Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2592)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2489)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2104)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Solanaceae (48)(family description)
Genus: Lycianthes (3)
Epithet: neesiana (Wall. ex Nees) D (1)
neesiana => in honor of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776-1858), German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher