A flora treatment for the Solanaceae occurring in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi is provided. In this region, the family
is represented by 15 genera and 61 species: Browallia (1 species), Brugmansia
(3 species), Brunfelsia (2 species), Capsicum (2 species), Cestrum (3 species),
Datura (3 species), Discopodium (1 species), Petunia (1 species), Physalis (3
species), Nicandra (1 species), Nicotiana (2 species), Schwenckia (1 species),
Solandra (1 species), Solanum (36 species) and Withania (1 species). Userfriendly
keys to all taxa are included. The inclusion of the genera Cyphomandra
and Lycopersicon into Solanum is accepted. A fair number of species has been
introduced, either as cultivated plants or as weeds, and may now be encountered
within the Flora region in the wild. All species come with a full morphological
description, their most important synonyms, data on their distribution, habitat,
vernacular names and uses, as well as references to supplementary literature and
the citation of representative herbarium specimens. The work is illustrated with
44 line drawings.