Solanaceae

Nightshades
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae
Genera
Acnistus[?] Anisodus[?] Anthocercis[?] Anthotroche[?] Archiphysalis[?] Althenaea[?] Atropa (belladonna) Atropanthe[?] Benthamiella[?] Bouchetia[?] Brachistus[?] Browallia[?] Brugmansia[?] Brunfelsia[?] Calibrachoa[?] Capsicum (chile 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[?] 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 (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/solanace.htm) as of 2002-07-08

Nightshades (Family Solanaceae) is a family of dicots, many of which are poisonous, includes eggplant, nightshade, paprika, chile pepper, potato, tobacco, tomato, and petunia.

Synonyms and common names

Nightshade family