Solanaceae
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Acnistus
Anisodus Anthocercis Anthotroche Archiphysalis Althenaea Atropa (deadly nightshade) Atropanthe Benthamiella Bouchetia Brachistus Browallia Brugmansia (floripondio) Brunfelsia Calibrachoa Capsicum (chilli peppers) Cestrum Chamaesaracha Combera Crenidium Cuatresia Cyphanthera Cyphomandra Datura (jimsonweed) Deprea Discopodium Duboisia Dunalia Dyssochroma Ectozma Exodeconus Fabiana Grabowskia Grammosolen Hawkesiophyton Heteranthia Hunzikeria Hyoscyamus Iochroma Jaborosa Jaltomata Juanulloa Latua Leptoglossis Leucophysalis Lycianthes Lycium Lycopersicon (tomato) Mandragora (mandrake) Margaranthus Markea Melananthus Mellissia Merinthopodium Metternichia Nectouxia Nicandra Nicotiana (tobacco) Nierembergia Nothocestrum Oryctes Pantacantha Parabouchetia Pauia Petunia Phrodus Physalis (tomatillo) Physochlaina Plowmania Protoschwenckia Przewalskia Quincula Rahowardiana Reyesia Salpichroa Salpiglossis Saracha Schizanthus Schultesianthus Schwenckia Sclerophylax Scopolia Sessea Sesseopsis Solandra Solanum (potato, eggplant) Streptosolen Symonanthus Trianaea Triguera Tubocapsicum Vassobia Vestia Withania Witheringia Families of Flowering Plants as of 2002-07-08 |
The nightshades (Family Solanaceae) are a family of dicots, many of which are poisonous. The family includes the eggplant, nightshade, paprika, chilli pepper, potato, tobacco, tomato, and petunia.
Synonyms and common names
Nightshade is any member of the genus Solanum. The name is also extended to the family Solanaceae.
