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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
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 Middle Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 48.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Cestroxylon mohgaoense (224606)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Florissantia quilchenensis (31677)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Solanites elegans (22811) Solanum arnense, Solanispermum reniforme (23397)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) Physalis hunickenii (227287) Physalis infinemundi (133045 133054)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Florissantia quilchenensis (179231)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Oregon) Florissantia ashwillii (31681) Florissantia speirii (31676)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Solanispermum reniforme (24106 24108)
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)
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 RĂ­os) Solanumxylon paranensis (136133)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Solanum sp.2 (24078 24079)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Physalis pliocenica (23618)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) Physalis pliocenica (22897)
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 - 0.781Tanzania 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 (Thuringen) Solanum dulcamara (22783)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Physalis alkekengii (22779) Physalis alkekengii, Solanum dulcamara (22778) Solanum dulcamara (22781)
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)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Solanum sp., Withania sp. (228785)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0India (Maharashtra) Solanaceae indet. (228787)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0India (Assam) Solanaceae indet. (228816)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Tanzania Solanum sp. (22337)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.781 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Solanaceae indet. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Solanum sp. (168749 168750 168751 168752 168756)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Solanaceae indet. (168937)