''Solanecio'' is a genus of

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n plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. The name ''"Solanecio"'' is a combination of the names ''"

Solanum ''Solanum'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae ...

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Senecio ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Morp ...

,"'' referring to the purported resemblance the species have to both of these established genera. Resemblance to ''Solanum'' is, of course, superficial.Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1842. Flora 25: 441-442
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Senecioneae Asteraceae genera Flora of Africa {{Senecioneae-stub