Solanum melongena
About
Eggplant (Solanum melongena), or aubergine, is a species of nightshade, grown for its edible fruit. Eggplant is the common name in North America, Australia and New Zealand, but British English uses the French word aubergine. It is known in South Asia and South Africa as brinjal.
- Family
- Solanaceae
How to use it
Eggplant is grown for its edible fruit, making it a popular choice in many culinary traditions. It can be used in a variety of dishes, adding flavor and texture.
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In the kitchen
The edible fruit of this nightshade species is grown worldwide and is typically used as a vegetable in cooking.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Solanum melongena
- Slug
- solanum-melongena
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
- Species
- melongena
- Wikidata QID
- Q7540
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant
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- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum melongena
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