''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of
hard annual or
perennial plant
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s in 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 ...
family
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. The genus is mostly native to
Chile
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and
Peru
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. Species in this genus, especially ''
N. paradoxa
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'', serve as a model system for studies on flower color.
Classification
There are a number of
synonyms
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for ''Nolana'': ''Alibrexia'', ''Alona'', ''Aplocarya'', ''Bargemontia'', ''Dolia'', ''Gubleria'', ''Leloutrea'', ''Neudorfia'', ''Osteocarpus'', ''Periloba'', ''Rayera'', ''Sorema'', ''Teganium'', ''Tula'', ''Velpeaulia'', ''Walkeria'', and ''Zwingera''.
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''Nolana'' is the only genus in the Solanaceae which has a fruit composed of mericarps, although its flower and other vegetative morphology is similar to other plants in this family. It seems to be most closely related to '']Lycium
''Lycium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The genus has a disjunct distribution around the globe, with species occurring on most continents in temperate and subtropical regions. South America has the most spec ...
''.
Species
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'' Accepts 72 species, listed below.[ Other sources range from 85][ to 89 species.][Dillon, M. O. and J. Wen]
Phylogenetic Systematics of Nolana (Solanaceae) and Biogeographic Implications for the Atacama and Peruvian Deserts.
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*'' Nolana acuminata''
*'' Nolana adansonii''
*'' Nolana aenigma''
*'' Nolana albescens''
*''Nolana aplocaryoides
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*'' Nolana arenicola''
*'' Nolana arequipensis''
*'' Nolana baccata''
*''Nolana balsamiflua
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana bombonensis
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana callae
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana carnosa
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana chancoana
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana chapiensis
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana clivicola
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana coelestis
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana confinis
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of annual plant, hard annual or perennial plants in the Solanaceae, nightshade family (biology), family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially ''Nolana paradox ...
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*''Nolana crassulifolia
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*''Nolana deflexa
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*'' Nolana dianae''
*'' Nolana divaricata''
*'' Nolana elegans''
*'' Nolana filifolia''
*'' Nolana flaccida''
*'' Nolana foliosa''
*''Nolana galapagensis
''Nolana galapagensis'' , is a species of flowering plant in the 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 a ...
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*'' Nolana gayana''
*'' Nolana glauca''
*'' Nolana gracillima''
*'' Nolana hoxeyi''
*''Nolana humifusa
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*'' Nolana incana''
*'' Nolana inconspicua''
*'' Nolana inflata''
*'' Nolana intonsa''
*'' Nolana jaffuelii''
*'' Nolana lachimbensis''
*'' Nolana latipes''
*'' Nolana laxa''
*''Nolana leptophylla
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...
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*'' Nolana lezamae''
*'' Nolana linearifolia''
*'' Nolana lycioides''
*'' Nolana mariarosae''
*'' Nolana mollis''
*'' Nolana onoana''
*''Nolana paradoxa
''Nolana paradoxa'', the Chilean bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae
Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 s ...
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*'' Nolana parviflora''
*'' Nolana patachensis''
*'' Nolana peruviana''
*'' Nolana philippiana''
*'' Nolana platyphylla''
*'' Nolana polymorpha''
*'' Nolana pterocarpa''
*'' Nolana quicachaensis''
*'' Nolana ramosissima''
*'' Nolana reichei''
*'' Nolana rhombifolia''
*'' Nolana rostrata''
*''Nolana rupicola
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially ''N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on flo ...
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*'' Nolana salsoloides''
*'' Nolana samaensis''
*'' Nolana scaposa''
*''Nolana sedifolia
''Nolana'' (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially ''N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on flo ...
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*'' Nolana sessiliflora''
*'' Nolana sphaerophylla''
*'' Nolana stenophylla''
*'' Nolana tarapacana''
*'' Nolana tocopillensis''
*'' Nolana tricotiflora''
*'' Nolana villosa''
*'' Nolana werdermannii''
References
Solanoideae
Solanaceae genera
Flora of Chile
Flora of Peru
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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