Nolana (Peruvian bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially N. paradoxa, serve as a model system for studies on flower color.

Classification

There are a number of synonyms for Nolana: Alibrexia, Alona, Aplocarya, Bargemontia, Dolia, Gubleria, Leloutrea, Neudorfia, Osteocarpus, Periloba, Rayera, Sorema, Teganium, Tula, Velpeaulia, Walkeria, and Zwingera. Nolana is the only genus in the Solanaceae which has a fruit composed of mericarps, although its flower and other vegetative morphology is similar to other plants in this family. It seems to be most closely related to Lycium.

Species

Plants of the World Online Accepts 72 species, listed below. Other sources range from 85 to 89 species.