Solanales | |
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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] | |
The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of the eudicots. Well-known members of Solanales include potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, chilli peppers, tobacco, petunias, nightshades, morning glory, and sweet potato. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order.