Solanum melongena L.

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Common names: Aubergine (English)
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Literature:

Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 70.

Other sources of information about Solanum melongena:

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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Solanum melongena
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Solanum melongena

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Solanum melongena
African Plant Database: Solanum melongena
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Solanum melongena
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Solanum melongena
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Solanum melongena
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iNaturalist: Solanum melongena
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Solanum melongena
JSTOR Plant Science: Solanum melongena
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Solanum melongena
Plants of the World Online: Solanum melongena
Tropicos: Solanum melongena
Wikipedia: Solanum melongena

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Solanum melongena.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=173190, retrieved 5 December 2025

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