Taxonomy

Solanaceae Source taxonomy here is an overview of the current consensus of Solanaceae taxonomy by a global network of specialists. The taxonomy is updated every 6 months following the World Flora Online (WFO) release dates in June and December each year. If you would like to become a member of the Solanaceae Source team, please contact us.

Species list

The most recent version of this taxonomy can be accessed through the menu on the left. The species list is derived from World Flora Online as the WFO taxonomy is worked on by Solanaceae Taxonomic Expert Network and can be downloaded in different formats from the WFO site.

Generic diversity

Only a set of Solanaceae genera are found outside of the Americas. To visualise the current list of accepted genera for each botanical country, Haley Gladitsch has created this interactive map of Solanaceae genera. The image below shows the generic diversity of Solanaceae by botanical country as a static view.

List of genera

Below is an alphabetical list of all genera, with the subfamily designation and number of species, as currently accepted. The current taxonomy is accessible by Browse or Advanced Search.