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Solanum melongena - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Solanum melongena - Black fruits - Click to enlarge!

Black fruits; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Solanum melongena - White fruit - Click to enlarge!

White fruit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Solanum melongena - Fruit cross section - Click to enlarge!

Fruit cross section; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Solanum melongena - Fruits on market - Click to enlarge!

Fruits on market; P.R. China; 5/2010 © Joachim Sauerborn

Solanum melongena - Top and lower side of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Top and lower side of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Solanum melongena - Branch with fruit - Click to enlarge!

Branch with fruit; Philippines; 5/2009 © Joachim Sauerborn

Solanum melongena - In-field habit - Click to enlarge!

In-field habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 112
Date of entry: 29.09.2005
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Aubergine, Eggplant, Gradenegg

German: Aubergine, Eierbaum

Mandarin: 茄 (qie)

Portuguese: Berinjela

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Solanales (101)

        Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)

          Genus: Solanum (24)

            Epithet: melongena L. (1)

melongena => egg-plant, Solanum Melongena

Characteristics

Climate: temperate, sub-tropical, tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, violet

External links

Check for Solanum melongena at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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