Asian Eggplant
Solanum melongena var. melongena
Also known as Brinjal, Egg plant, Jew's apple, Tropical Eggplant
About Asian Eggplant
Asian Eggplant (Solanum melongena var. melongena) is a shrub belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. It is typically found in widely cultivated. It occurs across Tropics of the World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum melongena var. melongena
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Widely cultivated
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बैंगन Baingan, बंग Bang, भण्टा Bhanta
- Nepali
- बैगुन Baigun, भण्टा Bhantaa, भान्टा
- Bengali
- বার্তাকু Bartaku, বেগুন Begun, বেগুন
- Tamil
- அச்சத்தி Accatti, காளினியம் Kaliniyam, கத்தரி Kattari
- Telugu
- హింగుది Hingudi, వంగ Vanga, వంకాయ Vankaaya
- Kannada
- ಬದನೆ Badane, ಗುಳ್ಳ Gulla, ಕಾಚಿ Kaachi
- Malayalam
- വഴുതിന Vazhuthina, വഴുതന, എഗ്ഗ് പ്ലാന്റ്
- Marathi
- वांगी Vangi, वांगे
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Asian Eggplant belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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