Latua
(from Latue, the native name). SYN. Lycioplesium. ORD. Solanaceae. A monotypic genus, the species being a very showy half-hardy, often spiny, shrub. For culture, see Cantua.
L. venenosa (poisonous). fl. rich violet; corolla 1in. long, 1/2in. broad; tube campanulate; calyx five-fid. February. l. elliptic, acute, entire, on short, rather broad petioles, shining, with pubescent or spiny margins. h. 4ft. Chili. (B. M. 5373, under name of Lycioplesium pubiflorum.)