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Solanaceae

Nightshades
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genera
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, chili 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.


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