[Taxacom] Nolanaceae

[Thomas G. Lammers]

At 10:28 AM 11/2/2007, you wrote:
>Anyone out there happen to know the common English name for the family
>Nolancaceae?

Since it largely occurs in non-English speaking parts of the world, I don't 
think it has one; it's usually just called "The Nolana Family."  Though I 
seem to recall it makes Solanaceae paraphyletic, so perhaps we';d best call 
it "the Nightshade Family."
:-)


Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.

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