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qiiae ramis dense patenti-pilosis, foliis 2 — 4 mm. longe petiolatis, basi svib- 

 cordatis membranaceis v. chartaceis, calyce subc^'liiidraceo superne vix am- 

 pilato, corollae lobis linearibus abunde recedit. 



Solanaceae. 

 Solanum troyaiium Urb. (n. sp.) fruticosum, inerme, glabrum; 

 foliis 3 — I cm. longe petiolatis, obovato-ellipticis, ellipticis usqiie ob- 

 longo-lanceolatis, inferne sensini in petiolum angnstatis, superne sen- 

 sini angustatis v. breviter v. brevissirae aciiminatis, apice ipso obtusis, 

 8 — 15 cm. longis, 2,5 — 6 cm. latis, margine integerrimis, chartaceis 

 V. siibcoriaceis; inflorescentiis terminalibus, 2 — 6-floris, pedicellis 

 8 — 4 cm. longis, superne subangulatis; floribus 5-meris; calyce in- 

 ferne coalito, lobis ovatis v. anguste ovatis v. triaugularibus obtusis, 

 3,5—5 mm. longis; coroUa caerulea v. violaceo- caerulea, 2 cm. longa, 

 calycem 3 — 4-plo superante; antheris filamenta duplo superantibus, 

 aequalibus, apice biporosis, 5 — 6 mm. longis. 



Friitex gracilis, 2 — 4 m. altns. Eami vetustiores in sicco sordide 

 albido-flavi teretes laeves, lenticellis parcis v. nullis, cortice demum longi- 

 tudinaliter rimoso, liornotini in sicco nigrescentes. Folia alterna, raro sub- 

 opposita, petiolis seraiteretibiis supra subplanis v. leviter sulcatis superne 

 limbo decurrente anguste marginatis, nervo medio supra plus minus im- 

 presso, lateralibus utroque latere 7 — 8 sub angulo Gl) — 70'' abeuntibus, 

 supra prominulis, subtus prominentibus, non v. parum et grosse i'eticulato- 

 anastomosantibus, er. 5 mm. ante raarginem arcuato-conjunctis, margine 

 plana v. anguste recurva, supra nitida, subtus multo pallidiora. Inflores- 

 centiae simpliciter racemiformes, raro supra basin bifurcatae; pedunculus 

 0,5 — 3 cm. longus; bracteae nullae; pedicelli basi posterius articulati, medio 

 er. 1 mm. crassi, superne plus minus incrassati, non alati. Calyx G — 7 mm. 

 longus; tubus breviter turbinatus. Corolla in y.^ — Vo ^^*'- coalita; lobi 

 suborbiculares, er. 15 mm. lati, antice subtiuncati v. emarginati in apiculum 

 triangulärem 1,5 — 2 mm. longum pulverulento-pilosulum producta. Fila- 

 menta corollae 2 mm. supra ejus basin inserta et supra insertionem pei- 

 paullo inter sese connata, 3 mm. longa; antherae anguste oblongae, poris 

 apicalibus prominentibus incrassatis. Ovarium semiovale glabrum. Stylus 

 14 — 15 mm. longus, filiformis, rectus, ad apicem paullo attenuatns; Stigma 

 convexum, stylo vix crassius. Fructus juniores ovato-globosi. 



Hab. in Jamaica prope Troy in sylvis saxosis, 500 — 660 m. alt., 

 m. April., Majo flor.: Harris n. 8530, 8681, in Holly Mouut, Mt. Diablo 

 in sylvis, 1000 m. alt., m. Aug. flor.: Harris n. 9000. 



Obs. Aftine S. aci-optero Griseb., quod ex descriptione pedicellis alatis 

 brevibus, calyce corolla duplo breviore, lobis oblongo- linearibus, antheris bre- 

 vioribus recedit, 



Solaiiimi Griiiidlachii Urb. (n. sp.) verosim. fruticosum, ramis 

 pilis brevibus apice stollaribus obsitis et aculeis crebris horizontaliter 

 patentibus aequalibus armatis; foliis 6 — 8 mm. longe petiolatis, ambitu 



