The problem began when European botanists classified the tomato as a member of the Solanaceae family ​ — the same family as the poisonous belladonna, or deadly nightshade.
Problemnya dimulai sewaktu para botanikus Eropa mengklasifikasikan tomat sebagai anggota famili Solanaceae ​ — famili yang sama seperti belladonna beracun, atau deadly nightshade.