Solanaceae

Translingual

Etymology

Solanum +‎ -aceae.

Proper noun

Solanaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Solanales – many plants including the nightshades, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and tobacco.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order

Hyponyms

(family): Browallioideae, Goetzeoideae, Nicotianoideae, Petunioideae, Schizanthoideae, Schwenckioideae, Solanoideae - subfamily
- Acnistus, Atropa (deadly nightshade), Brugmansia (angel's trumpet), Brunfelsia, Calibrachoa, Capsicum (peppers), Cestrum, Chamaesaracha, Combera, Crenidium, Cuatresia, Cyphanthera, Cyphomandra, Datura (jimsonweed), Fabiana, Hyoscyamus (henbane), Iochroma, Lycium (boxthorn), Lycianthes, Lycopersicon, Mandragora (mandrake), Nicandra, Nicotiana (tobacco), Petunia, Physalis (tomatillo), Scopolia, Solandra, Solanum (potato, aubergine, tomato), Streptosolen - selected genera

References

Solanaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Solanaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Solanaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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