Solanum

See also: solanum

Translingual

Solanum lycocarpum

Etymology

From Latin sōlānum (“nightshade”). Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

Proper noun

Solanum n

1. 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
• Category:Solanum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

• Solanum at Plants of the World Online