XCIX. S0LANACEA5, 
[Solanum. 
468 
long and 175 in. through at base with several short, blunt mamilla- 
like lobes from the base, orange, pericarp thick pithy. Hab. 
Very common by roadsides throughout Selangor and Malacca, also 
Pahang River at Pekan, and Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). Very 
conspicuous in fruit. Distrib. South America, an alien in Siam also. 
(10) S. coagulans Forsk. FI. Aeg. Arab, 47; Clarke in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. iv. 236. 
Shrub, thorny densely stellate tomentose. Leaves large, 
ovate, lobed velvety, thorny on the nerves both sides, 6 in. long, 
5 in. wide; petioles thick, thorny, 3 in. long. Calyx densely 
tomentose, lobes ovate, sub-acute. Corolla *5 in. wide, blue, the 
plications on the back tomentose. Fruit globose, smooth, 1-5 in. 
through, orange colour. Hab. Waste ground. Singapore, Gelang; 
Serangoon. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). Distrib. Old 
World tropics. Native name : Trong Prat. 
(n) S. aculeatissimum Jaeq. Coll. i. 100; Prain, l.c. 335. 
A shrubby very prickly plant about 1 ft. tall, branched, glabrous. 
Leaves ovate lobed, lobes acute or blunt, nearly glabrous, mem¬ 
branous with long yellow spines on the nerves, about 1-5 to 4 in. 
long, 1-5 to 3 in. across; petioles thorny, 1*5 to 2 in. long. Flowers 
solitary or few. Calyx-lobes under -25 in. long, prickly. Corolla 
•25 in. across, white. Fruit smooth, globular, 75 in. through, 
brilliant red. Seeds *2 in. long. Hab, Sea-shores. Common in 
sandy spots. Singapore, Gelang. Pahang, Pulau Tawar. Perak, 
Temengoh. Tringganu, Bundi (Rostados). Kelantan, Kamposa; 
Kwala Lebir (Gimlette); Perlis, Kanga. Distrib. South Siam, 
Java. Sumatra. Native names : Trong Puyuh; Trong Kapah; 
Trong Purat; Trong Blanda. 
(12) S. torvum Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 47; Prain, l.c. 332. 
(Fig. 118, p. 469.) 
Shrub about 5 ft. or more tall, spreading, shortly stellate 
pubescent and prickly. Leaves sub-opposite, ovate lobed, acute, 
base truncate unequal, pubescent all over, 2 to 4 in. long, 1-5 to 
3 in. across; petioles *5 to 1 in. long. Flowers in erect corymbose 
cymes about 2 in. long, pubescent. Calyx *25 in. long, pubescent. 
Corolla white, -5 in. across, lobes acuminate. Fruit yellow, *3 in. 
through. Hab. Common in waste ground, villages and roadsides. 
Singapore, a garden weed, Holland Road. Johor, Tanjong Kupang. 
Pahang, Pekan; near Raub (Machado). Malacca, Brisu (Derry). 
Perak, Temengoh. Penang Hill (Curtis). Tomoh (Machado). 
Tringganu, Bundi (Rostados). Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). 
Setul. Distrib. East Asia and America. Native names: Trong 
Rajah Wang; Trong pipit; Trong Rumbang; Trong Mangon or 
Mangas. Use : Fruit eaten in curry. 
(13) S. indicum Linn. Sp. PI. 187 (pari) ; Prain, l.c. 283. 
Erect shrub 4 to 8 ft. tall, tomentose, prickly. Leaves mem¬ 
branous, ovate sinuate lobed, base oblique truncate, green tomentose 
