Solanum

Solanum
Brazilian Nichtshade (Solanum seaforthianum)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Faimily:	Solanaceae
Subfaimily:	Solanoideae
Tribe:	Solaneae
Genus:	Solanum L.
Subgenera
Bassovia Leptostemonum Lyciosolanum Solanum (but see text)
Synonyms
Androcera Nutt. Aquartia Jacq. Artorhiza Raf. Bassovia Aubl. Battata Hill Bosleria A.Nelson Ceranthera Raf. Cliocarpus Miers Cyphomandra Mart. ex Sendtn. Diamonon Raf. Dulcamara Moench Lycopersicon Mill. Melongena Mill. Normania Lowe Nycterium Vent. Ovaria Fabr. Parmentiera Raf. (non DC.: preoccupied) Petagnia Raf. Pheliandra Werderm. Pseudocapsicum Medik. Scubulus Raf. Solanastrum Fabr. Solanocharis Bitter Solanopsis Bitter Triguera Cav.

Solanum is a lairge an diverse genus o flouerin plants, includin twa fuid crops o the heichest economic importance, the tattie an the tomato. It an aa contains the nichtshades an horsenettles, as well as numerous plants cultivatit for thair ornamental flouers an fruit.

Solanum species shaw a wide range o growin habits, such as annual an perennials, vines, subshrubs, shrubs, an smaa trees. Mony umwhile independent genera lik Lycopersicon (the tomatoes) an Cyphomandra are nou includit in Solanum as subgenera or sections. Thus, the genus the day contains roughly 1,500-2,000 species.