Solanum melongena: Uses (Ethnobotany)
It has been used in traditional medicine and cultural ceremonies in several countries across the world.
Plant Profile: Solanum melongena
Taxonomy: Solanum melongenaNames
Aubergine, Aubergines, Brinjal, Eggplant, Eggplants
Phonetic Spelling:so-LAN-num mel-ON-gen-uh
Genus:Solanum
Species:melongena
Family:Solanaceae
Eggplant, a vegetable that thrives in warm weather, is part of the nightshade family. This plant features a highly branched structure, adorned with leaves and stems that are covered in star-shaped hairs. Its flowers are typically purple, and the fruits are usually the same color. Additionally, the common name is occasionally incorrectly written as "egg plant."
Solanum melongena Feature Summary
Solanum melongena Image Gallery
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Solanum melongena Feature Summary
Attributes
It has been used in traditional medicine and cultural ceremonies in several countries across the world.
Fruits are edible and eaten fried, steamed, grilled, roasted, or stewed.
Annual
Fruit
A large fleshy kidney shaped berry is that ranges in color from green, to white, to purple-black when immature and when it should be eaten. As the fruit matures it gets stringy and bitter.
Berry
Green
Purple/Lavender
Black
Variegated
White
Edible
Flowers
Whole Plant Traits
Edible
Vegetable
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
Moist
Leaves
Stem
Landscape
Edible Garden
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Solanum melongena Image Gallery
Solanum melongena Attributes
Solanum melongena: Country Or Region Of Origin
India
Solanum melongena: Edibility
Fruits are edible and eaten fried, steamed, grilled, roasted, or stewed.
Solanum melongena: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Solanum melongena Fruit
Solanum melongena: Fruit Description
A large fleshy kidney shaped berry is that ranges in color from green, to white, to purple-black when immature and when it should be eaten. As the fruit matures it gets stringy and bitter.
Solanum melongena: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Solanum melongena: Fruit Color
Black
Green
Purple/Lavender
Variegated
White
Solanum melongena: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Solanum melongena Flowers
Solanum melongena: Flower Description
Solitary purple flowers
Solanum melongena: Flower Color
Purple/Lavender
Solanum melongena: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Solanum melongena Whole Plant Traits
Solanum melongena: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Solanum melongena Cultural Conditions
Solanum melongena: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Solanum melongena: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Solanum melongena Leaves
Solanum melongena: Leaf Color
Green
Solanum melongena: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Solanum melongena: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Solanum melongena: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Solanum melongena: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Solanum melongena Stem
Solanum melongena: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Solanum melongena Landscape
Solanum melongena: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Solanum melongena: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
