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Solanaceae Network - pictures of plants; Solanaceae Source - A worldwide taxonomic monograph of all species in the genus Solanum. Solanaceae of Chile, by Chileflora [permanent dead link] Solanaceae Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions ...
datura, (genus Datura ), genus of about nine species of poisonous flowering plants in the nightshade family ( Solanaceae ). Several Datura species are collected for use as drugs, and others are cultivated for their showy flowers. Many are considered weeds in warm parts of the world and commonly grow along roadsides and other disturbed habitats.
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Mar 6, 2024 · Solanaceae, the nightshade, or potato, family of flowering plants (order Solanales ), with 102 genera and about 2,280 species, many of considerable economic importance as food and drug plants. Members of the Solanaceae family are found throughout the world but are most abundant and widely distributed in the tropical regions of Latin America ...
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List of. Solanum. species. Detail of the flowers of Solanum dulcamara, one of the 1240 accepted taxa that make up the genus Solanum ( Solanaceae ), along with economically important species such as the potato ( S. tuberosum ), the tomato ( S. lycopersicum) and the aubergine ( S. melongena ). This is a list of species in the plant genus Solanum.
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.
Solanaceae is a family of flowering plants in the Solanales order, characterized by five-petaled flowers, typically conical or funnelform, and alternate or alternate to opposite leaves, and including some of the more important food and drug -producing plants, including potato, tomato, eggplant, tobacco, chili pepper, and deadly nightshade.
The Solanaceae, 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, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals. Many members of the family contain potent alkaloids, and some are highly toxic, but many—including tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, bell and ...
