Solanaceae (/ ˌsɒləˈneɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ /), [5] commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants that includes annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and …

Called the nightshade family or the potato family, Solanaceae has more than 100 genera and around 2,280 species distributed throughout the world. Its members are characterized by flowers with five petals, sepals, and stamens and typically bear alternate leaves.

2025年2月6日 · 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.

2024年3月16日 · Solanaceae commonly known as Night shade or potato family of flowering plants. This family is called nightshade family because many of its plants contains toxic alkaloids, and some species grow in shady area and bloom at night.

The Solanaceae, also known as the potato or deadly nightshade family is one of humankind’s most utilized and important plant families. It contains some of the world’s most important food plants, such as the potato, tomato, all peppers, ground cherries (tomatillo), and eggplant.

The Solanaceae are an important family of flowering plants (angiosperms) that comprise over 100 genera and more than 3000 species. Solanaceae occur worldwide in ecosystems ranging from deserts to rainforests, and encompass life forms from annual herbs to rainforest trees.

Solanaceae, a family of flowering plants are included under the order Solanales. The family comprises close to 98 genera and approximately 2,700 identified species exhibiting immense diversity in morphology, habitats and ecology.

Solanaceae bears a close relationship to the Boraginaceae in alternate leaves, regular flowers and five stamens. It is related to Convolvulaceae in the presence of persistent calyx, twisted corolla and false septum.

Identify plants and flowers of the Nightshade family (Solanaceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families.

2021年9月22日 · Solanaceae is a cosmopolitan family with mostly worldwide distribution on all continents except Antarctica. The greatest concentration of diversity is in Central and South America and it is believed that the family originated there (Hunziker 1979).