English: Aubergine, Eggplant, Gradenegg

German: Aubergine, Eierbaum

Mandarin: 茄 (qie)

Portuguese: Berinjela

Kingdom: Plantae (1846)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)

      Order: Solanales (70)

        Family: Solanaceae (37) (family description)

          Genus: Solanum (18)

           Epithet: melongena L. (1)

melongena => egg-plant, Solanum Melongena

Climate: temperate, sub-tropical, tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, violet

Check for Solanum melongena at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [700] Solanum melongena - Plants For A Future database
• [1188] Solanum - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
• [1515] Solanum melongena - Flora of China @ efloras.org

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