''Lycianthes'' is a
genus
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of
plant
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s from the nightshade family (
Solanaceae), found in both the
Old World and the
New World
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, but predominantly in the latter. It contains roughly 150
species
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, 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
nightshades (''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
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include:
* '' Lycianthes australis'' (C.V.Morton) Hunz. & Barboza
* '' Lycianthes biflora'' (Lour.) Bitter
* '' Lycianthes denticulata'' (Blume) Bitter
* '' Lycianthes hypochrysea''
* '' Lycianthes laevis'' (Dunal) Bitter
* '' Lycianthes lycioides'' (L.) Hassl.
* '' Lycianthes mociniana'' (Dunal) Bitter – ''tlanochtle'' ( Nahuatl)
* '' Lycianthes rantonnetii'' (Carrière) Bitter – blue potato bush
* '' Lycianthes rimbachii''
* '' Lycianthes shanesii'' (F.Muell.) A.R.Bean
* ''" Solanum chrysophyllum"''
* ''" Solanum lanuginosum"''
* ''" Solanum loxense"''
* ''" Solanum mucronatum"'' – " pepino"
Related species
Other ''"Solanum"'' taxa
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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''.[
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See also
* Nonochton
References
External links
Solanaceae genera
{{Solanales-stub