4i)0 LXXTIII. SOLAXACEJ] [Bolmmm 



tose, nnder&ide of 1. abvavs densely W00II37, prickles iiimierous, albo on 1., btuut, up to 



1 in. long. L. from biniiate to pinnatifid, blade 1-5, pet. J-1 in. long. Eacemes lateral, 

 corolla blue, ^-1 in. acrosb. 



/?. L. small. 



7. S. trilobatum, Linn.; \Viglit Ic. t. 854. Common on tlie sea coabt of the Western 

 Peninsula, in the Sundriban and in the tidal forests of Burma and the Malay 

 Peninsula. Ceylon. A small strag£;ling and climbing evergreen shrub, nearly 

 glabrous, prickles numerous, short stout recurved albo on 1. Peduncles short, 2-8-1^"!, 

 pedicels \~lh in. long, corolla blue, sometimes white, 1-1^ in. acrobs. 8. S. gracilipes, 

 Dene. Sind. Baluchistan. Kuram valley. Punjab. A small shrub, pubescent av ith 

 minute stellate hairs,, prickles few, none 011 1. L. l\ in. diam., sinuate, base usually 

 cordate, blade 1^ in. diam., pet. slender, VI in. long. Peduncleb very short, 1-3-fld., 

 pcidicels blender \~Xh in., corolla 5 in. aerosls. 



(Ij) Er. -| in. diam. overtopped by the enlarged sepals. 



9. S. "Wightii, K'ees ; Wight Ic. t. 841. ^ilgiris. Softly velvety, 1. and sepals ^\ith- 

 out prickles, peduncles short, l-B-M., pediceJs slender, in fl. -Vl^^^in. long, corolla blue, 



2 in. across. Calyx-segments in fr. ovate-lanceolate J inf long. 10. S. 'barbisetmn^ 

 Nees. 8ikkim, 1-6,000 ft. Assam. Tenasberim. Hirsute. Prickleb straw-cold., up 

 to I in. long, abundant on petioles and 1. Eacemes lateral, many-fld , 2-3 in. long, 

 pedicelb J in. long, corolla blue. Berry enclosed \)y the enlarged densely prickly- calyx. 



{e) Er. large, 1 in. long and more. 



11. S- ferox, Linn.; "Wight Ic. 1. 1399. Tern, t^bihadl^ Rinkcnjcni^ Bui"m. Asbom^ 

 Khasi hills. Chittagong. Burma. Weblern PeninsTila. Cc^ylon. Malay Peuins. 

 China. A shrub or small tree, branchlets, petioles and 1. densely clothed with soft 

 stellate wool, prickles flat, shining, abundant on 1., the longebt \ in. L. w*ith broad 

 triangular lobes, blade H--12, pet. 1-2 .\ in. \onz. PI, in short dense lateral ^\oolly 

 racemes, corolla white, 1-1^, in. across, ]>erry globohe, 1-1^ in. diam., densely clothed with 

 needle-lib^ liaii-s. 12. S. Khasianum, Clarke. Ivhasi hills. ]Ma3nny(j, Upper Burma. 

 Yunnan. Hirsute with long soft hairs, prickles straw-coloured, the largest 7, in., base 

 broad flat. Lobes of 1. ovate, corolla vhite or pink, ;. in. across, berry 1 in. diam. 

 glabrous. 18. S. Melongena, Linn. Brlnjal. Yern. Bmihlfcfta, Ctmtr. Prov. ; Kaycuiy 

 Burm. Cultivated and run wild throuffhont India and Burma . Herbaceous, bometimes 

 unarmed, fl. blue, in few-fld. cymes, corolla l-lj- in. across, lobes broadly triangular, 

 hairy outside. Pr. white or dark ijurple, 1-9 in. long. 



2. WITH AN I A, Panriuy : PL Brit. Ind. iv. 2B9. 



Unarmed sbrulas, 1. entire. PL 5-6-meronSy axillarvj solitary or fascicled^ 

 calyx enlarged and enclosing the fr., corolla campannlatej lobes short, valvate 

 in bud, anthers oblong, dehiscing longitudinally. Berry many-seeded, embryo 

 curved. Species 5. Canaries. Mediterranean region. South Africa. India. 



1. W. somnifera, DunaL — 8yn. Phfjsalii hoftinifera, Link; Y'ight Ic. t. 853. Sind. 

 Kurani valley. Punjab. Merwara {As hid), Cxangetic idain, also at the foot of the 

 Himalaya, to 1,000 ft". Central Provinces. Western Peninsula, Ceylon. Mediterranean 

 region. " Tropical and South Africa. Attains 5 ft., thinly velvety, 1. ovate, blade 3-5, 

 pet. l-lj in. long, fr. calyx inflated, papery. 2. W. coagulans, Dunal.— Syn. Puneeria 

 coaguIaTis.Stoclxii] Wight Ic. t. 1616. Sind. Baluchistan (A7m/»«2trr). Trans Indusy 

 to 3,000 ft. Ivuram valley. Salt range. Sutlej valley at 8,000 ft. [Panlr). Southern 

 Punjab. Afghanistan. A small shrub, 1. densely clothed with minute grej'- stellate 

 tomentum. L. ovate-lanceolate or oblanceolate, blade 1-2, narrowed into pet. J in. 

 long. PL polygamous, fr. calyx leathery closely surrounding the berry. 



3. LYCIUM, Linn. ; M. Brit. Ind. iv. 240. 



SLrubs, branchlets often spinescent. L. entire, mostly fasciculate on 



arrested branchlets. PL solitary or few together, 4- or 5-merous, corolla 



funnel-shaped, lobes imbxicate in bud. Stamens usually unequal, ovary 2- 



celled. Pr. a small berry, seeds compressed, embryo curved, cotyledons linear. 



Species 50-60, temperate and subtropical regions of both hemispheres, most 



numerous in South Africa and South America. 



1. li. europsettm, Linn.— -Syn. X. indicum, Wight let. 1403. Sind. Pu.njab. Merwara. 

 Guzerat. PL Oct.-March, Western Asia and South Europe (fl. mostly light purple). 

 Yern. Gangro^ Sind ; Ganger, Pmij. ; CJdrchitfa, Delhi ^ MrkMennd% Merw^ara ; Gangro^ 



