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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. Datura Linnaeus 1753
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Datura miocenica Prasad 1990
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. †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
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Physalis grisea Martinez 1993
Physalis hunickenii Deanna et al. 2020
Physalis infinemundi Wilf et al. 2017
Physalis pruinosa Linnaeus 1753
G. Solanum 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