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Lycianthes is a genus of shrubs and vines in the nightshade family, with over 150 species, mostly from tropical America. Commonly grown members, such as the Paraguay nightshade (Lycianthes rantonnetii), are grown for their blue-purple flowers and need warm, frost-free conditions with regular water.
Lycianthes is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), found in both the Old World and the New World, but predominantly in the latter. It contains over 150 species, mostly from tropical America, with 35-40 species in Asia and the Pacific.
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