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Solanum

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Also known as Nightshade

thumb|Unripe fruit of Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)

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Solanum is a genus within the family Solanaceae, classified under the order Solanales and class Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is Solanum L., with Linnaeus, 1753, cited as the authority. Its taxonomic type is Solanum nigrum. The genus belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta and the kingdom Plantae. Common names include Nightshades, مغد, Quşüzümü, and Эт ҡарағаты һымаҡтар.

The genus has a start time of about 55 million years ago. It is the source of bush tomato and has a fruit type of berry. Native ranges include Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aldabra, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, and Argentina Northeast. The taxon status is accepted.

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Species

Solanum

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSolanales
  5. FamilySolanaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aldabra, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast
Observations recorded2,591,056

茄屬（学名：Solanum）是一年生植物、多年生植物、灌木、矮灌木及攀緣植物的屬。它們多擁有美麗的花朵及果實，但不少均帶毒，只有少數可供人們食用，例如番茄、馬鈴薯、茄子等。 有些茄屬植物可以做為鱗翅目昆蟲幼蟲的食草。 分类 茄属裡常见的物种有： 樹番茄（Solanum betaceum） 北美刺龍葵（Solanum carolinense） 瑪瑙珠（Solanum diphyllum） 歐白英（Solanum dulcamara） 銀葉茄（Solanum elaeagnifolium） 山煙草（Solanum erianthum） 黃水茄（Solanum incanum） 番茄（Solanum lycopersicum） 五指茄（Solanum mammosum） 野煙樹（Solanum mauritianum） 茄子（Solanum melongena） 香瓜茄（Solanum muricatum） 龍葵（Solanum nigrum） 玉珊瑚（Solanum pseudocapsicum） 懸星花（Solanum seaforthianum） 擬刺茄（Solanum sisymbriifolium） 水茄（Solanum torvum） 馬鈴薯（Solanum tuberosum） 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=茄屬&oldid=51135809” 分类：茄屬 隐藏分类： 物种微格式条目 含有拉丁語的條目

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
21,994
With media
7,757
Family
Solanaceae
Collections
FCN-UAQ, UACH, UNICACH, INECOL, IBUNAM, ECOSUR
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

40,173 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

63 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Species having the common name "nightshade"
  • Taxonomy
  • Subgenus ''Bassovia''
  • Section ''Allophylla''
  • Section ''Cyphomandropsis''
  • Section ''Pachyphylla''
  • Subgenus ''Leptostemonum''
  • Section ''Acanthophora''
  • Section ''Androceras''
  • Section ''Anisantherum''
  • Section ''Campanulata''
  • Section ''Crinitum''
  • Section ''Croatianum''
  • Section ''Erythrotrichum''
  • Section ''Graciliflorum''
  • Section ''Herposolanum''
  • Section ''Irenosolanum''
  • Section ''Ischyracanthum''
  • Section ''Lasiocarpa''
  • Section ''Melongena''
  • Section ''Micracantha''
  • Section ''Monodolichopus''
  • Section ''Nycterium''
  • Section ''Oliganthes''
  • Section ''Persicariae''
  • Section ''Polytrichum''
  • Section ''Pugiunculifera''
  • Section ''Somalanum''
  • Section ''Torva''
  • Subgenus ''Lyciosolanum''
  • Subgenus ''Solanum''
  • Section ''Afrosolanum''
  • Section ''Anarrhichomenum''
  • Section ''Archaesolanum''
  • Section ''Basarthrum''
  • Section ''Benderianum''
  • Section ''Brevantherum''
  • Section ''Dulcamara''
  • Section ''Herpystichum''
  • Section ''Holophylla''
  • Section ''Juglandifolia''
  • Section ''Lemurisolanum''
  • Section ''Lycopersicoides''
  • Section ''Lycopersicon''
  • Section ''Macronesiotes''
  • Section ''Normania''
  • Section ''Petota''
  • Section ''Pteroidea''
  • Section ''Quadrangulare''
  • Section ''Regmandra''
  • Section ''Solanum''
  • Notable species not otherwise placed
  • Formerly placed here
  • Phylogeny
  • Ecology
  • Toxicity
  • Uses
  • Ornamentals
  • Medicine
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|Unripe fruit of Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)

Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae, comprising around 1,500 species. It also contains the so-called horse nettles (unrelated to the genus of true nettles, Urtica), as well as numerous plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruit.

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