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PLANT KINGDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tomato brinjal,potato, tobacco,petunia and night jasmine belong to.
A
The same plant family
B
Two plant families
C
Three plant families
D
Five plant families
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All these plants belong to Solanaceae.

Detailed explanation-2: -The solanaceae family is a large family, commonly called as the ‘potato family’. It is widely distributed in tropics, subtropics and even temperate zones. Many plants belonging to this family are source of food (tomato, brinjal, potato), spice (chilli), etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nightshade is a family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, and peppers. Tobacco is also in the nightshade family.

Detailed explanation-4: -Brinjal is a member of the Solanaceae family and has the scientific name Solanum melongena. Solanum tuberosum, a member of the Solanaceae family, is the scientific name for the potato. Tomatoes are members of the Solanaceae family and have the scientific name Lycopersicon esculentum.

Detailed explanation-5: -Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae, comprising around 1, 500 species.

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