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Solanaceae

Solanaceae (/ˌsɒləˈneɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/), 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. Many members of the family have high alkaloid contents, making some highly toxic, but…

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related to Further reading · 49
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related to External links · 31
Solanaceae → Article, Chile, Chileflora, ChilefloraChilli, CornellImagines, Dallwitz, Family Solanaceae Archived, Front Plant Sci, Germán Octavio López Riquelme, IsraelSOL Genomics Network, Jakobsen, La, No, Note, Nuevo Mundo Archived, Sol Genomics NetworkSolanaceae Network, Solanaceae Archived, Solanaceae Resources, SolanaceaeSolanaceae, Solanum
related to Economic importance · 30
Solanaceae → Acnistus, An, Blue Potato Bush, Boker, Browalia, Brugmansia, Brunfelsia, Calibrachoa, Capsicum, Cestrum, Datura, Examples, Hyoscyamus, Lycianthes, Lycium, Many, Nicotiana, Other, Paraguay Nightshade, Petchoa
related to References · 30
Solanaceae → Agricultura, Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, Archived, Armando, Buenos Aires, Columbia University Press, D'Arcy, Dallwitz, Descripción, Dimitri, Editorial ACME, Enciclopedia Argentina, Gantner Verlag, Hunziker, ISBN, Jardinería, June, Liechtenstein, Plants, Retrieved
related to Tropanes · 25
Solanaceae → Atropa, Atropine, Atropos, Brugmansia, C8H15N, Datura, Despite, Greek Fate, Hyoscyamine, Hyoscyamus, In, Italian, IUPAC, Mandragora, More, Pharmacologically, Renaissance, Scopolamine, Scopolia, Symptoms
related to Dispersion and diversification · 19
Solanaceae → Africa, Americas, Atlantic, Columbian, Earth's, Eurasia, From South America, In, It, Its, Nightshades, North America, Oceania, Old World, Pacific, Solanales, South America, The, These
related to Taxonomy · 19
Solanaceae → Adanson, Antoine Laurent, Bontia, Boraginaceae, Crescentia, Following Jussieu's, French, Genera Plantarum, He, His, ICBN, Jussieu, Les Solanum, Michel Adanson's Familles, One, Plantes, Solaneæ, Some, Verbascum
related to Phylogeny · 17
Solanaceae → Another, Cestroideae, Duckeodendron, Goetzeoideae, Huang, It, Nicotianoideae, Olmstead, Petunioideae, Schizanthoideae, Schizanthus, Schwenckioideae, Schwenkioideae, Solanoideae, Subfamilial, Särkinen, The
related to Origin · 11
Solanaceae → During, Estimates, K-Pg, Only, Paleocene-Eocene, Physalideae, Physalis, Solanoideae, The, Their, Using
related to Etymology · 10
Solanaceae → Alternatively, At, Dutch, German, Germanic, Latin, Middle English, Old English, Solanum, The

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family species solanum plants used nightshades plant flowers one cestroideae 12 many solanoideae nicotine order found genera leaves datura capsaicin

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German nachtschatteninstance ofcognate with Germanic words0.80text
Dutch nachtschadeinstance ofcognate with Germanic words0.80text
birds.PhylogenyThe exact relationships within Solanaceae are generally poorly understoodinstance ofor carried by migrating animals0.80text
birdsinstance ofor carried by migrating animals0.80text
the potatoinstance ofand tubers of various Solanaceae0.80text
tomatoinstance ofand tubers of various Solanaceae0.80text
Solanum nigrum or Solanum dulcamarainstance ofSolanine has occasionally been responsible for poisonings in people who ate berries from species0.80text
or green potatoes.TropanesThe terminstance ofSolanine has occasionally been responsible for poisonings in people who ate berries from species0.80text
sarininstance ofwhich can be caused by overexposure to organophosphate insecticides and chemical warfare agents0.80text
VXinstance ofwhich can be caused by overexposure to organophosphate insecticides and chemical warfare agents0.80text
eggplantsinstance ofEdible Solanaceae0.80text
tomatoesinstance ofEdible Solanaceae0.80text

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