Solanum
See also: solanum
Translingual
Solanum lycocarpum
Etymology
Latin sōlānum (“nightshade”)
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