Solanum
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Solanum lycocarpum
See also: solanum
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Solanum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – nightshades (sensu stricto); mostly poisonous, but including food plants such as tomato, potato and aubergine.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order; Solanaceae - family; Solanoideae - subfamily; Solaneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Solanum nigrum (black nightshade) - type species; Solanum lycopersicum (tomato), Solanum melongena (aubergine, eggplant), Solanum quitoense (naranjilla), Solanum tuberosum (potato) - selected other species; for many more see
Solanum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Solanum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Solanum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Solanum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Solanum at Plants of the World Online
