Mazhar Botanic Garden

Solanum melongena L.

Aubergine

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001118
Common name: Aubergine
English name: Eggplant
Native: South Asia
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Common

Annual or short lived perennial stem spiny, grow 40-150 cm tall leaves coarsely lobed 10-20 cm long, 5-10 cm wide flowers white to purple in color, stamens yellow fruit berry

food. medicinal.

Solanum ovigerum Dunal, Solanum trongum Poir

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Hot climates Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Common
Life span: Annual Biennual
Habits: Annual
Sample Type: Cultivar Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Human food Medicinal
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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