Solanales

Solanales
Solanum melongena (Aubergine)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Clade:	Lamiids
Order:	Solanales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl, 1820[1][2][3]
Families[1]
Convolvulaceae Hydroleaceae Montiniaceae Solanaceae Sphenocleaceae

The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order.

Taxonomy

Under the older Cronquist system, the latter three families were placed elsewhere, and a number of others were included:

• Family Duckeodendraceae (now treated as a synonym of Solanaceae)
• Family Nolanaceae (now treated as a synonym of Solanaceae)
• Family
  Cuscutaceae
  (now treated as a synonym of Convolvulaceae)
• Family Retziaceae (now treated as a synonym of Stilbaceae, order Lamiales)
• Family Menyanthaceae (now placed in order Asterales)
• Family Polemoniaceae (now placed in order Ericales)
• Family
  Hydrophyllaceae (now treated as a synonym of Boraginaceae
  )

The following families are included here in newer systems such as that of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG):

• Family
  nightshade family; includes Nolanaceae as well as potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, chilli peppers, tobacco, and petunias
  .)
• Family Convolvulaceae (morning glory and sweet potato)
• Family Montiniaceae
• Family
  Sphenocleaceae
• Family
  Hydroleaceae

The APG II classification treats the Solanales in the group

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solanales.

Wikispecies has information related to Solanales.

• "Solanales". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Systema Naturae 2000 Archived 2004-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Media related to Solanales at Wikimedia Commons