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peduncles -25 in. long; pedicels *i in. long. Calyx very small. 
Corolla -2 in. wide. Berry -15 in. through, black, pea-shaped. 
Hob. Waste ground in open country. Common. Singapore, 
Gelang. Johor, Batu Pahat; Bukit Murdom (Feilding). Malacca, 
Tanjong Kling; Ayer Panas (Hervey). Perak, Kota Bharu 
(Kunstler). Kedah, Yan. Perlis, Chupeng. Distrib. Tropics 
generally and in various varieties in temperate regions. Native 
name : Trong Parachichit. Use : As a potherb. The typical 
S. nigrum is the European form with slightly larger flowers, leaves 
and berries, a very different-looking plant. 
(2) S. verbascifolium Linn. Sft. PI. 184; Prain, l.c. 329. 
Shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall, thick stellate tomentose. Leaves thick, 
herbaceous, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate acute, base blunt, green 
above, yellowish white tomentose beneath, 4 to 7 in. long, 3 in. 
across; petioles -5 to 1 in. long. Corymb cymose, sub-terminal 
tomentose; peduncle 1 to 3 in. long. Calyx-teeth 5, small, acute 
tomentose. Corolla *6 in. across, tomentose outside, white. Fruit 
globose, yellow, -4 in. through. Hab. Open ground, thickets. 
Pahang, Pulau Tawar. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Goodenough). 
Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang (Deschamps). Kedah (Kunstler). 
Kelantan, Chaning. Distrib. Tropics generally. Native name: 
Sakasap. 
(3) S. parasiticum Bl. Bijdr. 697; Prain , l.c. 330. 
Glabrous epiphytic shrub 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves firmly mem¬ 
branous, lanceolate acuminate, narrowed at both ends, 6 to 8 in. 
long, i*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Flowers 2 to 7 in a 
fascicle, axillary; pedicels *6 to -8 in. long. Calyx saucer-shaped, 
sinuate 011 edge. Corolla white, rotate, -25 in. across. Fruit 
yellow, globose, *25 in, across. Hab. Forests, scarce. Perak, Ulu 
Bubong and Goping (Kunstler). Distrib. Java, Sumatra. 
(4) S. Blumei Nees in Bl. Bijdr. 696; Prain, l.c. 330. 
Glabrous terrestrial shrub, 3 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves paired un¬ 
equal, membranous, elliptic long-acuminate, base cuneate, un¬ 
equal, 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles *3 in. long. Flowers 
in fascicles of 3 to 6; pedicels *2 in. long, deflexed. Calyx sub¬ 
truncate with 5 long and 5 short subulate teeth alternate. Corolla 
•3 in. wide, violet. Fruit globose, red. Hab. Mountain woods 
from 1500 ft. altitude upwards. Pahang, Telom. Johor, Gunong 
Pantai (Kunstler). Selangor, Batu Caves; Semangkok Pass; 
Ginting Bidai. Perak, Thaiping Hills (all collectors) up to 5500 ft. 
altitude; Batang Padang (Wray); Tambun near Ipoh. Distrib. 
Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 
(5) S. decemdentatum Roxb. FI. Ind. (1), 565. S. biflorum 
Prain, l.c. 331, not of Loureiro. 
Sparsely hairy shrub 6 ft. tall or less, unarmed. Leaves thinly 
membranous, sparsely hairy above, edges hairy, elliptic acuminate, 
base decurrent on petiole, 3 to 5 in. long, 175 in. wide; petioles 
