tiolaninii] LXXTIII. SOLAXACE.E 489 



Order LXXVTII. SOLANACEiE. Gen. PI. ii. 882. 



Mostly herbaceous; some ^eiiei'a comprise shriiljs and soft-wooclecl trees. 

 Leaves as a rule alternate, stipules (J. Fl. usually Ligexual, regular, penta- 

 merous. Calyx free^ usually gamosepalous^ corolla-loljes incluplicate, imbricate 

 or valvate in bud. Stamens alteruating witli corolla-lobes. Orary free, 

 generally 2-eelleiI, ovules numerous. Fruit an indehiscent berry, rarely a 

 capsule. Embryo curved or spiral, albumen fleshy. 



On tho circiiniferen<*e of tlip pith hokfnacpt^' have a coiitiniiouto or interrupted ring 

 of i)hlo(-m, oftoii "with ])nbt fihrpb. 



Corolla limb xolaited in hud, anthers opening h\ porets at 



the apex 1. Solakujl 



Corolla lolDCb valvate in hud, cal^'x enlarged and enclobing 



the fr 2. "Wiihania. 



Corolla lohes imbricate in bud, calyx not enlarged in f r. . 3. Lyc luir. 



1. SOLANUM, Linn. ; M. Brit. Ind. iv. 229. 



Herbs, shrubs or small ti^es, spinous or unarmed, hairs usually stellate, 1. 

 alternate, often in pairs. Inflorescence often supra-axillar}^, calyx 5-10- (rarely 

 4-) lobed or entire, corolla rotate, sometimes broadly campanulate, limb 5- 

 (rarely 4- or 6-) lobed. Stamens in the throat of the corolla, filaments short, 

 anthers oblong^ nari^owed upwards, opening by terminal pores or short slits, 

 ovary 2-celled. Berry with numerous seeds. Species aljout 800, cosmopolitan, 

 the largest number in South America. 



A. Unarmed. 



1. S. verbascifoliiim, Linn.; Wight Ic. t. 1398. Suhhimalayan tract and outer hills, 

 Irom the Jumna eastwards. Chntia Kagpur. "Western Peninsula in deciduous for«^fets. 

 Hills of Lower and Uiii^er Burma, abundant on do&erted Taungj^as. — Ceylon, Malay 

 Archipelago, China, Australia, TropicaLlnierica. A large .shrub or sniall tree, densely 

 wuolly, L elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, entire, blade 4-8, petiole 1-2 in. 

 long. PI. white or pale blue, i in. across, in comi>aet dichotomous pedunculate corymbs, 

 calyx-teeth triangular, corolla woolly without. Beny yellow, hairy at first, \ in. 

 diam., calyx enlarged in fruit, lubes shorter than berry. 



2. S. pubescens, "Willd. ; Wight Ic. t. 1402. Southern part of Deccan, common in low 

 jungle at the foot of the hills. Ceylon. A small tree, 1. ovate, sinuate, \\ ith thin stellate 

 pubescence, ii. in lax lateral and terminal densely avooIIv racemes, pedicels i-1 J in. long, 

 calyx-teeth lanceolate, corolla 1 in. across, Idue or purple. 3. S. Eixrzii, Brace in Journ, 

 As. Soc. Bong. 65, 541- Sikkim, 4,000 ft. Khasi hills. A sniall tree, branchlei s, petioles, 

 1, beneath and inflorescence denselj^ clothed with stellate wool, 1. deeply lohed, fl. in 

 short lateral racemes, corolla i^ur^jle. 



B. Prickly, 1. entire. 



4. S. giganteum, Jacq. 5 Wight Ic. t. 893. Mountains of the Western Peninsula from 

 the Konkan southwards. — Ceylon, South Africa. A large shrub or small tree, branch- 

 lets, underside of 1. and inflorescence clothed with soft white tomentum. L. elliptic- 

 lanceolate, blade 5-8, petiole |~2 in. long. Fl. blue or purple, J in. diam,, in compact 

 dichotomous corymbs on short peduncles. Berry \ in. diam., glabrous, shining, scarlet, 

 calyx-lobes acute, less than half the diam. of berry. 



0. Prickly, L more or less lobed or sinuate, 



(ci) Fr. \-\ in. diam., calyx-lobes shorter than fr. 



a, L. large. 



5. S. torvmm, Swartz; Wight Ic.t.346. Ka jicwiju in, Biirm. Western Dnars. Lower 

 Bengal, common. Manipur. Chittagong. Chntia Nagpur. Burma, Upper and 

 Lower, common in deserted Tanngyas. Ceylon, moist region, very common. China, 

 Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. A shrub with herbaceous branches, hirsute, 

 prickles few on branches and petioles, none on 1. L. tomontose beneath, broad, deeply 

 lobed, sinuate, rarelj^ almost entii-e. PL in dense di<diutomous cymes, corolla white, 

 1 in. across, lobes triangular, tomentose outside. 6. S. indicum, Linn. ; Wight Ic. t. 

 846. Begmm, Beng. Suhhimalayan tract and outer hills, ascending to 5.000 ft. 

 Assam, ivhasi hills. Lower Bengal. Chntia Nagpur. Burma. Upper and Lower, on 

 river banks, in Savannahs and on deserted Tanngyas. China. Malay Penins. and 

 Archip. A much-branched shrub, branchlets, petioles and L above pubescent or tomen- 



