“Solanum Hortense” from Joseph Banks' handcoloured copy of Dioscorides De Materia Medica; the flowers were originally painted white but have turned brown because a lead paint was used. This copy dates from the 15th century. Copyright The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Reproduced with permission.

 
 
  Part of: Särkinen T, Poczai P, Barboza GE, van der Weerden GM, Baden M, Knapp S (2018) A revision of the Old World Black Nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 106: 1-223. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.106.21991