Family · Asterids
Solanaceae
Nightshades — tomato, potato, pepper, tobacco
Herbs, shrubs and vines with five-lobed flowers and berries; includes potato, tomato and tobacco.
- Accepted species
- 2,887accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 103accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈39 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Solanaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Plants you might know
- Solanum
- Capsicum
- Nicotiana
- Petunia
Largest genera
Solanum1,246 spp.
Cestrum233 spp.
Lycianthes156 spp.
Nicotiana109 spp.
Lycium101 spp.
Physalis93 spp.
Nolana92 spp.
Jaltomata77 spp.
Deprea55 spp.
Brunfelsia49 spp.
Capsicum43 spp.
Iochroma40 spp.
Hyoscyamus32 spp.
Calibrachoa31 spp.
Browallia24 spp.
Jaborosa23 spp.
Nierembergia23 spp.
Schwenckia22 spp.
Salpichroa19 spp.
Sessea19 spp.
Withania19 spp.
Cuatresia18 spp.
Markea17 spp.
Petunia17 spp.
Witheringia17 spp.
Fabiana16 spp.
Schizanthus16 spp.
Athenaea14 spp.
Datura14 spp.
Benthamiella12 spp.
Sclerophylax12 spp.
Chamaesaracha11 spp.
Anthocercis10 spp.
Physochlaina10 spp.
Solandra10 spp.
Brugmansia9 spp.
Cyphanthera8 spp.
Juanulloa8 spp.
Saracha8 spp.
Schultesianthus8 spp.
Atropa7 spp.
Exodeconus6 spp.
Leptoglossis6 spp.
Dunalia5 spp.
Dyssochroma5 spp.
Melananthus5 spp.
Anisodus4 spp.
Bouchetia4 spp.
Doselia4 spp.
Duboisia4 spp.
Eriolarynx4 spp.
Grammosolen4 spp.
Hunzikeria4 spp.
Mandragora4 spp.
Nothocestrum4 spp.
Reyesia4 spp.
Tzeltalia4 spp.
Anthotroche3 spp.
Merinthopodium3 spp.
Nicandra3 spp.
The 43 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Southern America1,967
- Northern America439
- Australasia265
- Africa160
- Asia-Temperate147
- Asia-Tropical141
- Pacific38
- Europe23
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Solanaceae sits in the order Solanales.