Genera within a family

Family: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

SOLANACEAE (La)
Potato Family (Wf)

sol, = the sun;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.

solanum, = a plant called also strychnos, nightshade; (that deadly plant is a member of this genus)

Perhaps from solamen, soothing narcotic properties of some species.
(ld, BL, M, Le)

DATURA (Ar, Hi, Skr)
Introduced Weed, Stinkblaar (Le)

tatorah, = Arabic name for a local species in the genus.
dhatūrā, = thorn apple.
dhattūrāh, = thorn apple.
(Le, Cl)

LYCIUM (G)
Honey Thorn (Le)

lykion, = name of a thorny shrub from Lycia in Asia Minor.
Lykion, = the Lyceum, a gymnasium with covered walks in the Eastern suburbs of Athens, named after the neighbouring temple of Apollo Lyceios (wolf slayer, or the god of day).
lukos, = a wolf.
Lyce, = light, the god of day.
(Le, LS)

SOLANUM (La)
Nightshade (Le)

sol, = the sun;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
solanum, = a plant called also strychnos, nightshade.
(that deadly plant is a member of this genus).
Perhaps from solamen, soothing narcotic properties of some species.
(ld, BL, M, Le)

PHYSALIS (G)
Groundcherries (Int)

physalis, = a bladder, bubble.
(inflated calex)
(LS, Le)