Taxon Details: Solanaceae
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Family:

Solanaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Solanaceae
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:

Potato Family
Description:

Number of genera: 85

Number of species: 2,800

Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is of nearly cosmopolitan distribution, but best developed in tropical South America. Many species are weedy or exploit disturbed habitats, even in tropical rain forests.

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Solanaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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