SOIANE^. 433 



3. SOLANDRA, Sm. 



Calyx tubular, uucqiUaUy divided, at length unilaterally cleft to the base : lobes 3-5 (-2). 

 Corolla infundibular, plaited above in the bud : tube cylindrical below : lobes 5(-7), imbri- 

 cative. Stamens 5, incurved, inserted into the inferior part of the corolla-tube : anthers 

 2-celled, ei-ect. Stigma 2-lobed-capitate. Berry 4-celled. Embn/o incurved. — Seandent, 

 woody plants ; leaves entire, petioled; flowers terminal, usually solitary, large. 



8. S. g^andiflora, Sw. leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong ; flowers shortly pedicel- 

 late ; calyx Z-i-fid, one^third as long as the corolla, equalling the cylindrical part (^ its f 

 tube; corolla greenish-white : lobes rounded, undulate-orenulate, one-eighth to one-tenth as J 

 long as the- tube ; stamens included ; berry ovoid-globose, pointed. — Sw. Ft. t. 9 ; analyt. 

 Sesc. Fl. 3. t. 174. Bot. Mag. t. 1874.— S. nitida, Zuccagn. S. macrantha, Dun.—k 

 small tree or shrub, with trailing branches : tHe West Indian form glabrous ; leaves 2^'- 

 5", calyx 3i"-2", corolla 7"-] 0'' loug : transverse diameter of its lobes 2''-li".—HAB. 

 Jamaica !, Fd., Al., Wullschl., seandent and rooting on trees and roclts, Manchester, S. 

 Anns, e.g. in the ravine of Ochorios; [Cuba; Mexico, Guatemala !, Nev* Granada!, Vene- 

 zuela !, Brazil !]. 



9. S. longiflora, Tuss. Glabrous ; leaves elliptical-oblong, lanceolate-oblong, or obo- 

 vate-oblong; flowers shortly pedicellate; calyx S-4,{5-?f)-Jid, one-fourth Us long as the 

 corolla, half as long as the cylindrical part of its tube, which is campanulate above ; 

 corolla white, with a purplish tinge : lobes rounded, undulaterdeutate, one-twelfth as long 

 as the tube; stamens included; berry globose, mucronate. — Tuss.Fl. 2. t. 12. Bot. Mag. 

 t. 4345.— S. Isevis, Hooh. : a form with a 2-fid calyx. — Leaves 2i"-4", calyx 3i"-3", corolla 

 12" long : transverse diameter of its lobes 2i"-2", of the berry IV'- — Hab. Jamaica (Tuss) ; 

 [Cuba!]. 



10. S. minor, Gr. (». sp.). Glabrous : leaves elliptical, pointed ; flowers shortly pedi- 

 cellate; calyx 4r-t-fid, exceeding half the corolla, twice as long as the cylindrical part of 

 its tube : lobes oblong, blunt or mucronate ; corolla-lobes rounded, entire, one-sixth as 

 long as the tube, which is nearly as long as the stamens. — Leaves 4"-3", petiole 15"'-8"', 

 calyx 3", corolla 5" long : transverse diameter of its lobes 8"'-10"'; anthers oblong, blunt, 

 pale, as in the two preceding species.^HAU. Dominica !, Imr. 



4. MAKCKBA, Rich. 



Calyx 5-partite. Corolla infundibular or salver-shaped, plaited in the bud : lobes imbri- 

 cative. Stamens 5, inser,ted into the inferior part of the corolla-tube : anthers 2-ceUed. 

 Stigma, capitate. Berry " 2-celled." — Seandent, glabrous shrubs ; leaves entire', petioled; 

 pedicels single, or in few-flowered corymbiform cymes. 



11. M. longiflora, Jlfrj. / Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, pointleted; calyx- 

 segments broadly ovate-oblong, cuspidate, one-third as long as the corolla ; corolla infundi- 

 bular ; tube campanulate-cylindricd, contracted below the middle into the narrowly cylin- 

 drical base : lobes roundish, one-sixth as long as the tube. — Loaves 8"-5", petiole 6'" long; 

 calyx spreading-erect : segments 10'" long, 4"'-5"' broad ; corolla 2V long : tube 5"' diam. 

 above, 1"' below its stricture.— Hab, Trinidad !, Fd., on trees, Laguna de Oraponche. 



5. DATURA, Z. 



Calyx tubular, 5-dentate or -cleft, at length circumscissile at the base. Corolla infundi- 

 bular, plaited in the bud : limb twisted-conduplicative. Stamens 6, inserted into the corolla- 

 tube. Stigma 2-lamellate. Capsule 4-valved, 2-celled : cells partitioned. Fmbryo in- 

 curved. — Herbaceous or woody plants ; leaves petioled, usually dentate ; flowers solitary 

 in the bifurcations of the stem. 



12*. "D.saxv^fAKO.SyHumh.Bonpl. Arborescent, -^v!aem\ms, or glabrescent ; leaves 

 ovate or ovate-oblong, pointed, entire; flowers large, white, nodding; calyx ventricose, 

 5-dentate (or -cleft), shorter than half the corolla; corolla-limb produced into h short 

 subulate teeth, tube cylindrical below, campanulate above ; anthers cohering, linear ; cap- 

 sule unarmed.— Btn^mzcasia, Q. Don. D. arborea, Hort. {non L.). D. Gardneri, Hoo/e. .'— 



