Epipetalous stamen, obliquely placed placenta and fruit berry or capsule are diagnostic features of family

The members of the family Solanaceae are an economically important family of flowering plants and consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species. Few of the characteristics features of the family include- stamens-generally 5 and epipetalous, the gynoecium is bicarpellary, syncarpous, bilocular or tetralocular due to presence of pseudo septum. the ovary is superior and obliquely placed, the fruit is a berry or capsule.