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Fruits including tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant/aubergine, bell peppers and chili peppers, all of which are closely related members of the Solanaceae.. The Solanaceae (/ ˌ s ɒ l ə ˈ n eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), [3] or the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of ...
The potato (/ p ə ˈ t eɪ t oʊ /) is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile.
Nightshade vegetables come from the Solanaceae family of flowering plants, which are nutritional powerhouses, packed with vitamins (such as C and K), minerals (like potassium and magnesium), and ...
Solanum erianthum D.Don – Potato tree, "mullein nightshade" Solanum mauritianum – Woolly nightshade, ear-leaved nightshade, flannel weed, bugweed, tobacco weed, kerosene plant, "wild tobacco" (Australia) Solanum evolvuloides; Section Dulcamara. Solanum crispum – Chilean potato vine, Chilean nightshade, Chilean potato tree
Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family within the genus Solanum, such as the potato (Solanum tuberosum).It can occur naturally in any part of the plant, including the leaves, fruit, and tubers.
Solanum wallacei (A.Gray) Parish – Wallace's nightshade, Catalina nightshade, Clokey's nightshade, "wild tomato" (including S. clokeyi) Solanum warmingii Hiern; Solanum watneyi Chris Martine — Australian bush tomato, named after fictional character Mark Watney from "The Martian" novel and film. [33] [34] Solanum welwitschii C.H.Wright
Nightshades are a family of plants which include tomatoes, tobacco, chili peppers (including bell peppers), potatoes, eggplant, and others Okra: Abelmoschus esculentus: Sweet potato, tomatoes, [57] peppers [66] Beans, [60] lettuce, [60] squash, [60] sweet potato, peppers [66] Okra and sweet potato are mutually beneficial when planted ...
The pomato (a portmanteau of potato and tomato), also known as a tomtato, is a grafted plant that is produced by grafting together tomato plant and a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanum genus in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. Cherry tomatoes grow on the vine, while white potatoes grow in the soil from the same plant. [1]