluish- 

 violet, with acute segments. Berry orange-yellow, size of a 

 chick pea. Said by Nees in Lin. trans. 17. p. 54. to be the 

 same as S. torvum, Swartz. The S. saponaceum, Hook. bot. 

 mag. t. 2697. is S. dealbatum, Lindl. 



Soapy Nightshade. Fl. July. Clt. 1825. Shrub 4 to 6 

 feet. 



278 S. PLATYPHY'LLUM (Dun. syn. p. 38. sol. ed. 2d. ined. 

 t. 130.) suffruticose ; branches prickly? leaves broad-oblong, 

 sinuately lobed, rounded at the base, beset with stellate pili on 

 both surfaces, prickly on the midrib beneath ; flowers racemose ; 

 pedicels and calyxes unarmed, and are, as well as the corollas, 

 clothed with fuscous tomentum. lj . S. Native in woods on 

 the banks of the Orinoco, between the confluence of the Meta 

 and the Cataract of Maypures. S. undecimangulare, Willd. 

 rel. ex Roam, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 669. Leaves purplish 

 beneath, ex Bonpl., 7-8 inches long, and 5-6 broad. Flowers 

 unilateral. Calyx 5-cleft ; lobes acute. Corolla violaceous, 

 white inside ; segments ovate-lanceolate, acuminated. Perhaps 

 only a var. of S. saponaceum. 



Broad-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 



279 S. VAILLA'NTH (Dun. syn. p. 38. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 64.) stem glabrous, prickly ; prickles reversed ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, sinuately-lobed, pilose above, scabrous beneath ; 

 racemes bifid, cymose. F? . S. Native country unknown. Poir. 

 suppl. 3. p. 772. This species differs from S. saponaceum in 

 the characters indicated above ; and in the leaves being beset 

 with simple hairs on the upper surface, instead of stellate ones ; 

 and in the flowers being fewer. 



VaillanCs Nightshade. Shrub. 



280 S. PROCU'MBENS (Lour. coch. ed. Willd. 1. p. 163.) 

 stem shrubby, procumbent, prickly ; prickles recurved ; leaves 

 small, twin, on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, repandly lobed, 

 clothed with stellate tomentum on both surfaces, glaucous, 



