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Triguera Cav. Unripe fruit of Solanum lycopersicum ( tomato) 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
Fruits including tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, bell peppers and chili peppers, all of which are closely related members of the Solanaceae.. The Solanaceae (/ ˌ s ɒ l ə ˈ n eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), or the nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops ...
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.
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Use this key to find out the Solanum group your plant belongs to and find the right species-level key to use. Group names come from the phylogenetic framework of Solanum published in Gagnon et al. (2022) and Särkinen et al. (2013). Start by learning how to use the key by reading a quick pdf guide .
Solanaceae Source aims to provide a worldwide taxonomic monograph of the nightshade family whose species that are used as food (potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants), medicines (henbane and deadly nightshades) and in horticulture (petunias). We began this journey with the on-line monograph of all species in the mega-diverse genus Solanum.
