Solanaceae

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plant family taxonomic family

Solanaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes important crops like potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, as well as many ornamental and medicinal species.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
nightshade family	1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant family ⓘ taxonomic family ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	Solanaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: nightshade family
containsCompounds	alkaloids ⓘ capsaicin ⓘ nicotine ⓘ solanine ⓘ tropane alkaloids ⓘ
distribution	cosmopolitan ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicImportance	food crops ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ psychoactive plants ⓘ
flowerStructure	pentamerous ⓘ
flowerSymmetry	radial ⓘ
flowerType	actinomorphic ⓘ
fruitType	berry ⓘ capsule ⓘ
growthForm	herbaceous plants ⓘ shrubs ⓘ small trees ⓘ
includesGenus	Atropa ⓘ Brugmansia ⓘ Capsicum ⓘ Cestrum ⓘ Datura ⓘ Hyoscyamus ⓘ Lycianthes ⓘ Mandragora ⓘ Nicotiana ⓘ Nolana ⓘ Petunia ⓘ Physalis ⓘ Schizanthus ⓘ Solandra ⓘ Solanum ⓘ Withania ⓘ
includesSpecies	Atropa belladonna ⓘ Capsicum ⓘ surface form: Capsicum annuum Datura ⓘ surface form: Datura stramonium Mandragora ⓘ surface form: Mandragora officinarum Nicotiana ⓘ surface form: Nicotiana rustica Nicotiana tabacum ⓘ Petunia × atkinsiana ⓘ Physalis peruviana ⓘ Physalis ⓘ surface form: Physalis philadelphica Solanum lycopersicum ⓘ Solanum ⓘ surface form: Solanum melongena Solanum tuberosum ⓘ Withania ⓘ surface form: Withania somnifera
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Americas ⓘ Eurasia ⓘ
notableToxicity	many species poisonous to humans ⓘ many species poisonous to livestock ⓘ
order	Solanales NERFINISHED ⓘ
ovaryPosition	superior ovary ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ self-compatible species ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
typeGenus	Solanum ⓘ
usedFor	ornamental horticulture ⓘ spice production ⓘ tobacco production ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ vegetable production ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solanaceae → commonName → Solanaceae self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: nightshade family

Solanum lycopersicum → family → Solanaceae ⓘ

Eudicots → includes → Solanaceae ⓘ

Asterids → includesFamily → Solanaceae ⓘ