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Solanum macrocarpon

Authority	L.
Family	Magnoliopsida:Asteridae:Solanales:Solanaceae
Synonyms	Solanum integrifolium Poiret var. macrocarpum, Solanum melongena L. var. depressum Bail.
Common names	African eggplant, Afrikaanse aubergine, Afrikanische eierpflanze, Afrikansk äggplanta, Afrikansk ægplante, anthora, antroewa, aubergine africaine, aubergine amère, aubergine d'Afrique, aubergine gboma, aubergine orangée, aubergine ornementale, berenjena, beringela africana, garden egg, gboma eggplant, grosse anghive, melanzana petonciano, orange-fruited eggplant, ornamental eggplant, red-fruited eggplant, scarlet eggplant, sennari nasu, terong engkol, terong gayung, terong kelapa, terong rapoh, terong santan, Thai eggplant, tomato-fruited eggplant
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Ecocrop code	9878

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A glabrous, erect or climbing, unarmed, herbaceous plant reaching up to 1.5 m tall with blackish violet stem, woody at the base. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 10-30 x 4-15 cm and fruits depressed globose, 5-6 cm x 7-8 cm, orange-yellow. USES Used as a fruit and leaf vegetable. The young mature fruits are usually cooked and used in curry and soup. The leaves can be eaten raw, cooked or steamed. GROWING PERIOD Perennial, first selectively harvest of leaves may be taken after 40-50 days and ripe fruit may be harvested after 80-100 days. COMMON NAMES African eggplant, Native eggplant, Local garden egg, Gboma eggplant, Aubergine gboma, Terong engkol, Terong kelapa, Trong gayung, Terong santan, Terong rapoh, Osun. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: S. dasyphyllum. African eggplant originates from the wetter parts of tropical and subtropical Africa where wild and cultivated forms occur. In Indonesia and Malaysia it is cultivated at elevations between sea level and 600 m.
Sources
SOURCES (S. macrocarpon L.) Tindall H 1983 pp 363-365 [TEXT, FER, DRA, LIG] Roecklein J 1987 pp 495 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 27 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Siemonsma J 1993 pp 249-252 [USE, TEMP, TEXT, FER, LIG, RAIN]