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
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