Solanum
The kind Solanum (morelles ) gave its name to the family of the Solanacées, of which it is one of the principal representatives. It comprises plants food, like the Potato, the Tomate or the Eggplant, decorative, like the Morelle false jasmine, but such toxic, like the black Morelle and especially the Soft-bitter .
Characteristics of the kind
Very important kind in the world, with approximately 1.700 species. It comprises herbaceous plants or shrubs with generally alternate Feuille S, sometimes opposite. The inflorescence is a Cyme, generally uniparous. Fleur S hermaphrodites, with spangled corolla with five often considered petals (turned over backwards). Cheesecloth S projecting forming a cone around gynécée. Ovary supère. The Fruit S are bays.
Principal species
- European Flora (often introduced species)
- Solanum americanum Morelle of America, brède blue (in the Indian Ocean)
- Solanum chenopodioides Lam.
- Solanum will dulcamara L. - Soft-bitter
- Solanum jasminoides Paxton - Morelle false jasmine
- Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & Jaeger - Morelle de Linné
- Solanum lycopersicum L. - Tomate
- Solanum melongena L. - Eggplant
- Solanum muricatum - Pepino or pear-melon
- Solanum nigrum L. - Morelle black
- Solanum physalifolium Rusby
- Solanum pseudocapsicum L.
- Solanum rostratum Dunal
- Solanum sarachoides Sendtn.
- Solanum triflorum Nutt.
- Solanum tuberosum L. - Potato
- Solanum villosum Millet.
- Voir also
- Solanum auriculatum Has. - maroon Bringellier
- invading Plants
- Solanum tampicense
- Solanum mauritianum
- Solanum viarum
External bonds
- Tela Botanica
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