Knowra Solanaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae is a flowering-plant family containing familiar crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers, as well as tobacco and poisonous nightshades.
Solanales : An order of flowering plants that includes the families Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae. Solanaceae is one of the principal families within this order.
Tomato : The edible fruit of Solanum lycopersicum, a widely cultivated plant native to western South America. It is one of the family's most widely grown food crops.
Tropane alkaloid : A class of nitrogen-containing compounds found in plants, including some Solanaceae, that affect nervous-system signaling. Deadly nightshade and related plants produce potent members of this chemical class.
Convolvulaceae : A flowering-plant family that includes morning glories, bindweeds, and sweet potatoes. It is a neighboring family in Solanales, not part of Solanaceae.
Angiosperm : A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed within an ovary, which develops into a fruit. The family belongs to this broad group of seed plants.
Potato : A starchy underground tuber produced by Solanum tuberosum and used as a major food crop. Its tubers make a South American solanaceous plant a global staple.
Nicotine : A nitrogen-containing alkaloid that acts on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and occurs naturally in tobacco plants. It is a characteristic defensive chemical of Nicotiana species.
Sweet potato : The edible storage root of Ipomoea batatas, a member of the morning-glory family. Despite its name and underground food part, it is not a potato or a solanaceous plant.
Asterid : A large clade of flowering plants that includes many familiar herbs, shrubs, and trees. Solanaceae sits within the asterid lineage of flowering plants.
Eggplant : The edible fruit of Solanum melongena, a cultivated plant originating in Asia. It is a familiar cultivated species in the genus Solanum.
Show all 23