Solanum melongena L.
Distribution
Native to:
China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Réunion, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced into:
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Laccadive Is., Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Zaïre
Accepted Infraspecifics
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
- Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
- Chukavina, A.P. (ed.) (1984). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 7: 1-562. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
- Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.
- Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
- Schischkin, B.K. & al. (eds.) (1954). Flora Turkmenii 6: 1-402. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
- Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
Kew Species Profiles
- Beentje, H. (2010). The Kew Plant Glossary: an Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Terms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Daunay, M.-C. & Chadha, M.L., 2004. Solanum melongena L. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands.
- Domino, E. F., Hornbach, E., Demana, T. (1993) The Nicotine Content of Common Vegetables. The New England Journal of Medicine, pp. 329:437
- Knapp et al. (2013) Wild Relatives of the Eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.: Solanaceae): New Understanding of Species Names in a Complex Group. Plos One. Vol 8:2
- Mabberley, D.J. (2008). Mabberley’s Plant-book: a Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classification and Uses. Third edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2008). Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1.
- Wang, J. X., Gao, T. G., & Knapp, S. (2008). Ancient Chinese literature reveals pathways of eggplant domestication. Ann. of Bot., 102(6), 891-897.
- Weese, T. L., & Bohs, L. (2010). Eggplant origins: out of Africa, into the Orient. Taxon, 59(1), 49-56.
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Bitter in Fedde Rep. Beih. 16: 292 (1923)
- F.T.A. 4, 2: 242
- Sp. Pl. 186 (1753)
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
- Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F. & Habari, J.P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi) Solanaceae: 1-162. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
- Chukavina, A.P. (ed.) (1984). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 7: 1-562. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
- Schischkin, B.K. & al. (eds.) (1954). Flora Turkmenii 6: 1-402. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
- Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Edmonds, I. Friis and M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- F.T.A. 4, 2: 242 (1906)
- F.W.T.A. 2nd ed., 2: 332 (1963)
- Fl. Eth. 5: 138, fig. 158.14 (2006)
- Fl. Somalia 3: 216 (2006).
- Sp. Pl.: 186 (1753)
- U.O.P.Z.: 446 (1949)
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
- Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
- Dempewolf, H., Eastwood, R. J., Guarino, L., Khoury, C. K., Müller, J. V. & Toll, J. (2014). Adapting agriculture to climate change: a global initiative to collect, conserve, and use crop wild relatives. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 38, 369-377.
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
- FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
- GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
- GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
- Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
- PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
- RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
- Ulian, T., Sacandé, M., Hudson, A., & Mattana, E. (2017). Conservation of indigenous plants to support community livelihoods: the MGU–Useful Plants Project. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 60:668-683.
- Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jun 15, 2006 | Conklin [2563], Philippines | K000224054 | Yes | ||
Feb 1, 2002 | Biye, E. [58], Cameroon | K000109679 | No | ||
Apr 4, 1991 | Balfour, I.B. [s.n.], Madagascar | K000212385 | Yes | ||
Apr 4, 1991 | Aryes, P.B. [s.n.], Mauritius | K000212388 | Yes | ||
Apr 4, 1991 | Phillipson, P.B. [2805], Madagascar | K000212383 | Yes | ||
Apr 4, 1991 | Lorence, D. [508], Mauritius | K000212382 | Yes | ||
Apr 4, 1991 | Baron, R. [4405], Madagascar | K000212384 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Nedi [639] | K000788229 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Soibeh, D. [773], Malaysia | K000788230 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4770], Sri Lanka | K000788238 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4642b], Sri Lanka | K000788239 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.], India | K000788259 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Telado, ? [1920], Indonesia | K000788271 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Royle. [s.n.], India | K000788276 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Duthie, J.F. [22438] | K000788253 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Telado, ? [1920], Indonesia | K000788270 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Tsang, W.T. [703], China | K000788242 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Wallich, N. [H.I.2628L.a.] | K000823760 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Forrest, G. [4483], China | K000788241 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4641], Sri Lanka | K000788236 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.], India | K000788258 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Wight, A.E. [1573A], India | K000788260 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Gay, J. [s.n.] | K000788251 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Heyne, B. [s.n.] | K000788261 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] | K000788246 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Taylor, P.M. [P344], Indonesia | K000788267 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Ahmed, H. [9842], Iraq | K000788250 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Heels [255] | K000788279 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.], India | K000788278 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Cuadra, A. [A1171], Indonesia | K000788273 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4548], Sri Lanka | K000788234 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Robinson, C.B. [288] | K000788272 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Sibil, J. [286], Malaysia | K000788231 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Backer [17065], Indonesia | K000788227 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4548], Sri Lanka | K000788232 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Lowne, B.T. [s.n.], Syria | K000788244 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hooker, J.D. [24], India | K000788155 | No | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Taquet, T. [1155], South Korea | K000788243 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Chiao, C.Y. [2972], China | K000788247 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4642b], Sri Lanka | K000788240 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4641], Sri Lanka | K000788237 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4770], Sri Lanka | K000788235 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Henry, A. [2792], China | K000788248 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.] | K000788274 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Sahira [35825], Iraq | K000788249 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Lörzing, J.A. [13254], Indonesia | K000788266 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Hepper, F.N. [4402], Sri Lanka | K000788233 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Gay, J. [s.n.] | K000788264 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Taylor, P.M. [P112], Indonesia | K000788268 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.], India | K000630483 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Zollinger, H. [702], Indonesia | K000788269 | isolectotype | Yes | |
Jul 4, 1905 | Rottler, J.P. [s.n.], India | K000788262 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Kurz, W.S. [s.n.], India | K000788255 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Thomson, T. [25] | K000788263 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Wight, A.E. [1573A], India | K000788257 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Maingay, A.C. [398], China | K000788245 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Juan, G.E. [343], India | K000788254 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.] | K000788228 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.], India | K000788256 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.] | K000788277 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Zollinger, H. [3773], Indonesia | K000788265 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Anonymous [s.n.], India | K000788280 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Roy, G.P. [2747], India | K000788275 | Yes | ||
Jul 4, 1905 | Gamble, J.S. [16326], India | K000788252 | Yes | ||
Jun 27, 1905 | Merrill, E.D. [623], Philippines | K000195855 | Yes | ||
Jun 11, 1905 | Conklin, H.C. [2563], Philippines | K000788281 | No | ||
Jun 11, 1905 | Conklin, H.C. [2563], Philippines | K000195852 | Yes | ||
Jun 11, 1905 | Conklin, H.C. [2563], Philippines | K000788282 | No | ||
Jun 11, 1905 | Conklin, H.C. [2563], Philippines | K000195854 | Yes | ||
Meikle, R.D. [816], Nigeria | 16658.000 | No | |||
29047.193 | No | ||||
35938.000 | No | ||||
Hall [47136], Ghana | K000212467 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [357], Togo | K000212470 | Yes | |||
McKee, H.S. [RSNH 24079], Vanuatu | K001155327 | Yes | |||
s.coll [8506], New Caledonia | K001155385 | Yes | |||
Simpson, N.D. [4349] | K001169619 | Yes | |||
Verdcourt [3050], Kenya | K001169611 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116663 | Yes | |||
Sibil, J. [54], Malaysia | K001164669 | Yes | |||
Stoddart, D.R. [1376] | K001169620 | Yes | |||
s.coll [158], India | K001169615 | Yes | |||
Smith, H.H. [45], St. Vincent & the Grenadines | K001161101 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628], India | K001116672 | Yes | |||
Verdcourt [3050], Kenya | K001157832 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116665 | Yes | |||
Baron, R. [4816], Madagascar | K001158956 | Yes | |||
Sibil, J. [201], Malaysia | K001164670 | Yes | |||
s.coll [616], Jamaica | K001161100 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116675 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116671 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116676 | Yes | |||
Holst, C. [2829] | K001157831 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628], India | K001116674 | Yes | |||
Lunt, W. [164] | K001169609 | Yes | |||
Smith, H.H. [1149], Colombia | K001164672 | Yes | |||
Morton, M. [12], Madagascar | K000212390 | Yes | |||
Richards, H.M. [9861], Malawi | K001169614 | Yes | |||
Sharland [544], Nigeria | K000212469 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628], India | K001116673 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116670 | Yes | |||
Herb. Griffith [5913], Afghanistan | K001152171 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116664 | Yes | |||
Fay, J.M. [5422], Central African Republic | K001155961 | Yes | |||
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.], Madagascar | K000212386 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], Mauritius | K000212387 | Yes | |||
Hall [47135], Ghana | K000212468 | Yes | |||
Welwitsch [6089b], Angola | K001029807 | Yes | |||
Andriamahaqy, M. [518], Madagascar | K001158955 | Yes | |||
Heldreich, T.H.H. von [s.n.], Greece | K001151567 | Yes | |||
Heldreich, T.H.H. von [s.n.], Greece | K001151568 | Yes | |||
Kirk [s.n.] | K001169612 | Yes | |||
Simpson, N.D. [4916] | K001169616 | Yes | |||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116667 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2628], Malaysia | K001116668 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116669 | Yes | |||
Subil, J. [257], Malaysia | K001164671 | Yes | |||
Conklin, H.C. [I-935], Philippines | K000195853 | Yes | |||
Willis, J.C. [s.n.], British Indian Ocean Territory | K001169622 | Yes | |||
Baron, R. [4574], Madagascar | K001158954 | Yes | |||
Simpson, N.D. [5150] | K001169617 | Yes | |||
Simpson, N.D. [5240] | K001169618 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] | K001116666 | Yes | |||
Stoddart, D.R. [1244], Seychelles | K001169613 | Yes | |||
s.coll [339], Seychelles | K001169621 | Yes |
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
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