Cyphomandra was a genus in the flowering plant family Solanaceae. It used to contain about 35 species native to the Americas from Mexico southwards to Northern Argentina.
Solanum mammosum is commonly known as nipplefruit, fox head, cow's udder, or apple of Sodom, is an inedible Pan-American tropical fruit. The plant is grown for ornamental purposes, in part because of the distal end of the fruit's resemblance to a human breast, while the proximal end looks like a cow's udder. It is an annual in the family Solanaceae, and part of the genus Solanum, making the plant a relative of the eggplant, tomato, and potato. This poisonous fruit is native to South America, but has been naturalized in Southern Mexico, Greater Antilles, Central America, and the Caribbean. The plant adapts well to most soils, but thrives in moist, loamy soil.
Solanum ellipticum is known as potato bush and under the more ambiguous name of "bush tomato". The Arrernte name of merne awele-awele might refer to this species or to the similar S. quadriloculatum. Native to Australia, the potato bush is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae.
Solanum sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is possibly endemic to Ecuador.
Solanum cinnamomeum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Although considered to be at low risk of extinction, its survival depends on conservation.
Solanum ensifolium is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae endemic to Puerto Rico. Commonly known as erubia, it is nearly extinct due to habitat loss.
Solanum fallax is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Solanum fortunense is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Solanum pseudoquina is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. A rare plant, it is dependent on conservation of its habitat to prevent it from becoming a threatened species.
Solanum latiflorum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Solanum leucodendron is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. The plant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeastern Brazil.
Solanum pinetorum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Solanum roseum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
Solanum luteoalbum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae.
Solanum sibundoyense is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Colombia, specifically to Sibundoy and surrounding areas, and usually resides in cloud forests, 1400–2300 meters in elevation. It is also known as tomate salvaje or tomate silvestre to natives of Colombia, and also sometimes called Cyphomandra sibundoyensis. It's a small tree 4–8 m tall. Stems glabrous or sparsely puberulent with glandular and eglandular hairs less than 0.5 mm long.
Solanum ternatum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Solanum tobagense is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is found in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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, potato, eggplant or aubergine, chili and bell peppers, mandrakes, and jimson weed.
The Solanaceae, or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals. Many members of the family contain potent alkaloids, and some are highly toxic, but many—including tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, bell and chili peppers—are used as food. The family belongs to the order Solanales, in the asterid group and class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons). The Solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology.
Solanum africanum is a species of plant in the nightshade family. It is found in South Africa. This plant typically occurs near the coast up to an altitude of 200m.
