Subfamily

Solanoideae (Nightshades and allies)

Datura stramonium. Photo: (c) Ruth Krämer-Klink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Solanoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Solanaceae, and is sister to the subfamily Nicotianoideae. Within Solanaceae, Solanoideae contains some of the most economically important genera and species, such as the tomato (Solanum lycopersicon), potato (Solanum tuberosum), eggplant or aubergine (Solanum melongena), chili or bell peppers (Capsicum spp.), mandrakes (Mandragora spp.), and jimson weed (Datura stramonium).

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Solanales (Nightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies)
        Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
        Subfamily: Solanoideae (Nightshades and allies)
        Tribe: Solaneae (Nightshades and jaltomatas) (7)
        Tribe: Datureae (Devil’s and angel’s trumpets) (2)

Subtaxa

Tribe: Solaneae (Nightshades and jaltomatas)

Tribe: Datureae (Devil’s and angel’s trumpets)

Where in Humboldt

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