Solanaceae — Nightshade Family
Solanum commersonii Dunal ex Poir.
Solanum commersonii Dunal ex Poir.
Solanum commersonii is a wild potato species, a useful crop wild relative for potato breeding with many favorable traits.
Solanum scabrum Mill.
Solanum scabrum Mill.
Solanum scabrum Mill. is an edible herb cultivated as a leaf crop in Africa, used in the Cameroonian dish njama njama.
Solanum retroflexum Dunal
Solanum retroflexum Dunal
Solanum retroflexum Dunal, or wonderberry, is a compact easy-to-grow plant that produces small edible dark blue-purple fruits.
Solanum marginatum L.fil.
Solanum marginatum L.fil.
Solanum marginatum is a solanaceous shrub native to the Horn of Africa, that contains solasodine and may grow as a introduced weed elsewhere.
Solanum L.
Solanum L.
Silverleaf nightshade is a toxic perennial noxious weed distributed across multiple continents worldwide.
Solanum citrullifolium A.Br.
Solanum citrullifolium A.Br.
Solanum citrullifolium, or watermelon nightshade, is an ornamental flowering shrub native to the southern United States.
Solanum heterodoxum Dunal
Solanum heterodoxum Dunal
Melonleaf nightshade (Solanum heterodoxum Dunal) is a flowering solanaceous plant native to Mexico and New Mexico, introduced to Bulgaria.
Solanum mammosum L.
Solanum mammosum L.
Solanum mammosum L. is a thorny fruiting plant used for decoration, cleaning, insect repellency, and in cooking and folk preparation.
Solanum incanum L.
Solanum incanum L.
Solanum incanum is a flowering nightshade species native to Africa, the Middle East, and India, and the ancestor of domesticated eggplant.
Solanum acerifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
Solanum acerifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Dunal
Solanum acerifolium is an upright annual herb found across southern Mexico and Central and South America, often linked to coffee plantations.
Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq.
Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq.
Solanum aculeatissimum is a toxic weedy shrub with unclear origins from Africa or South America, used in African traditional medicine.
Solanum myriacanthum Dunal
Solanum myriacanthum Dunal
Solanum myriacanthum is a flowering plant in the Solanaceae family, native to Mexico and Central America.
Solanum candidum Lindl.
Solanum candidum Lindl.
Solanum candidum is a rare undomesticated South American evergreen shrub grown occasionally for its edible fruit.
Solanum aculeastrum Dunal
Solanum aculeastrum Dunal
Solanum aculeastrum is a thorny African shrub used for hedges, soap, and traditional medicine, with poisonous berries.
Solanum crinitum Lam.
Solanum crinitum Lam.
Solanum crinitum is a short-lived small tropical tree native to northeastern South America with changing, growing flowers.
Solanum violaceum Ortega
Solanum violaceum Ortega
Solanum violaceum Ortega is a flowering Solanaceae plant with a long history of varied traditional medicinal uses.
Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal
Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal
Solanum lasiocarpum is an edible plant known for its white flowers and pale yellow fruits.
Solanum atropurpureum Schrank
Solanum atropurpureum Schrank
Solanum atropurpureum is a toxic thorny perennial Brazilian shrub often grown as an ornamental.
Solanum aethiopicum L.
Solanum aethiopicum L.
Solanum aethiopicum, also called Ethiopian eggplant, is an edible fruiting Solanum grown across Africa and Asia.
Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal
Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal
Solanum sessiliflorum, or cocona, is a tropical Andean solanaceous shrub grown for its edible fruit and as an ornamental.
Solanum lichtensteinii Willd.
Solanum lichtensteinii Willd.
Solanum lichtensteinii is an andromonecious Solanaceae plant found across several southern and central African countries, listed as least concern by IUCN.
Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp
Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp
Solanum umtuma is an andromonoecous Solanaceae species related to tomatoes, found in South Africa's Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal.
Solanum paniculatum L.
Solanum paniculatum L.
Solanum paniculatum, commonly jurubeba, is a widespread Brazilian nightshade used for medicine and food.
Solanum humile Lam.
Solanum humile Lam.
Solanum humile Lam. is an annual herb, with colored berries differing from S. nigrum in fruit and peduncle traits.
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