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Solanum melongena.jpg

Solanum melongena  L.

Eggplant, Aubergine

Plants > Angiosperms > Solanaceae > ​​Solanum melongena

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species: melongena​


  • Common names: Eggplant, Aubergine
  • Thai names: มะเขือกระโปกแพะ ma khuea krapok phae (Central), มะเขือขาว ma khuea khao (Central), มะเขือจาน ma khuea chan (Central), มะเขือจาวมะพร้าว ma khuea chao ma phrao (Central), มะเขือป๊าว ma khuea pao (Northern), มะเขือฝรั่ง ma khuea farang (Bangkok), มะเขือยาว ma khuea yao (Central), มะเขือหำม้า ma khuea ham ma (Northern), มะแขว้ง ma khwaeng (Northern), มะแขว้งคม ma khwaeng khom (Northern), ยั่งมูไล่ yang-mu-lai (Karen-Mae Hong Son), สะกอวา sa-ko-wa (Karen-Mae Hong Son)
  • Chinese names: 茄 qie
  • Distribution: ​​Widely cultivated
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai (A.Muang)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: The plant species originated in cultivation. It has been cultivated in southern and eastern Asia since prehistory. The first known written record of the plant is found in Qimin Yaoshu , an ancient Chinese agricultural treatise completed in 544.
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Image locations

Images of Solanum melongena from Thailand.
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Solanum melongena Chaiyaphum November
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Solanum melongena Chaiyaphum November
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Solanum melongena cultivar Muang Chiang Mai
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Solanum melongena cultivar Muang Chiang Mai
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Solanum melongena cultivar Muang Chiang Mai
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Solanum melongena Chaiyaphum March
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Solanum melongena Chaiyaphum March
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Solanum melongena Chaiyaphum March

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China
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Wikipedia
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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