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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Solanum L.

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Kingdom  Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision  Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division  Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class  Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass  Asteridae
Order  Solanales
Family  Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus  Solanum L. – nightshade P
 
Contains 103 Species and 108 accepted taxa overall
 
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Species  Solanum aculeastrum Dunal – sodaapple nightshade P
Species  Solanum adscendens Sendtn. – sonoita nightshade P
Species  Solanum aethiopicum L. – Ethiopian nightshade P
Species  Solanum americanum Mill. – American black nightshade P
Species  Solanum anguivi Lam. P
Species  Solanum aviculare G. Forst. – New Zealand nightshade P
Species  Solanum bahamense L. – Bahama nightshade P
Variety  Solanum bahamense L. var. bahamense – Bahama nightshade P
Variety  Solanum bahamense L. var. luxurians D'Arcy – Bahama nightshade P
Variety  Solanum bahamense L. var. rugelii D'Arcy – Rugel's nightshade P
Species  Solanum bulbocastanum Dunal – ornamental nightshade P
Species  Solanum burbankii Bitter – wonderberry P
Species  Solanum campechiense L. – redberry nightshade P
Species  Solanum candidum Lindl. – fuzzyfruit nightshade P
Species  Solanum capsicoides All. – cockroach berry P
Species  Solanum cardiophyllum Lindl. – heartleaf horsenettle P
Species  Solanum carolinense L. – Carolina horsenettle P
Variety  Solanum carolinense L. var. carolinense – Carolina horsenettle P
Variety  Solanum carolinense L. var. floridanum (Shuttlw. ex Dunal) Chapm. – Florida horsenettle P
Species  Solanum citrullifolium A. Braun – watermelon nightshade P
Variety  Solanum citrullifolium A. Braun var. citrullifolium – watermelon nightshade P
Variety  Solanum citrullifolium A. Braun var. setigerum Bartlett – watermelon nightshade P
Species  Solanum clokeyi Munz – Clokey's nightshade P
Species  Solanum commersonii Dunal ex Poir. – Commerson's nightshade P
Species  Solanum conocarpum Dunal – marron bacoba P
Species  Solanum davisense M.D. Whalen – Davis horsenettle P
Species  Solanum demissum Lindl. – nightshade P
Species  Solanum dimidiatum Raf. – western horsenettle P
Species  Solanum diphyllum L. – twoleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum donianum Walp. – mullein nightshade P
Species  Solanum douglasii Dunal – greenspot nightshade P
Species  Solanum dulcamara L. – climbing nightshade P
Variety  Solanum dulcamara L. var. dulcamara – climbing nightshade P
Variety  Solanum dulcamara L. var. villosissimum Desv. – climbing nightshade P
Species  Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. – silverleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum erianthum D. Don – potatotree P
Species  Solanum fendleri A. Gray ex Torr. – Fendler's horsenettle P
Variety  Solanum fendleri A. Gray ex Torr. var. fendleri – Fendler's horsenettle P
Variety  Solanum fendleri A. Gray ex Torr. var. texense Correll – Texan horsenettle P
Species  Solanum ferox L. – nightshade P
Species  Solanum furcatum Dunal ex Poir. – forked nightshade P
Species  Solanum gayanum (Remy) Phil. f. – Chilean nightshade P
Species  Solanum gilo Raddi – gilo P
Species  Solanum glaucophyllum Desf. – waxyleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum guamense Merr. P
Species  Solanum heterodoxum Dunal – melonleaf nightshade P
Variety  Solanum heterodoxum Dunal var. heterodoxum – melonleaf nightshade P
Variety  Solanum heterodoxum Dunal var. novomexicanum Bartlett – New Mexican nightshade P
Variety  Solanum heterodoxum Dunal var. setigeroides M.D. Whalen – melonleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum hindsianum Benth. – Hinds' nightshade P
Species  Solanum hispidum Pers. – devil's fig P
Species  Solanum hyporhodium A. Braun & Bouche – cocona P
Species  Solanum incanum L. – nightshade P
Species  Solanum incompletum Dunal – thorny popolo P
Species  Solanum interius Rydb. – deadly nightshade P
Species  Solanum jamaicense Mill. – Jamaican nightshade P
Species  Solanum jamesii Torr. – wild potato P
Species  Solanum jasminoides Paxton – jasmine nightshade P
Species  Solanum khasianum C.B. Clarke – nightshade P
Species  Solanum lanceifolium Jacq. – lanceleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum lanceolatum Cav. – orangeberry nightshade P
Species  Solanum leptosepalum Correll – tigna potato P
Species  Solanum lumholtzianum Bartlett – Sonoran nightshade P
Species  Solanum lycopersicum L. – garden tomato P
Variety  Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme (Dunal) Spooner, G.J. Anderson & R.K. Jansen – garden tomato P
Variety  Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum – garden tomato P
Species  Solanum macrocarpon L. – nightshade P
Species  Solanum mammosum L. – nipplefruit P
Species  Solanum marginatum L. f. – purple African nightshade P
Species  Solanum mariannense Hosok. P
Species  Solanum mauritianum Scop. – earleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum melanocerasum All. – garden huckleberry P
Species  Solanum melongena L. – eggplant P
Species  Solanum mucronatum O.E. Schulz – pepino P
Species  Solanum muricatum Aiton – pepino P
Species  Solanum nelsonii Dunal – Nelson's horsenettle P
Species  Solanum nigrescens M. Martens & Galeotti – divine nightshade P
Species  Solanum nigrum L. – black nightshade P
Species  Solanum nudum Kunth ex Dunal – forest nightshade P
Species  Solanum parishii A. Heller – Parish's nightshade P
Species  Solanum peruvianum L. – Peruvian nightshade P
Species  Solanum phureja Juz. & Buk. – nightshade P
Species  Solanum physalifolium Rusby – hoe nightshade P
Species  Solanum pimpinellifolium Jusl. – currant tomato P
Species  Solanum pinnatisectum Dunal – tansyleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum polygamum Vahl – cakalaka berry P
Species  Solanum pseudocapsicum L. – Jerusalem cherry P
Species  Solanum pseudogracile Heiser – glowing nightshade P
Species  Solanum pterocaulon Dunal [excluded] P
Species  Solanum ptycanthum Dunal – West Indian nightshade P
Species  Solanum pumilum Dunal – Carolina horsenettle P
Species  Solanum pyrifolium Lam. – pear-leaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum quitoense Lam. – naranjilla P
Species  Solanum racemosum Jacq. – canker berry P
Species  Solanum riedlei Dunal – Riedle's nightshade P
Species  Solanum robustum Wendl. – shrubby nightshade P
Species  Solanum rostratum Dunal – buffalobur nightshade P
Species  Solanum rugosum Dunal – tabacon aspero P
Species  Solanum sandwicense Hook. & Arn. – Hawai'i horsenettle P
Species  Solanum scabrum Mill. – garden-huckleberry P
Species  Solanum seaforthianum Andrews – Brazilian nightshade P
Species  Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal – cocona P
Species  Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. – sticky nightshade P
Species  Solanum tampicense Dunal – scrambling nightshade P
Species  Solanum tenuilobatum Parish – San Diego nightshade P
Species  Solanum tenuipes Bartlett – fancy nightshade P
Variety  Solanum tenuipes Bartlett var. latisectum M.D. Whalen – fancy nightshade P
Variety  Solanum tenuipes Bartlett var. tenuipes – fancy nightshade P
Species  Solanum torvum Sw. – turkey berry P
Species  Solanum triflorum Nutt. – cutleaf nightshade P
Species  Solanum triquetrum Cav. – Texas nightshade P
Species  Solanum tuberosum L. – Irish potato P
Species  Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch. – bluewitch nightshade P
Variety  Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch. var. glabrescens Torr. – bluewitch P
Variety  Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch. var. incanum Torr. – bluewitch P
Variety  Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch. var. umbelliferum – bluewitch nightshade P
Species  Solanum viarum Dunal – tropical soda apple P
Species  Solanum villosum (L.) Mill. – hairy nightshade P
Species  Solanum virginianum L. – Surattense nightshade P
Species  Solanum viride G. Forst. ex Spreng. – green nightshade P
Species  Solanum wallacei (A. Gray) Parish – Catalina nightshade P
Species  Solanum wendlandii Hook. f. – giant potatocreeper P
Species  Solanum woodburyi Howard – Woodbury's nightshade P
Species  Solanum xanti A. Gray – chaparral nightshade P
Variety  Solanum xanti A. Gray var. glabrescens Parish – chaparral nightshade P
Variety  Solanum xanti A. Gray var. hoffmannii Munz – Hoffmann's nightshade P
Variety  Solanum xanti A. Gray var. intermedium Parish – chaparral nightshade P
Variety  Solanum xanti A. Gray var. montanum Munz – chaparral nightshade P
Variety  Solanum xanti A. Gray var. obispoense (Eastw.) Wiggins – San Luis Obispo nightshade P
Variety  Solanum xanti A. Gray var. xanti – chaparral nightshade P

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