Solanum.] xci. solanace^e (wright). 213 



thickened upwards. Calyx campanulate, deeply 5-lobed, ciliate. 

 Corolla rotate, § in. in diam. ; lobes 5, triangular, obtuse, pubescent 

 outside at the apex. Anthers shorter than the corolla-lobes, oblong, 

 obtuse, dehiscing by large oblique pores. Ovary globose, glabrous ; 

 style slightly longer than the stamens. Berry globose, 5 lin. in diam., 

 glabrous. 



Nile land. Abyssinia: Begemeder; near Gafat, Scliimper, 1227! Hawash 

 and Maki Rivers, Wellby ! Uganda: Ruwenzori; Kivatu, in forest, 8000-9000 ft., 

 Scott-Elliot, 7733 ! 



6. S. bifurcum, Hochst. in Flora, 1841, i. Intell. 24. Stem 

 sarmentose, glabrous. Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, sparingly 

 pilose or glabrous, membranous, pale green, shortly petiolate. Inflo- 

 rescence terminal, many-flowered ; umbels racemosely disposed ; pedicels 

 up to 1 in. long in fruit, thickened upwards. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-fid, 

 more or less glandular. Corolla 5-partite ; lobes oblong, acute, 3-4 

 times as long as the calyx, tomentose outside, glabrous within. Stamens 

 5 ; anthers yellow, dehiscing by apical pores which are much prolonged 

 downwards. Ovary globose, glabrous ; style nearly twice as long as 

 the stamens; stigma punctate. Berry small, globose. — Dunal in DC. 

 Prodr. xiii. i. 77 ; Engl. Glied. Veg. Usambara, 61, and Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 

 352 ; Hiern in Cat. Afr. PI. Welw. i. 746 ; C. H. Wright in Dyer, Fl. 

 Cap. iv. ii. 91. S. bifurcation, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 98. S. 

 phytolaccoides, C. H. Wright in Kew Bulletin, 1894, 126. 



Wile Land. Abyssinia : near Adowa, Schimper, 201 ! Begemeder, Schimper, 

 310! Uganda: Entebbe, 3900 ft., Brown, 14! British East Africa: Galunka, 

 Kassner, 804 ! 



Lower Guinea, Island of St. Thomas, Mann ! Angola : Pungo Andongo, 

 2-400-3800 ft., Welwitsch, 6106 ! 6107 ! 



Mozamb. Bist. German East Africa : Kilimanjaro, 5000 ft., Johnston! 

 Usambara, Kwa-Mshuza, Hoist, 8927 ! Portuguese East Africa : Moramballa, 

 3000 ft., Kirk ! 



Also in South Africa. 



7. S. Welwitschii, O. II. Wright in Kew Bulletin, 1894, 126. A 

 climbing shrub, 12-15 ft. high. Stem terete, smooth. Leaves oblong, 

 more or less acuminate, 5 in. long, 2 J in. wide, glabrous ; petiole slender, 

 6-9 lin. long. Flowers in a terminal racemose panicle. Calyx cupular, 

 5-toothed. Corolla deep violet {Welwitsch)), 3-4 times as long as the 

 calyx, divided nearly to the base ; lobes 5, ligulate, concave, pubescent 

 outside. Stamens 5; filaments very short ; anthers oblong, connivent, 

 pores terminal. Ovary globose ; style filiform, nearly twice as long as 

 the stamens. Fruit not seen. — Hiern in Cat. Afr. PI. Welw. i. 747. 



Lower Guinea. Angola: Cazengo; elevated forests on the Muxaulo Mountains, 

 Welwitsch, 6081 ! 6098 ! 



Var. striatum, C. H. Wright, I.e. 127. Flowers arranged in elongated sub- 

 racemose cymes — Cummins in Kew Bulletin, 1898, 77. S. Lnjai, De Wild. 

 Dur. in Comptes-rendus Soc. Bot. Belg. xxxviii. 209. 



Upper Guinea. Gold Coast : Sutah, Cummins, 45 ! Aburi, Johnson, 158 ! 

 Akim, Johnson, 268 ! Fernando Po, Mann, 274 ! 



