Describe the essential organs of Solanaceae.

Explanation

This family is commonly called the potato family and includes about 2200 species belonging to 85 genera. Members of this family are widely distributed in mesophytic habitat of tropics, subtropics and even temperature zones. Some important plants of this family are Atropa belladonna (Belladona), Capsicum fruitescens(Chilli), Solanum melongena (Brinjal), Solanum tuberosum (Potato).
The essential organs of Solanaeae are:
Androecium: Stamens five, epipetalous, alternating with the petals, anthers dithecus, basifixed, introrse.
Gynoecium: Bicarbpelary, syncarpous, bilocular but rarely unilcular e.g., chillies, superior ovary, placenta swollen with many ovules on axile placetation, style terminal, stigman capitate. Carpelsare arranged obliquely at `45^(@)`.