46:
397:
416:
447:
33:
341:
699:
Prohens, Jaime; Plazas, Mariola; Raigón, María D.; Seguí-Simarro, José M.; Stommel, John R.; Vilanova, Santiago (1 July 2012). "Characterization of interspecific hybrids and first backcross generations from crosses between two cultivated eggplants (Solanum melongena and S. aethiopicum Kumba group)
366:
The highly variable fruit of the plant is eaten both raw and cooked and is becoming more popular as a cultivated crop. These fruits are usually harvested while still green, before the skin becomes thick. The bitterness depends on the levels of
384:
In
Nigeria, Igbo people use it as a substitute for kolanut, especially for those who do not want to chew kolanut, in which case it is used to welcome guests at home or before resumption of a traditional ceremony.
743:
Song, Bo; Song, Yue; Fu, Yuan; Kizito, Elizabeth
Balyejusa; Kamenya, Sandra Ndagire; Kabod, Pamela Nahamya; Liu, Huan; Muthemba, Samuel; Kariba, Robert; Njuguna, Joyce; Maina, Solomon (1 October 2019).
801:
257:
in
Darjeeling, Sikkim and Nepal, and are relished with meat, particularly pork. These names are a result of its varied morphology, with ripe fruit often looking like a cross between an
491:
These striped fruits, just 1 inch in diameter, have a strong but non-bitter flavor. The plant is thornless and grows up to 3 feet tall. It can produce fruit 125 days after planting.
472:
The fruits of this variety are about 2 inches in diameter and turn bright orange-red when ripe, although they are usually eaten when still green. The sweet taste is often used in
443:, where this plant is of some commercial importance. It was likely introduced by veterans returning from East Africa after the colonial war in the late 19th century.
1031:
1057:
514:
The two-inch berries of the 'Hmong Red' have deep creases and a bitter flavor used in
Southeast Asian cooking. It can produce fruit 100 days after planting.
324:(eggplant). A lack of genomic resources has meant that breeding has lagged behind other vegetables, although a 1.02-Gb draft genome has been sequenced by
979:
1044:
992:
1122:
615:
412:
in West Africa. It grows all year long and can produce high fruit yields. However, low germination rates are an obstacle to wider cultivation.
1212:
746:"Draft genome sequence of Solanum aethiopicum provides insights into disease resistance, drought tolerance, and the evolution of the genome"
550:. It has a bitter taste and is usually consumed cooked. The plant takes 75 days to reach maturity. Plants vary in size, shape, taste, etc.
674:
1018:
569:. Immature fruit are white in color. They are used in soups and stews like Tabughee. The plant takes 85 days to reach maturity.
388:
Garden egg, as it is commonly known in
Nigeria, is sometimes used to make a tomato-based sauce which can be used to eat yam.
329:
1049:
371:
it contains, some with a sweet flavor and others very bitter. When the berries mature, they turn bright red because of high
1148:
888:
875:
269:. In fact, the Ethiopian eggplant was so much confused with the ordinary eggplant that this was considered by some a
1207:
1135:
1062:
45:
1217:
1140:
856:
966:
971:
958:
953:
818:
893:
997:
314:
Ethiopian eggplant has been used as a source of disease resistance genes for several commercially grown
162:
927:
590:
1096:
436:
420:
1174:
1127:
1101:
919:
725:
619:
40:
1036:
649:
1083:
901:
775:
717:
396:
1202:
1088:
765:
757:
709:
537:
530:
523:
415:
291:
270:
1070:
285:
83:
1114:
796:
1109:
770:
745:
356:
70:
446:
1196:
246:
178:
729:
1179:
906:
32:
1153:
880:
867:
761:
1005:
850:
807:
713:
473:
440:
315:
129:
841:
721:
940:
347:, bought as a "pumpkin tree" from a grocery store in Los Angeles, California
325:
119:
1166:
779:
340:
1161:
1075:
835:
372:
320:
304:
258:
109:
96:
984:
914:
566:
368:
213:
139:
1010:
547:
408:
Currently there is a large movement towards increased cultivation of
262:
222:
812:
435:
is grown to a significant extent in Europe lies in South Italy, in
1023:
945:
445:
414:
395:
360:
339:
283:
Ethiopian eggplant may have originated from the domestication of
209:
205:
57:
237:. It is a popular vegetable in north-east India, and is known as
218:
932:
816:
476:. It can produce fruit within just 75 days after planting.
630:. Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team
450:
Chicken cooked with bitter tomato in northeast India
825:
303:) but is nowadays generally considered to be a
8:
813:
359:and are actually more nutritious than the
299:, was long held to be a distinct species (
31:
20:
769:
700:and implications for eggplant breeding".
582:
628:The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov)
591:"Solanum aethiopicum - Bitter Tomato"
7:
808:West African plants – A Photo Guide.
381:is used as an ornamental in Asia.
14:
1141:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:818158-1
332:identified for use by breeders.
44:
650:"Capsicum 'Pumpkin on a Stick'"
330:single-nucleotide polymorphisms
231:garden eggs, pumpkin-on-a-stick
1:
1213:Fruits originating in Africa
1234:
762:10.1093/gigascience/giz115
714:10.1007/s10681-012-0652-x
168:
161:
41:Scientific classification
39:
30:
23:
295:, also known as Gilo or
654:cutflowers.ces.ncsu.edu
797:Information from AVRDC
595:www.flowersofindia.net
451:
428:
405:
348:
265:, which are also from
225:. It is also known as
449:
431:The only place where
418:
399:
343:
675:"Pumpkin-on-a-stick"
404:from SW Burkina Faso
227:Ethiopian nightshade
1102:Solanum aethiopicum
857:Solanum aethiopicum
827:Solanum aethiopicum
803:Solanum aethiopicum
427:cultivated in Italy
421:Rotonda, Basilicata
419:Melanzana rossa di
410:Solanum aethiopicum
379:Solanum aethiopicum
353:Solanum aethiopicum
345:Solanum aethiopicum
189:Solanum aethiopicum
172:Solanum aethiopicum
154:S. aethiopicum
25:Solanum aethiopicum
622:Solanum aetiopicum
559:Liberian eggplant'
500:Small Ruffled Red'
455:Selected cultivars
452:
429:
406:
349:
249:. They are called
198:Ethiopian eggplant
1208:Edible Solanaceae
1190:
1189:
1084:Open Tree of Life
819:Taxon identifiers
679:blogs.cornell.edu
321:Solanum melongena
318:crops, including
185:
184:
1225:
1183:
1182:
1170:
1169:
1157:
1156:
1144:
1143:
1131:
1130:
1118:
1117:
1105:
1104:
1092:
1091:
1079:
1078:
1066:
1065:
1053:
1052:
1040:
1039:
1027:
1026:
1014:
1013:
1001:
1000:
988:
987:
975:
974:
962:
961:
949:
948:
936:
935:
923:
922:
910:
909:
897:
896:
884:
883:
871:
870:
861:
860:
859:
846:
845:
844:
814:
784:
783:
773:
740:
734:
733:
696:
690:
689:
687:
685:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
646:
640:
639:
637:
635:
612:
606:
605:
603:
601:
587:
546:Grown mainly in
538:Scarlet eggplant
466:Turkish Italian'
292:scarlet eggplant
241:in Manipuri and
217:mainly found in
204:, is a fruiting
174:
49:
48:
35:
21:
1233:
1232:
1228:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1222:
1218:Leaf vegetables
1193:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1178:
1173:
1165:
1160:
1152:
1147:
1139:
1134:
1126:
1121:
1113:
1108:
1100:
1095:
1087:
1082:
1074:
1071:Observation.org
1069:
1061:
1056:
1048:
1043:
1035:
1030:
1022:
1017:
1009:
1004:
996:
991:
983:
978:
970:
965:
957:
952:
944:
939:
931:
926:
918:
913:
905:
900:
892:
887:
879:
874:
866:
864:
855:
854:
849:
840:
839:
834:
821:
793:
788:
787:
742:
741:
737:
698:
697:
693:
683:
681:
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
648:
647:
643:
633:
631:
614:
613:
609:
599:
597:
589:
588:
584:
579:
573:
462:Turkish Orange'
457:
394:
355:are eaten as a
338:
286:Solanum anguivi
181:
176:
170:
157:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1231:
1229:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1195:
1194:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1180:wfo-0001025760
1171:
1158:
1145:
1132:
1119:
1106:
1093:
1080:
1067:
1054:
1041:
1028:
1015:
1002:
989:
976:
963:
950:
937:
924:
911:
898:
885:
872:
862:
847:
831:
829:
823:
822:
817:
811:
810:
799:
792:
791:External links
789:
786:
785:
735:
708:(2): 517–538.
691:
666:
641:
607:
581:
580:
578:
575:
571:
570:
565:Landrace from
562:
561:
554:
553:
551:
543:
542:
518:
517:
515:
511:
510:
495:
494:
492:
488:
487:
480:
479:
477:
469:
468:
456:
453:
433:S. aethiopicum
425:S. aethiopicum
402:S. aethiopicum
393:
390:
357:leaf vegetable
351:The leaves of
337:
334:
309:S. aethiopicum
278:S. aethiopicum
183:
182:
177:
166:
165:
159:
158:
151:
149:
145:
144:
137:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
107:
100:
99:
94:
87:
86:
81:
74:
73:
68:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
37:
36:
28:
27:
16:Fruiting plant
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1230:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1181:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1163:
1159:
1155:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1137:
1133:
1129:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1111:
1107:
1103:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1059:
1055:
1051:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1033:
1029:
1025:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1007:
1003:
999:
994:
990:
986:
981:
977:
973:
968:
964:
960:
955:
951:
947:
942:
938:
934:
929:
925:
921:
916:
912:
908:
903:
899:
895:
890:
886:
882:
877:
873:
869:
863:
858:
852:
848:
843:
837:
833:
832:
830:
828:
824:
820:
815:
809:
805:
804:
800:
798:
795:
794:
790:
781:
777:
772:
767:
763:
759:
755:
751:
747:
739:
736:
731:
727:
723:
719:
715:
711:
707:
703:
695:
692:
680:
676:
670:
667:
655:
651:
645:
642:
629:
625:
623:
617:
611:
608:
596:
592:
586:
583:
576:
574:
568:
564:
563:
560:
556:
555:
552:
549:
545:
544:
541:
539:
534:
532:
527:
525:
520:
519:
516:
513:
512:
509:
505:
501:
497:
496:
493:
490:
489:
486:
482:
481:
478:
475:
471:
470:
467:
463:
459:
458:
454:
448:
444:
442:
438:
434:
426:
423:, variety of
422:
417:
413:
411:
403:
398:
391:
389:
386:
382:
380:
376:
374:
370:
364:
362:
358:
354:
346:
342:
335:
333:
331:
327:
323:
322:
317:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
293:
288:
287:
281:
279:
275:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
239:khamen akhaba
236:
232:
228:
224:
221:and Tropical
220:
216:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
194:bitter tomato
191:
190:
180:
175:
173:
167:
164:
163:Binomial name
160:
156:
155:
150:
147:
146:
143:
142:
138:
135:
134:
131:
128:
125:
124:
121:
118:
115:
114:
111:
108:
105:
102:
101:
98:
95:
92:
89:
88:
85:
82:
79:
76:
75:
72:
71:Tracheophytes
69:
66:
63:
62:
59:
56:
53:
52:
47:
42:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
1115:tro-29600093
826:
802:
753:
749:
738:
705:
701:
694:
684:17 September
682:. Retrieved
678:
669:
659:17 September
657:. Retrieved
653:
644:
632:. Retrieved
627:
621:
610:
598:. Retrieved
594:
585:
572:
558:
536:
529:
522:
507:
504:Red Ruffles'
503:
499:
484:
465:
461:
432:
430:
424:
409:
407:
401:
387:
383:
378:
377:
365:
352:
350:
344:
319:
313:
308:
300:
296:
290:
284:
282:
277:
273:
266:
254:
250:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
212:
201:
197:
193:
188:
187:
186:
171:
169:
153:
152:
140:
103:
90:
77:
64:
24:
18:
1006:iNaturalist
851:Wikispecies
750:GigaScience
634:16 November
600:18 December
392:Cultivation
235:mock tomato
84:Angiosperms
1197:Categories
1110:Plant List
616:USDA, NRCS
577:References
508:Hmong Red'
485:Sweet Red'
474:Thai curry
441:Basilicata
316:Solanaceae
253:or simply
130:Solanaceae
972:200020574
959:200020574
722:1573-5060
702:Euphytica
400:Fruit of
375:content.
307:group of
274:violaceum
251:Titay bii
148:Species:
120:Solanales
54:Kingdom:
1167:29600093
1162:Tropicos
1037:10718781
1024:818158-1
836:Wikidata
780:31574156
730:17159722
618:(n.d.).
373:carotene
305:cultivar
259:eggplant
126:Family:
110:Asterids
97:Eudicots
1203:Solanum
985:2929847
915:Ecocrop
842:Q257366
771:6771550
567:Liberia
439:in the
437:Rotonda
369:saponin
328:, with
301:S. gilo
271:variety
267:Solanum
243:samṭawk
214:Solanum
208:of the
141:Solanum
136:Genus:
116:Order:
58:Plantae
1154:234351
1123:PLANTS
1089:886496
1063:205524
1050:505828
1011:431630
998:100448
933:484230
894:252375
881:191815
868:119860
865:APDB:
778:
768:
756:(10).
728:
720:
548:Brazil
535:, or '
506:, or '
289:. The
263:tomato
261:and a
233:, and
223:Africa
202:nakati
192:, the
1128:SOAE2
1076:87865
1032:IRMNG
946:SOLAE
907:6YTRH
726:S2CID
361:fruit
210:genus
206:plant
200:, or
104:Clade
91:Clade
78:Clade
65:Clade
1136:POWO
1097:PfaF
1058:NCBI
1045:ITIS
1019:IPNI
993:GRIN
980:GBIF
941:EPPO
920:9825
889:BOLD
876:APNI
776:PMID
718:ISSN
686:2022
661:2022
636:2015
602:2017
531:Jiló
524:Gilo
464:or '
336:Uses
297:jiló
276:of
247:Mizo
219:Asia
1175:WFO
1149:RHS
967:FoC
954:FNA
928:EoL
902:CoL
806:in
766:PMC
758:doi
710:doi
706:186
528:, '
502:, '
326:BGI
255:bii
245:in
1199::
1177::
1164::
1151::
1138::
1125::
1112::
1099::
1086::
1073::
1060::
1047::
1034::
1021::
1008::
995::
982::
969::
956::
943::
930::
917::
904::
891::
878::
853::
838::
774:.
764:.
752:.
748:.
724:.
716:.
704:.
677:.
652:.
626:.
593:.
363:.
311:.
280:.
229:,
196:,
179:L.
106::
93::
80::
67::
782:.
760::
754:8
732:.
712::
688:.
663:.
638:.
624:"
620:"
604:.
557:'
540:'
533:'
526:'
521:'
498:'
483:'
460:'
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
