Solanaceae - Wikipedia Solanaceae ( ˌsɒləˈneɪsi iː, - ˌaɪ ), [5] commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales The family contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants
List of plants in the family Solanaceae | Britannica Many species contain toxic alkaloids and a number of species are of major economic and cultural importance as food crops The following is a list of some of the major genera and species in Solanaceae, arranged alphabetically by common name
Solanaceae - US Forest Service 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
Solanaceae Family (Night Shade or Potato Family) - Microbe Notes 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
Solanaceae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Solanaceae is defined as an important family of flowering plants that includes over 100 genera and more than 3000 species, characterized by their diverse life forms, economic significance, and distinct floral structures
Solanaceae - New World Encyclopedia Solanaceae includes over 3,000 species of annual plants and perennial plants, vines, herbaceous plants, sub-shrubs, shrubs, and some trees The Solanaceae family is characteristically ethnobotanical, that is, extensively utilized by humans
SOLANACEAE - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History USES Although Solanaceae is a family with a substantial number of useful species, ranging from production of main crops (e g , peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco), source of alkaloids, medicines, and ornamental plants, liana and vines species are of little economic importance except as ornamental, garden plants Hawkesiophyton ochraceum
Solanaceae - Wildflowers and Weeds Identify plants and flowers of the Nightshade family (Solanaceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families
Solanaceae The Solanaceae are herbs, shrubs, or trees comprising about 85 genera and 2,800 species that are frequently lianous or creeping The leaves are alternate, usually simple, and lack stipules
Solanaceae Source | A global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family 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)