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Stramonium-leaved Witheringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1823. 

 Tree 10 to 20 feet. 



2 W. CRASSIFOLIA (Dun. sol. p. 108. syn. p. 2.) stem shrub- 

 by, hairy, rather sarmentose ; leaves ovate, entire, or sinuately- 

 angular, bluntish ; panicles subdichotomous, reclinate. Fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Solatium crassifolium, 

 Lam. ill. no. 2323. Sol. dulcamara, var. j3, Lin. spec. p. 264. 

 Solanum Africanum, Mill. no. 26. Dill. hort. elth. 365. t. 

 273. f. 352. Branches hispid, rather angular at top. Leaves 

 pilose. Panicles subcymose, and nearly terminal. Flowers 

 pentamerous and pentandrous. Corolla of a violaceous purple 

 colour ; segments ovate, subconnivent. Anthers copper-co- 

 loured. 



Thick-leaved Witheringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1706. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



3 W. PI'CTA (Mart. bras. 3. p. 74. t. 227.) arborescent ; 

 branches and branchlets spreading, viscid and pilose, as well as 

 the leaves ; leaves alternate and twin, broad-ovate, short-acumi- 

 nated, acutish at the base ; peduncles solitary, and some aggre- 

 gate, axillary, shorter than the leaves. 1? . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil, in the mine provinces on Serra do Mar ; and near the town 

 of Joao d'El Key, &c., in dry exposed places. Flowers penta- 

 merous and pentandrous. Calyx with lanceolate segments. 

 Corolla white, spotted with violet in the throat ; segments 

 broad-lanceolate, acutish, exceeding the anthers, which are 

 linear. Berry yellowish. 



PaiflW-flowered Witheringia. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



4 W. DIVARICA'TA (Mart. bras. 3. p. 72. t. 228.) suffruticose, 

 the whole clothed with fine down ; leaves ovate- lanceolate, or 

 ovate, acuminated, rounded at the base ; racemes simple, few- 

 flowered, lateral, exceeding the leaves. Jj . S. Native along 

 with the preceding, on Serra do Mar ; and on the descent to the 

 valley of the river Paraiba. Branches for the most part oppo- 

 site. Flowers pentamerous and pentandrous. Segments of the 

 calyx ovate, acute, ciliated, and often serrulated. Corolla white ; 

 segments lanceolate, acute, twice as long as the inflated lanceo- 

 late anthers. 



Divaricate Witheringia. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



5 W. DIPLOCOXOS (Mart. bras. 3. p. 76. t. 229.) suffruticose, 

 glabrous ; leaves ovate, acuminated, cordate at the base ; ra- 

 cemes alar, longer than the leaves. Fj . S. Native of Brazil, 

 in hedges and woods at Tejuca, and elsewhere ; near Sebastino- 

 ple ; also on Serra do Mar. Leaves twin. Corollas semiquin- 

 quefid, of a testaceous rose-colour, with a violaceous middle 

 nerve, or wholly violaceous, size of those of Sol. tuberbsum ; 

 segments triangular, twice as long as the ovate, ventricose an- 

 thers, which are glandular at apex. Pistil referrible to an in- 

 verted cone in a cone. Segments of the calyx ovate, acute, den- 

 ticulated on the margins. Perhaps a species of Dunalia. 



Double-coned Witheringia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



6 W. MACROPHY'LLA (Dun. syn. p. 1. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 77. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 14.) shrubby ; branches 

 rather angular, puberulous ; leaves ovate-elliptic, subacumi- 

 nated, rather repand, smoothish : superior ones twin ; umbels 

 sessile, twice as short as the petioles ; filaments bearded. Tj . 

 S. Native of New Granada, near Turbaco, at the altitude of 

 180 hexapods. Leaves about 8 inches long, and about 4 broad, 

 rather downy on the primary veins beneath. Flowers size of 

 those of Solanum nigrum, tetramerous and tetrandrous. Calyx 

 4-toothed. Corolla 4-cleft, greenish, with oblong, acute seg- 

 ments. Anthers ovate-lanceolate. Berries globose, red, size of 

 pepper berries. This species differs from W. solanacea, which 

 it is very like; in the shrubby stem ; larger leaves, and smoother 

 branches ; in the umbels being shorter than the petioles ; and in 

 the smaller flowers. 



Long-leaved Witheringia. Shrub. 



7 W. CILIA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 15.) 

 shrubby ; branches terete, glabrous ; leaves oblong, acute, nar- 

 rowed at the base, quite entire, ciliated, glabrous, twin ; pedun- 

 cles extra-axillary, solitary or twin, elongated. f} . S. Native 

 of New Granada, on the Andes of Pasto, near Tulcan, at the 

 altitude of 1580 hexapods. Young branchlets downy. Flow- 

 ers size of those of Solanum nigrum. pentamerous and pentan- 

 drous. Calyx downy, 5-toothed. Corolla white ; limb angu- 

 larly 5-lobed ; lobes acute. Filaments glabrous ; anthers ob- 

 long, obtuse. This species has much the habit of Solanum 

 phtllyreotdes, with which at first sight it might be readily con- 

 founded. 



Ciliated-leaved Witheringia. Shrub. 



8 W. MOLLIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) shrubby ; branches 

 terete, clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves ovate, acuminated 

 at both ends, quite entire, downy above, clothed with soft to- 

 mentum beneath, and canescent, twin ; peduncles 2-3-4 toge- 

 ther, elongated. fj . S. Native of Peru, near the town of 

 Caxamarca, at the altitude of 1500 hexapods. Leaves lg to 2 

 inches long. Flowers drooping, size of those of Solanum ni- 

 grum, pentamerous and pentandrous. Calyx 5-toothed, hoary. 

 Corolla hairy outside ; limb angularly 5-toothed : teeth acute. 

 Anthers oblong, obtuse, on glabrous filaments. Berry size of 

 pepper, globose. Very like the two preceding, but differs in 

 the form of the leaves. 



Soft Witheringia. Shrub. 



9 W. RHOMBOI'DEA (Dun. syn. p. 1. H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) 

 shrubby ; branches terete, tomentose ; leaves ovate, acutish, 

 rounded at the base, and unequal, quite entire, clothed with soft 

 pubescence above, and hoary tomentum beneath, twin ; umbels 

 sessile, 4-6-flowered, longer than the petioles ; filaments gla- 

 brous, f? . S. Native on the Andes of Quindiu, on El Ma- 

 chin, at the altitude of 1030 hexapods. Leaves an inch long, 

 green above. Flowers size of those of Solanum nigrum, penta- 

 merous and pentandrous. Calyx clothed with hoary tomentum, 

 5-toothed : teeth linear, remote. Corolla glabrous, 5-cleft, 

 with oblong, acute segments, which are hairy at top. Anthers 

 linear-oblong. 



Rhomboid-leaved Witheringia. Shrub climbing. 



10 W. DUMETORUM (Dun. sol. p. 1. sol. ed. 2d. ioed. t. 7S. 

 H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 16.) shrubby ; branches rather angular, 

 tomentose while young ; leaves ovate, subacuminated, cuneated 

 at the base, hairy above, clothed with hairy tomentum beneath, 

 and canescent: superior ones twin ; peduncles twin or tern, 1- 

 flowered, much longer than the petioles; filaments glabrous. 



fy . S. Native of New Granada, among bushes in the province 

 of Pasto, between Chumban and Tusa, at the altitude of 1 500 

 hexapods. Leaves 12-16 inches long. Flowers size of the 

 preceding, pentamerous and pentandrous. Calyx like that of 

 the last species, from which it is principally distinguished in the 

 form of the leaves. 



Bush Witheringia. Shrub. 



11 W. RIPA'RIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 16.) shrubby, 

 branches angular ? hispid from pili ; leaves somewhat obliquely 

 obovate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, glabrous, pilose 

 on the nerves beneath, twin ; flowers extra-axillary, crowded, 

 about equal in length to the petioles ; filaments pilose at the 

 base. J? . S. Native of New Granada, on the Andes of 

 Quindiu, near the river Toche, at the altitude of 1050 hexapods. 

 Leaves 2i to 3^ inches long. Flowers extra-axillary, size of 

 those of Lycium Bdrbarum. Calyx obsoletely 5-toothed, gla- 

 brous. Corolla greenish-white, glabrous ; tube funnel-shaped ; 

 limb 5-parted. 



Ricer-side Witheringia. Shrub. 



12 W. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Dun. syn. p. 2. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 80. 

 H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 17.) shrubby; branches flexuous, 



