''Lycianthes'' is a
genus of
plants from the nightshade family (
Solanaceae
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...
), found in both the
Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
and the
New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains roughly 150
species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia and the Pacific.
Characteristics
''Lycianthes'' is apparently closely related to the
chili and bell peppers (''Capsicum''). However, it was long confused with the
nightshade
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orna ...
s (''Solanum''), and several little-known ''Solanum'' species presumably belong here.
Solanaceae Source: A global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family
Retrieved 25 June 2015.
Species
Full species list in ''The Plant List''
''Lycianthes'' in The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet
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Species include:
* ''Lycianthes australis
''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains roughly 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia ...
'' (C.V.Morton) Hunz. & Barboza
* ''Lycianthes biflora
''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains roughly 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in ...
'' (Lour.) Bitter
* '' Lycianthes denticulata'' (Blume) Bitter
* ''Lycianthes hypochrysea
''Lycianthes hypochrysea'' is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, ...
''
* '' Lycianthes laevis'' (Dunal) Bitter
* ''Lycianthes lycioides
''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains roughly 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia ...
'' (L.) Hassl.
* ''Lycianthes mociniana
''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains roughly 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia ...
'' (Dunal) Bitter – ''tlanochtle'' (Nahuatl
Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ...
)
* '' Lycianthes rantonnetii'' (Carrière) Bitter – blue potato bush
* ''Lycianthes rimbachii
''Lycianthes rimbachii'' is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, w ...
''
* '' Lycianthes shanesii'' (F.Muell.) A.R.Bean
* ''"Solanum chrysophyllum
''Solanum chrysophyllum'' is a flowering plant species in the nightshade family (Solanaceae
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, ...
"''
* ''" Solanum lanuginosum"''
* ''" Solanum loxense"''
* ''" Solanum mucronatum"'' – " pepino"
Related species
Other ''"Solanum"'' taxa of unknown identity but presumably belonging into ''Lycianthes'' include ''S. ciliatum'' Blume ex Miq., ''S. corniculatum'' Hiern, ''S. retrofractum'' var. ''acuminatum'', ''S. violaceum'' Blume, ''S. violifolium'' f. ''typicum'', ''S. virgatum'' notst ''β albiflorum'', ''S. uniflorum'' Lag. and ''S. uniflorum'' var. ''berterianum''.[
]
See also
* Nonochton
References
External links
Solanaceae genera
{{Solanales-stub