FLORA VITIENSIS. 177 
(Milne!), Vanua Levu. and Viti Levu (Seemann, n. 348 et 345, Hinds!, U. 8. Expl. Exped.! in 
Herb, Benth., Barclay! in Herb, Brit, Mus.), Ovalau (Capt. Denham! in Herb. Brit. Mus.), Bast 
coast of Australia (R. Brown !) 
I cannot detect any difference between R. Brown's 8. tetrandrwm and Bentham’s 8. inamenum. Most 
of the flowers attached to Brown’s original specimen have 4-merous flowers, but there are several with 5- 
merous ones, Mr, Bentham rehed perhaps too implicitly on the constancy of the tetramerous character 
when establishing his §. zxamanum, for he was well aware of how close his supposed new species was to 
S. tetrandrum. When growing luxuriantly the leaves become more or less deeply lobed. Indications of 
ib are seen in Brown’s specimens, and they are alluded to in Bentham’s description of those of Hinds. 
In some of Milne’s specimens, and in my n. 345 this feature is very prominent, making them look somewhat 
like those of 8. repandum, Forst. 
6, S. repandum, Forst. Prodr. n. 105, et Icon. (ined.) t. 59 et 60 (Tab. XXXVIII.) ; fruti- 
cosum, imerme, tomentosum ; foliis geminis ovatis sinuato-lobatis ; cymis extra-axillaribus ; calyce pro- 
funde 5-fido, laciniis ovato-lanceolatis acutis ; corolla (alba) extus tomentosa, sub-5-partita, laciniis ob- 
longis; stylo staminum longitudine; bacca ovato-mucronata, 8-loculari, tomentoso-hirsuta, demum 
glabrescente, 2—3-loculari—S. /alifolium, Parkinson’s Drawings of Tahitian Plants, t. 28 (ined.), 
S. Quitense, Hook, et Arn. Bot. Beech. p. 67 (non Lam.).—Nomina vernac. Vitiensia, “ Sou,” 
* Sousou,” v, * Boro sou.’—Viti Levu and Rabi (Seemann! n. 3842, Harvey!). Also collected in 
Tahiti (Sir J, Banks!, Wiles and Smith!, Hinds!, Barclay! in Herb. Hook., U.S. Expl. Exped. !), 
Marquesas (Matthews! n, 93), Pitcairn Island (Cuming! n. 1382). 
EXPLANATION OF Prare XXXVIII., representing Solanum repandum, Forst.—Fig, 1 and 2, different 
views of an entire flower; 3, corolla laid open; 4, a stamen; 5, pistil; 6, cross section of ovary ; 7, ripe 
fruit; 8, cross section of ripe fruit :—all, with exception of Figs. 7 and 8, slightly magnified. Fios. 7 and 8 
Bis ‘ : pel ? ‘/ sali gnity mag 8 é 
copied from Parkinson’s drawings aboye-quoted ; the colouring of the whole plate also taken from Parkinson. 
The fruit ofthis species is eaten by the natives either in soups or with yam, 
S, Californicum, Dun. in DC, Prodr, vol. xiii. sect. 1, p. 86, collected by Nuttall at Monterey, Cali- 
fornia, is identical with 8. Menziesii, Dun, |, ¢. p. 159, collected in the same locality by Menzies. Both 
specimens being preserved at the British Museum. 
II, Capsicum, Tournef, Inst. p. 152. t. 66; Linn. Gen. n. 252; Dun. in DC. Prody. vol. xiii. 
sect. 1, p. 411. Calyx subeyathiformis, 5—6-dentatus, persistens, 5-6-gonus, angulis rotundatis, 
dentibus acutis v. truncatis. Corolla rotata, tubo brevissimo; limbo plicato, 5-6-fido; laciniis 
ovatis v. ovato-oblongis acutiusculis, Stamina 5-6, corollz tubo inserta, subexserta. Filamenta 
filiformia, superne attenuata, antheris longiora. Antherze cordate, conniventes, longitudinaliter de- 
hiscentes. Ovarium 2-3-4-loculare, placentis dissepimenti v. anguli centralis basi adnatis, co-ovu- 
Jatis. Stylus simplex, apice incrassatus, staminibus longior. Stigma subclavatum, obtusum, 
obsolete 3-lobulatum v. difforme. Bacca parum succosa, inflata, oblonga, conoidea, ovata v. subglo- 
bosa, incomplete 2—3-locularis, rarissime 1-locularis, placentis septisque superne deliquescentibus. 
Semina subreniformia, co, compressa. Embryo intra albumen carnosum periphericus, teres, hemi- 
eyclicus.—Herbe annuze aut perennes, v. frutices, ob baccas acriter aromaticas ubique culte; 
caulibus dichotomis ramosissimis ; foliis inferioribus solitarius, superioribus geminis ternisque, petio- 
latis integris y. subrepandis utrinque attenuatis; pedunculis alaribus extra-axillaribusque,, 1-floris, 
solitariis, geminis, ternisque, nune erectis, nunc varie curvatis; corollis sordide albis, ochroleucis v. 
yviolaceis; baecis erectiusculis v. pendulis aurantiacis, coccineis v. purpureis. 
1, C. frutescens, Linn. Spec. vol. 1. p. 271, excl. syn. Clus. Dun. 1. c.; frutescens; caule 
erecto glabro, ramis flexuosis teretibus cum ramulis subangulatis glabriusculis; foliis solitartis 
geminisve ovatis acuminatis integris glabris; calyce suberecto fere 5-gono subtruncato glabro; 
dentibus brevissimis acutis; fructibus ovatis oblongis obtusis levibus basi calyce cinctis 2-locularibus 
dissepimentis zqualibus.—Rheede, Hort. Malab. vol. ii. t, 56—Nomen vernac. Vitiense, “Boro ni 
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