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Solanaceae (nightshade)

Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Solanaceae de Jussieu
1919Solanaceae Knowlton
1962Solanaceae Chandler p. 141
1963Solanaceae Chandler p. 132
1971Cestroxylon Paradkar and Bhutada
2000Solanaceae Mabberley
2008Solanaceae Taylor et al. p. 1030
2016Solanaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderSolanalesJussieu 1820
familySolanaceaede Jussieu 1789
familySolanaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Solanaceae de Jussieu 1789 [nightshade]
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G. †Cantisolanum Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Cantisolanum daturoides Reid and Chandler 1933
G. Cyphanthera Miers 1853
G. Darcyanthus Hunziker 2011
G. Datura Linnaeus 1753 [thorn apple]
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Datura arborea Linnaeus 1753
Datura metel Linnaeus 1753
†Datura miocenica Prasad 1990
Datura stramonium Linnaeus 1753
G. Dunalia Kunth 1818
G. †Florissantia Knowlton 1916
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†Florissantia ashwillii Manchester 1992
†Florissantia physalis Knowlton 1916
†Florissantia quilchenensis Manchester 1992
†Florissantia speirii Manchester 1992
G. Salpichroa Miers 1845
G. †Solanispermum Chandler 1957
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†Solanispermum reniformis Chandler 1957
G. †Solanites Saporta 1862
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†Solanites brongniartii Saporta 1862
†Solanites saportana Berry 1916
Subfm. Solanoideae Burnett 1835
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G. Physalis Linnaeus 1753 [ground cherry]
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Physalis alkekengii Linnaeus 1753
Physalis angulata Linnaeus 1753
Physalis flexuosa Linnaeus 1753
Physalis grisea Martinez 1993
†Physalis hunickenii Deanna et al. 2020
†Physalis infinemundi Wilf et al. 2017
Physalis minima Linnaeus 1753
Physalis pruinosa Linnaeus 1753
Physalis pubescens Linnaeus 1753
Physalis somnifera Linnaeus 1753
Physalis viscosa Linnaeus 1753
G. Solanum Linnaeus 1753
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Solanum bahamense Linnaeus 1753
Solanum bonariense Linnaeus 1753
Solanum campechiense Linnaeus 1753
Solanum carolinense Linnaeus 1753
Solanum diphyllum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum dulcamara Linnaeus 1753
Solanum guineense Linnaeus 1753
Solanum incanum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum indicum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum lycopersicum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum mammosum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum melongena Linnaeus 1753
Solanum montanum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum nigrum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum peruvianum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum pseudocapsicum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum quercifolium Linnaeus 1753
Solanum sodomeum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum tomentosum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum trilobatum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum tuberosum Linnaeus 1753
Solanum verbascifolium Linnaeus 1753
Solanum virginianum Linnaeus 1753
G. †Solanumxylon Franco and Brea 2008
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†Solanumxylon paranensis Franco and Brea 2008
G. Withania Pauquy 1825
Invalid names: Cestroxylon Paradkar and Bhutada 1971 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Cestroxylon mohgaoense (224606)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) Physalis hunickenii (227287) Physalis infinemundi (133045 133054)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Florissantia quilchenensis (31677)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Solanites elegans (22811) Solanum arnense, Solanispermum reniforme (23397)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Florissantia quilchenensis (179231)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Solanispermum reniforme (24106 24108)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Florissantia ashwillii (31681) Florissantia speirii (31676)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Solanispermum reniforme (24109)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Holmskioldia sperii (24209)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Oregon) Florissantia speirii (31675 35220 35221 35235 35236 35237 35238)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Florissantia sp. (237756)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03United Kingdom (England) Solanispermum reniformis (27665)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Sachsen) Physalis pliocenica (24179)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) Physalis sp. (23907)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Nepal Datura miocenica (222898)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) Physalis pliocenica (28442)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina (Entre Ríos) Solanumxylon paranensis (136133)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Solanum sp.2 (24078 24079)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) Physalis pliocenica (22897)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Physalis pliocenica (23618)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) Solanum nigrum (28131)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6France (Elsass) Physalis alkekengii, Solanum dulcamara (21222)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Germany (Sachsen) Physalis alkekengii (27277)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Solanum sp. (22335)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) Physalis sp. (51757 51758)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Russian Federation (Omsk) Solanum sp. (24096)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Physalis alkekengii (22779) Physalis alkekengii, Solanum dulcamara (22778) Solanum dulcamara (22781)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringen) Solanum dulcamara (22783)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Solanum indet. (172878 172883)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Solanaceae indet. (168819 168889 168891 168892 168893 168904 168918)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Solanum sp., Withania sp. (228785)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Maharashtra) Solanaceae indet. (228787)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Assam) Solanaceae indet. (228816)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Solanum sp. (22337)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Solanaceae indet. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Solanum sp. (168749 168750 168751 168752 168756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Solanaceae indet. (168937)