Question

12. Withania somnifera belongs to
family
(a) Cannaceae
(b) Euphorbiaceae
(c) Malvaceae
(d) Solanaceae​

Answer 1

Answer:

Family: Solanaceae

Withania somnifera, known commonly as ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, or winter cherry, is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family. Several other species in the genus Withania are morphologically similar.

Answer 2

Withania somnifera belongs to family (d) Solanaceae​.

About family Solanaceae:

• The Solanaceae, sometimes known as nightshades, is a family of flowering plants that includes decorative, weedy, and agricultural plants as well as annual and perennial herbs, vines, lianas, shrubs, and trees.
• One of the most significant and widely used plant groups by humans is the Solanaceae, sometimes referred to as the potato or deadly nightshade family.
• It has some of the most significant food plants in the world, including eggplant, tomatillos, potatoes, tomatoes, and all other peppers.
• The genus Solanum is where the word Solanaceae comes from.
• Uncertainty surrounds the Latin word's derivation.
• The name may have been inspired by people thinking that some solanaceous blooms resemble the sun and its rays.
• The term "sunberry" refers to at least one species of the Solanum genus.
• Alternatively, the name might have come from the Latin verb solare, which means "to soothe," alluding to some of the family's psychotropic members' sedative pharmacological qualities.

Economic importance of Solanaceae:

• Important food species like the potato (Solanum tuberosum), tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum), pepper (Capsicum annuum), and aubergine or eggplant are all members of the Solanaceae family (Solanum melongena).
• To produce tobacco, the South American plant Nicotiana tabacum is presently grown all over the world.
• In many different places of the world, several solanaceas are significant weeds.
• Their significance stems from the possibility that they may harbor viruses or diseases that affect the cultivated plants; as a result, their presence worsens crop yield or product quality losses.

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