438 



SOLANACE^E. I. SOLANUM. 



diffuse, prickly ; leaves sinuately pinnatifid, prickly on both 

 surfaces, glabrous, with naked margins ; racemes simple, and 

 are, as well as the calyxes, prickly. O- H. Native of the 

 East Indies. Dun. sol. 231. syn. p. 45. S. Virginianum, 

 Jacq. icon. rar. t. 332. coll. 2. p. 235. exclusive of the syn. of 

 Dill. S. diffusum, Wall. cat. no. 2613. S. Jacquini, (), Nees, 

 in Lin. trans. 17. p. 57. Kandung Kattiri of the Tamuls. 

 This species differs from S. yirginianum in the stem being de- 

 cumbent, not erect ; and in the margins of the leaves being 

 naked, not ciliated. Prickles subulate, straight, long, white ; 

 lobes of leaves acutish, sinuated ; recesses obtuse. Corolla 

 bluish-purple. 



Jacquin's Nightshade. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1804. PL pro- 

 cumbent. 



332 S. XANTHOCA'RPUM (Schrad. et Wendl. sert. hannov. 1. 

 p. S. t. 2.) stem herbaceous, prickly ; lower branches procum- 

 bent, divaricate ; leaves pinnatifidly ciliated, prickly on both 

 surfaces, and clothed with stellate down : segments sinuated, 

 acute, with naked margins ; racemes few-flowered, drooping. 

 0. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, East Indies, and 

 Mauritius. Dun. sol. p. 231. exclusive of the syn. of Lam. 

 syn. p. 45. S. diffusum, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 250. S. Jacquini, 

 var. a, Nees, 1. c. Very like S. Jacquini; but differs in the 

 cauline prickles being fewer ; in the young branches and leaves 

 being clothed with stellate down. Prickles long, yellow. Pe- 

 duncles 3-4-flowered, lateral and terminal. Corolla large, blue, 

 flat, marked with a purple star in the centre, which is downy 

 outside. Berry globose, size of a cherry, yellow, shining, 1- 

 celled. 



Yellow-fruited Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. PI. 

 | foot. 



333 S. RICHA'RDI (Dun. syn. p. 45. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 67. 

 f. 1 .) stem prickly, and scabrous from tomentum, as well as the 

 leaves, on both surfaces, cinereous beneath ; flowers panicled. 

 Jj . S. Native country unknown. Leaves ovate-oblong, beset 

 with stellate pili on both surfaces ; the prickles on the upper 

 surface straight, and those on the under surface recurved. Ra- 

 cemes simple, beset with stellate hairs, and prickly as well as 

 the calyxes and pedicels. Corolla large, with a 5-rayed star in 

 the centre, villous outside. 



Richard's Nightshade. Shrub. 



334 S. HX'STRIX (R. Br. prod. p. 446. Dun. sol. 232. syn. 

 p. 45.) stem herbaceous, diffuse; prickles much crowded, sub- 

 ulate, straight ; leaves oblong, pinnatifidly sinuated, glabrous, 

 and are, as well as the calyxes, very prickly ; corolla armed. 

 O- S. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 



Porcupine Nightshade. PI. ? 



SUBSECT. VII. CRYPTOCA'RPUM (tcpvirmi, krypto, to hide ; and 

 k-apiroc, karpos, a fruit ; fruit hidden by the calyx.) Dun. sol. 

 232. syn. p. 45. Nycterium species of authors. Leaves pinna- 

 tifid, bipinnatifid, and pinnate. Corollas 5-cleft. Berry covered 

 by the increased prickly calyx. 



1. Anthers equal. 



335 S. BALBI'SII (Dun. sol. 232. t. 3. D. syn. 45. Ker. 

 hot. reg. 140.) stem shrubby, villous, prickly; leaves pinna- 

 tifid, pilose, prickly : segments acute, sinuately toothed ; ra- 

 cemes cymose, lateral and terminal, and are, as well as the 

 calyxes, prickly ; anthers nearly equal. Jj . G. Native of 

 Peru, on the Andes, near Ayavaca ; and on the banks of the 

 river Cutaco, at the altitude of 900 to 1400 hexapods. S. de- 

 currens, Balb. icon, et descript. fasc. 1. p. 17. t. 1. S. viscd- 

 sum, Lag. gen. et spec. nov. p. 10. no. 145. D. C. hort. monsp. 

 S, sisymbrifolium, Lam. ill. no. 2386. Poir. diet. 4. p. 307. 



S. inflatum, Horn. hort. hafn. 1. p. 221. S. brasicaefolium, 

 Jacq. eclog. p. 14. t. 7. S. formosum, cat. hort. Dorp. S. 

 Mauritanum velins du gard. de paris, p. 21. t. 66. Roth, nov. 

 spec. S. viscidum, Schweigg. enum. p. 67. Mart. enum. 

 hort. erl. p. 64. S. Thouini, Gmel. cat. carlsr. p. 254. The 

 whole plant is clothed with simple pili, which are tipped by 

 glands. Leaves soft, clammy, prickly. Petioles prickly. 

 Calyx sometimes unarmed, and sometimes prickly. Prickles 

 straight, subulate, slender, yellow, or reddish-yellow. Corollas 

 large, white, semiquinquefid. Berry ovate, size of a cherry, 

 copper-coloured. This is a beautiful plant when in blossom. 



Var. ft, purpureum (Hook. bot. mag. t. 2828.) flowers pur- 

 ple. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. S. Balbisii, Ker. bot. reg. t. 

 140. Berry large, yellow, covered by the calyx. There is 

 also another variety with pale blue flowers. 



Balbis's Nightshade. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1816. Shrubs 

 to 4 feet. 



336 S. TE'CTUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 228. Dun. sol. p. 233. 

 syn. p. 46.) stem shrubby, terete, prickly ; leaves bipinnatifidly 

 sinuated, villous, prickly on both surfaces ; berry covered by 

 the villous calyx. 17 . G. Native of Mexico. S. sinuatum, 

 Willd. spec. 1. p. 1043. Pers. ench. 1. p. 227. S. fructu 

 t6cto, Cav. icon. 4. p. 5. t. 309. S. villosum, Dietr. gart. lex. 

 9. p. 341. Plant villous. Leaves bipinnatifid; lobes obtuse, 

 curled. Prickles thick, whitish : the slenderer ones brown. 

 Corolla yellow, tomentose outside. Stamens alternating with 

 the crenae in the throat. Berry globose, glabrous. Racemes 

 cymose, extrafoliaceous. Peduncles and calyxes very prickly. 



Coererf-berried Nightshade. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



2. Anthers unequal. 



337 S. CORNU'TUM (Lam. ill. 2. p. 25. no. 2387. Poir. diet. 4. 

 p. 308.) stem prickly, glabrous, subherbaceous ; leaves pinnate, 

 prickly : segments pinnatifid, obtuse ; prickles strong ; anthers 

 declinate, horn-formed : the lower one large, and much drawn 

 out. Jj . G. Native of Mexico ; also of Brazil. Juss. ann. 

 mus. 3. p. 120. t. 9. Dun. sol. p. 234. syn. p. 46. S. heter- 

 andrum, Juss. Nycterium cardaminifolium, Vent. jard. malm, 

 no. 85. Nycterium cornutum, Link, enum. 1. p. 189. Leaves 

 large, glabrous. Peduncles and calyxes villous and prickly at 

 the base. Prickles subulate, yellow, fuscescent at the base ; 

 those of the calyx setaceous. Racemes simple, lateral. Corollas 

 large, yellow, irregular, semiquinquefid, with reflexed seg- 

 ments. 



//bnzed-anthered Nightshade. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823, 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



338 S. HETERA'NDRUM (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 731. t. 7.) 

 annual ; stem and leaves prickly and hairy ; leaves ovate, ob- 

 tuse, pinnatifid, hairy on both surfaces : segments obsoletely 

 crenated and undulated ; anthers declinate, distant : lower one 

 horn-formed, and drawn out ; berry inclosed in the echinated 

 calyx. O- H. Native on the banks of the Missouri, Arkan- 

 sas, &c. Pursh, 1. c. 1. p. 156. Androcera lobata, Nutt. gen. 

 amer. 1. p. 129. Nycterium lobatum, Sweet. N. luteum, 

 Donn. Corollas yellow. Peduncles lateral, many-flowered. 



Variable-anthered Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1813. 

 PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



339 S. ROSTRA'TUM (Dun. sol. p. 234. t. 24. syn. p. 46.) 

 stem prickly, pilose ; pili stellate at apex ; leaves pinnatifid : 

 segments obtuse ; corollas irregular ; anthers declinate, horn- 

 formed : lower one large, and much drawn out. Q. H. Na- 

 tive of Mexico. Leaves beset with cinereous, stellate, and 

 simple hairs, and very prickly on both surfaces. Prickles un- 

 equal, straight, subulate, yellowish. Racemes lateral, simple. 



