Solanaceae

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Nightshades
Scientific classification
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae \n
Genera
\nAcnistus\n Anisodus\n Anthocercis\n Anthotroche\n Archiphysalis\n Althenaea\n Atropa (deadly nightshade)\n Atropanthe\n Benthamiella\n Bouchetia\n Brachistus\n Browallia\n Brugmansia (floripondio)\n Brunfelsia\n Calibrachoa\n Capsicum (chilli peppers)\n Cestrum\n Chamaesaracha\n Combera\n Crenidium\n Cuatresia\n Cyphanthera\n Cyphomandra\n Datura (jimsonweed)\n Deprea\n Discopodium\n Duboisia\n Dunalia\n Dyssochroma\n Ectozma\n Exodeconus\n Fabiana\n Grabowskia\n Grammosolen\n Hawkesiophyton\n Heteranthia\n Hunzikeria\n Hyoscyamus\n Iochroma\n Jaborosa\n Jaltomata\n Juanulloa\n Latua\n Leptoglossis\n Leucophysalis\n Lycianthes\n Lycium\n Lycopersicon (tomato)\n Mandragora (mandrake)\n Margaranthus\n Markea\n Melananthus\n Mellissia\n Merinthopodium\n Metternichia\n Nectouxia\n Nicandra\n Nicotiana (tobacco)\n Nierembergia\n Nothocestrum\n Oryctes\n Pantacantha\n Parabouchetia\n Pauia\n Petunia\n Phrodus\n Physalis (tomatillo)\n Physochlaina\n Plowmania\n Protoschwenckia\n Przewalskia\n Quincula\n Rahowardiana\n Reyesia\n Salpichroa\n Salpiglossis\n Saracha\n Schizanthus\n Schultesianthus\n Schwenckia\n Sclerophylax\n Scopolia\n Sessea\n Sesseopsis\n Solandra\n Solanum (potato, eggplant)\n Streptosolen\n Symonanthus\n Trianaea\n Triguera\n Tubocapsicum\n Vassobia\n Vestia\n Withania\n Witheringia\n------\nFamilies of Flowering Plants \nas of 2002-07-08\n

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

\nNightshade is any member of the genus Solanum. The name is also extended to the family Solanaceae. \n\n\n\n\n