The Leptostemonum clade of Solanum contains approximately 350–450 species, including the cultivated eggplant, S. melongena . This clade is characterized by the presence of prickles and apically attenuate anthers. Solanum section Androceras , the focus of this study, is a group of ca. 12 species belonging to the Leptostemonum clade. This section is unusual in the genus because of its mostly nort...

Bulgarian medicinal plants, which have been studied during the last years, are reviewed. The review includes the following families: Amaryllidaceae, Asteraceae, Berberidaceae, Boraginaceae, Fabaceae, Geraniaceae, Lamiaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Scrophulariaceae, Solanaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Valerianaceae, Zygophyllaceae. Main pharmacological properties are antiviral, antimicr...

We have heard about developments in genome sequencing of key Solanaceae family members, but now it is the wild species turn. Wild species provide a rich resource of genetic diversity and have been integral parts of breeding programs, especially for tomato. The following two articles highlight recent developments in the sequencing of two tomato wild species, Solanum pimpinellifolium, the closest...

A liberibacter (isolate NZ082226) was detected in a symptomatic tomato plant and subsequently in five other members of the family Solanaceae: capsicum, potato, tamarillo, cape gooseberry and chilli. Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, the deduced amino acid sequence of the rplJ gene and a partial nucleotide sequence of the beta operon indicated that isolate NZ082226 represents ...

Physalis minima Linn. (Family  Solanaceae) is commonly known as Ground Cherry or Sunberry. It is traditionally used as diuretic, purgative, analgesic, anthelmentic, febrifuge, vermifuge, abortificient, etc. Many steroidal lactones have been identified from the plant and it has been reported to possess antifertility, hypoglycemic, cytotoxic, antiulcer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesi...

Abstract Eight new anamorphic species of Pucciniales belonging to the genera Aecidium, Caeoma, Malupa, Milesia, Physopella and Uredo are proposed. The were collected in Itatiaia National Park states Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on plant families Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Menispermaceae, Salicaceae, Solanaceae Verbenaceae.

The dark-red spider mite, Tetranychus ludeni Zacher (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a highly polyphagous species and an important pest of economic plants belonging to the families Cucurbitaceae, Malvaceae, Fabaceae Solanaceae, growing in tropical subtropical regions. In Western Palaearctic, its distribution reports have recently come mostly from Mediterranean Basin, i.e. Portugal, Spain, Italy Israe...