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:''"Horsenettle" and variants redirect here. If used for a particular species, this name usually applies to the Carolina horsenettle (''S. carolinense'').'' ''Solanum'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include two food crops of the highest economic importance, the potato and the tomato. It also contains the nightshades and horse nettles, as well as numerous plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruit. Solanum species show a wide range of growing habits, such as annual and perennials, vines, subshrubs, shrubs, and small trees. Many formerly independent genera like ''Lycopersicon'' (the tomatoes) and ''Cyphomandra'' are now included in ''Solanum'' as subgenera or sections. Thus, the genus today contains roughly 1,500–2,000 species. ==Name== The generic name was first used by Pliny the Elder (23–79) for a plant also known as ''strychnos'', most likely ''S. nigrum''. Its derivation is uncertain, possibly stemming from the Latin word ''sol'', meaning "sun," referring to its status as a plant of the sun. Another possibility is that the root was ''solare'', meaning "to soothe," or ''solamen'', meaning "a comfort," which would refer to the soothing effects of the plant upon ingestion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Solanum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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