''Lycianthes'' is a

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plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...

s from the nightshade family (

Solanaceae Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...

), found in both the

Old World The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously ...

and the

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, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150

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, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia and the Pacific.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Lycianthes'' is closely related to the genus ''

Capsicum ''Capsicum'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the Solanum, nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit, which are generally known as "peppers" or "capsicum". Chili peppers grow on five s ...

'', the chili and bell peppers. However, it was long confused with the

nightshade Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...

s (genus ''Solanum''), and several little-known ''Solanum'' species have now been reclassified to the genus ''Lycianthes''.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Lycianthes'': *''

Lycianthes acapulcensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes aceratia ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes acidochondra'' *''

Lycianthes actinocalyx ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes acutifolia ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes amatitlanensis'' *''

Lycianthes amazonica ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes amphidoxys ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes anomala'' *''

Lycianthes apiculata ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes armentalis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes arrazolensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes bambusarum ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes banahaensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes barbatula ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes baviensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes beckneriana ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes belensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes biflora ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes biformifolia ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes bigeminata ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes bimensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes bitteri ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes bitteriana'' *'' Lycianthes boninensis'' *''

Lycianthes brachyanthera ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes brachyloba'' *'' Lycianthes breedlovei'' *'' Lycianthes bullata'' *'' Lycianthes caeciliae'' *''

Lycianthes caucaensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes ceratocalycia'' *'' Lycianthes chiapensis'' *''

Lycianthes chrysothrix ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes ciliolata ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes cladotrichota'' *'' Lycianthes coffeifolia'' *'' Lycianthes coloradensis'' *'' Lycianthes columbiana'' *'' Lycianthes connata'' *'' Lycianthes coriacea'' *''

Lycianthes crassipetala ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes cuchumatanensis'' *''

Lycianthes cundinamarcae ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes cutacensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes cyathocalyx ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes dejecta'' *''

Lycianthes dendriticothrix ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes dendropilosa ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes densestrigosa'' *'' Lycianthes denticulata'' *'' Lycianthes ecuadorensis'' *'' Lycianthes fasciculata'' *'' Lycianthes ferruginea'' *'' Lycianthes floccosa'' *''

Lycianthes fortunensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes francisci ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes fredyclaudiae'' *''

Lycianthes fugax ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes furcatistellata'' *'' Lycianthes geminiflora'' *'' Lycianthes glabripetala'' *'' Lycianthes glandulosa'' *''

Lycianthes gongylodes ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes gorgonea'' *'' Lycianthes grandifolia'' *''

Lycianthes heterochondra ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes heteroclita'' *''

Lycianthes hintonii ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes hortulana ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes howardiana'' *'' Lycianthes hupehensis'' *'' Lycianthes hygrophila'' *'' Lycianthes hypochrysea'' *'' Lycianthes hypoleuca'' *''

Lycianthes impar ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes inaequilatera ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes inconspicua'' *''

Lycianthes jaliscensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes jelskii'' *'' Lycianthes kaernbachii'' *'' Lycianthes laevis'' *'' Lycianthes lagunensis'' *'' Lycianthes lenta'' *''

Lycianthes leptocaulis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes limitanea'' *''

Lycianthes lineata ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes lucens'' *''

Lycianthes lycioides ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes lysimachioides'' *''

Lycianthes macrodon ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes magdalenae'' *''

Lycianthes manantlanensis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes mariovelizii'' *'' Lycianthes marlipoensis'' *'' Lycianthes maxonii'' *'' Lycianthes medusocalyx'' *''

Lycianthes michaelneei ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes minutipila'' *''

Lycianthes moszkowskii ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes mozinoana ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes multiflora'' *'' Lycianthes multifolia'' *'' Lycianthes neesiana'' *''

Lycianthes neglecta ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes nitida'' *'' Lycianthes novogranatensis'' *'' Lycianthes ocellata'' *'' Lycianthes oliveriana'' *'' Lycianthes orogenes'' *'' Lycianthes parasitica'' *''

Lycianthes pauciflora ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes peduncularis ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes peranomala ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes pilifera ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes poeppigii ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes porteriana'' *'' Lycianthes pringlei'' *'' Lycianthes profunderugosa'' *''

Lycianthes purpusii ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes quichensis'' *''

Lycianthes radiata ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes rafatorresii ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes rantonnetii ''Lycianthes rantonnetii'', the blue potato bush or Paraguay nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to South America. Growing to about tall and broad, it is a rounded evergreen shrub with a somew ...

'' – blue potato bush *'' Lycianthes reflexa'' *''

Lycianthes repens ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes rimbachii'' *''

Lycianthes rostellata ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes rzedowskii ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes sanctae-marthae'' *'' Lycianthes sanctaeclarae'' *'' Lycianthes sancti-caroli'' *'' Lycianthes shanesii'' *'' Lycianthes shunningensis'' *''

Lycianthes sideroxyloides ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes sodiroi'' *''

Lycianthes sprucei ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes starbuckii ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes stellata ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes stenoloba'' *''

Lycianthes stephanocalyx ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes surotatensis'' *'' Lycianthes synanthera'' *'' Lycianthes talamancensis'' *'' Lycianthes tarapotensis'' *''

Lycianthes testacea ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

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Lycianthes textitlaniana ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes tibetica'' *'' Lycianthes tricolor'' *'' Lycianthes tysoniana'' *'' Lycianthes urnigera'' *''

Lycianthes venturana ''Lycianthes'' is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia an ...

'' *'' Lycianthes virgata'' *'' Lycianthes vitiensis'' *'' Lycianthes wollastonii'' *'' Lycianthes yunnanensis''

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Taxonomy

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