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Economic Botany Test 2
fruits and vegetables
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/08/2006

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Solanaceae
Definition
Tomato/potato/nightshade family; Leaves alternate, flowers bilateral or radial symmetry, flowers have five petals; herbs, shrubs, trees; fruit is a berry or capsule; food, ornamental, drug, weed, poisenous
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Genus Solanum (from family Solanaceae)
Definition
Potato/eggplant/nightshade; white potato most important; Nightshade (Atropina belladonna) contain atropine
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Genus Lycopersion (from Family Solanaceae)
Definition
tomato; initally though to be poisonus (when green)
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Genus Capiscum from family Solanaceae
Definition
peppers; vitamins A and C; uses include chili powder, tobasco sauce, bell peppers, paprika, pimento, etc; NOT bw pepper which is in family peperaceae
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Datura a genera from family solanaceae
Definition
Jimson weed (hallucinogen - Datura inoxia); angel trumpet (medicinal);
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