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Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae, comprising around 1,500 species.
- List of Solanum species
This is a list of species in the plant genus Solanum. There...
- Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum, the European black nightshade or simply...
- List of Solanum species
Article History. Called the nightshade family or the potato family, Solanaceae has more than 90 genera and nearly 3,000 species distributed throughout the world. Its members are characterized by flowers with five petals, sepals, and stamens and typically bear alternate leaves. Many species contain toxic alkaloids.
- Melissa Petruzzello
Potato Potato cultivars appear in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: S. tuberosum Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. Synonyms see list The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as ...
Articles relating to the genus Solanum of flowering plants. Its primary economic importance to humans derives from three food crops in the genus: the potato , the tomato , and the eggplant . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solanum .
It occurs in a very wide range of habitats, from woodlands to scrubland, hedges and marshes . Solanum dulcamara is a very woody herbaceous perennial vine, which scrambles over other plants, capable of reaching a height of 4 m where suitable support is available, but more often 1–2 m high. The leaves are 4–12 cm long, roughly arrowhead ...
