The perception of African nightshades (Solanum section Solanum) as “healthy” foods, supported by documentation of their high nutritional and medicinal benefits, has led to a sudden and steady upsurge in their consumption, ...

Solanum section Solanum, centering on the species commonly known as African nightshade, and botanically known as the “Solanum nigrum complex” is composed of a large number of morphogenetically distinct taxa, with certain ...