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The Solanaceae family is noted for
including a
number of edible plants such as the potato, tomato, capsicum, capsicum,
chilli and egg-plant. There are about 90 genera and more than 2,600
species, mainly found in temperate and tropical regions. Australia has
approximately 23 genera and about 200 species, the largest and best
known genus being Solanum (about 100 species). Whilst some species
have edible parts of the plant, there are others which are poisonous (with some having both edible and
toxic parts). Of the Solanum species in Australia, the most well known
one are the bush
tomato, which is now being used as a cultivated plant. |
