Nightshade-like
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Bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis ) |
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| Solanales | ||||||||||||
| Yuss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl |
The nightshade-like (Solanales) are an order of the flowering plants (Magnoliopsida). Five families are classified here; the most important families are the nightshade family (Solanaceae) and the bindweed family (Convolvulaceae).
description
There are both woody and herbaceous plants . The leaves are mostly alternate. The flowers are usually radial symmetry , zygomorphism is the exception in a few taxa. The sepals are also still present on the ripe fruits.
Alkaloids are found in many taxa , including tropane alkaloids .
Familys
The Solanales are within the Euasteriden I the sister group of the Lamiales . They include the following families:
- Bindweed family (Convolvulaceae)
- Hydroleaceae
- Montiniaceae
- Nightshade family (Solanaceae)
- Sphenocleaceae
Individual evidence
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group : An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 161, No. 2, 2009, pp. 105-121, DOI: 10.1111 / j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x .
Web links
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