SolanaceaeNightshade Family ca. 90 genera /2600 species

Lycium (wolf berry)Physalis (ground cherry)Capsicum (red pepper)Solanum (nightshade)Datura (thorn apple)Nicotiana (tobacco)

Solanaceae

Life FormHerbs, shrubs or trees; frequently lianous or creeping.

Flowers bisexual and regular.

Leaves alternate and usually simple. Usually five epipetalous stamens. Two carpels fused into superior ovary.

Five fused sepals and five fused petals that form bell-shaped or funnel-shaped corolla that is plicate (showing fold lines).

Stems and Leaves

Perianth

Flowers and Inflorescence

Reproductive Structures

Fruit

Many seeded berry or capsule.

Solanaceae

Life FormHerbs, shrubs or trees; frequently lianous or creeping.

Flowers bisexual and regular.

Leaves alternate and usually simple. Usually five epipetalous stamens. Two carpels fused into superior ovary.

Five fused sepals and five fused petals that form bell-shaped or funnel-shaped corolla that is plicate (showing fold lines).

Stems and Leaves

Perianth

Flowers and Inflorescence

Reproductive Structures

Fruit

Many seeded berry or capsule.

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Life FormHerbs, shrubs or trees; frequently lianous or creeping.

Flowers bisexual and regular.

Leaves alternate and usually simple. Usually five epipetalous stamens. Two carpels fused into superior ovary.

Five fused sepals and five fused petals that form bell-shaped or funnel-shaped corolla that is plicate (showing fold lines).

Stems and Leaves

Perianth

Flowers and Inflorescence

Reproductive Structures

Fruit

Many seeded berry or capsule.

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Life FormHerbs, shrubs or trees; frequently lianous or creeping.

Flowers bisexual and regular.

Leaves alternate and usually simple. Usually five epipetalous stamens. Two carpels fused into superior ovary.

Five fused sepals and five fused petals that form bell-shaped or funnel-shaped corolla that is plicate (showing fold lines).

Stems and Leaves

Perianth

Flowers and Inflorescence

Reproductive Structures

Fruit

Many seeded berry or capsule.

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Solanum lycopersicum

Epipetalousstamens

Connate petals

Solanaceae

Life FormHerbs, shrubs or trees; frequently lianous or creeping.

Flowers bisexual and regular.

Leaves alternate and usually simple. Usually five epipetalous stamens. Two carpels fused into superior ovary.

Five fused sepals and five fused petals that form bell-shaped or funnel-shaped corolla that is plicate (showing fold lines).

Stems and Leaves

Perianth

Flowers and Inflorescence

Reproductive Structures

Fruit

Many seeded berry or capsule.

Solanaceae

Solanaceae

Berry

Superior ovary with axile placentation

Solanaceae

Datura sp.

Capsule

Solanaceae

Solanaceae