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Solanum melongena L., Sp. Pl. 1: 186 186 1753. (Syn: Solanum esculentum Dunal; Solanum melongena var. depressum L.; Solanum melongena var. esculentum (Dunal) Nees; Solanum melongena var. serpentinum L.);
. China South-Central, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam; Introduced into: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Kazakhstan, Laccadive Is., Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Zaïre as per POWO; .
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so-LAN-num — solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species mel-ON-gen-uh — corrupted Latin for mad apple . commonly known as: brinjal, eggplant • Arabic: انب anab • Assamese: বেঙেনা bengena • Bengali: বেগুন begun • Gujarati: વેંગણ vengan • Hindi: बैंगन baingan • Kannada: ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ badanekaayi • Kashmiri: वाँगुन् wangun • Konkani: वैंगण vaingan • Malayalam: കത്തിരിക്ക kaththirikka, വഴുതനങ്ങ vazhuthananga • Manipuri: খামেন khamen • Marathi: वांगी vangi • Mizo: bawk-bâwn • Nepali: बैगुन् baigun • Oriya: ବାଇଗଣ baigana • Pali: वाटिङ्गण vatingana • Persian: بادنجان badanjan • Punjabi: ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan • Sanskrit: वङ्गन vangana • Sindhi: واڱَڻُ vaangarnu • Tamil: கத்தரி kattari, நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay • Telugu: వంగ vanga • Tulu: ಬದನೆ badane … and the lesser applied names … English, in India: aubergine, egg apple, garden egg, guinea squash, jew’s apple, mad apple, pea apple • Bengali: বার্তাকু bartaku • Gujarati: રીંગણ ringan • Hindi: बंग bang, भण्टा bhanta, भाटा bhata, हिण्डीर hindir, हिंगुली hinguli, महती mahati, नटपत्रिका nat-patrika, निद्रालु nidralu, सिंही sinhi, वार्ताकी vartaki, वेर ver • Kashmiri: बुंतकी buntaki • Nepali: भण्टा bhanta, भिँड़ा bhimra • Punjabi: ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun • Sanskrit: भण्टाकी bhantaki, हिण्डीर hindira, हिङ्गुदी hingudi, हिङ्गुली hinguli, कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika, कटालु katalu, महाबृहति mahabrhati, मांसलफला mamsalaphala, मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala, नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika, निद्रालु nidralu, नीलवृषा nilavrsa, नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala, राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda, रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana, सिंही simhi, वार्त्ताक varttaka, वातिगगम vatigagama, वृत्तफला vrttaphala • Tamil: அச்சத்தி accatti, காளினியம் kaliniyam, பண்டாகி pantaki, பிரு piru • Telugu: హింగుది hingudi, వార్తాకము vartakamu
Fruits & Vegetables Week: Solanum melongena, the Brinjal:
Botanical name : Solanaceae melongena
Place : Byculla, Mumbai Date : 18th February 2011
Please id this Brinjal plant with white flowers seen at a farm here in Muscat on 5/2/2010.
Only this plant had white flowers, all other plants had the usual purple flowers.
Brinjals not seen when the picture was taken.
Height of plant around 3 feet.
     Velas, March 2014 :: Requesting ID confirmation of this brinjal plant :: Konkan Coast, Maharashtra :: 25MAR2014 :: ARK-21 : Attachments (5). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Requesting to please validate scientific name of this brinjal plant captured at Velas near Harihareshwar, Konkan Coast, Maharashtra in March 2014.
Is the name Solanum melongena correct? I think you are correct, Solanum melongena. Your egg plant is spiny, so this may be S. melongena ‘Gelatik’ (according to my student, …).
Solanaceae Fortnight: Solanaceae of Indonesia 4 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
We want to know the cultivar name of the following Solanum melongena.    Solanaceae Fortnight: Solanum melongena from Chennai FEB2015 BRS 06 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Sharing the images of Solanum melongena from Chennai.
Solanaceae Fortnight: Solanum melongena L.. Feb2015sk13/30 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)
This is from our kitchen garden, deliciously sweet tasted when fried in mustard oil! Another set from my neighbour’s kitchen garden, photographed 2 hours ago. This will grow green fruit. Attachments (4) Very good photographs …
Solanaceae Fortnight:: The Egg Plant-NS Feb 45/45 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)
The very popular fruit vegetable, fairly common in cultivation and put to breeding resulting in many varieties, the fruits come in various colours and forms..
Solanum melongena…The Egg Plant
Solanaceae Fortnight: Solanum melongena L from Assam KD 09, FEB ’15 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)   Solanaceae fortnight: Flower of egg plant from Trivandrum: 220215 SS-3 Feb : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
A couple of pictures of a flower of an eggplant, Solanum melogena, from my garden.
Photographed on 17 Sep 2011.
Solanaceae Fortnight: Solanum melongena ?? at Ladakh: PKA-FEB51/51 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
This is from Ladakh. Seen Cultivated in a home garden..
Could this be Solanum melongena ?? I hope you are right Yes …
Names of Plants in India :: Solanum melongena: 3 posts by 3 authors. 1 image. via Species > S > Solanum melongena L.     so-LAN-num — solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species mel-ON-gen-uh — corrupted Latin for mad apple commonly known as: brinjal, eggplant • Arabic: انب anab • Assamese: বেঙেনা bengena • Bengali: বেগুন begun • Gujarati: વેંગણ vengan • Hindi: बैंगन baingan • Kannada: ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ badanekaayi • Kashmiri: वाँगुन् wangun • Konkani: वैंगण vaingan • Malayalam: കത്തിരിക്ക kaththirikka, വഴുതനങ്ങ vazhuthananga • Manipuri: খামেন khamen • Marathi: वांगी vangi • Mizo: bawk-bâwn • Nepali: बैगुन् baigun • Oriya: ବାଇଗଣ baigana • Pali: वाटिङ्गण vatingana • Persian: بادنجان badanjan • Punjabi: ਬੈਂਗਣ baingan • Sanskrit: वङ्गन vangana • Sindhi: واڱَڻُ vaangarnu • Tamil: கத்தரி kattari, நமைக்காய் namai-k-kay • Telugu: వంగ vanga • Tulu: ಬದನೆ badane … and the lesser applied names … English, in India: aubergine, egg apple, garden egg, guinea squash, jew’s apple, mad apple, pea apple • Bengali: বার্তাকু bartaku • Gujarati: રીંગણ ringan • Hindi: बंग bang, भण्टा bhanta, भाटा bhata, हिण्डीर hindir, हिंगुली hinguli, महती mahati, नटपत्रिका nat-patrika, निद्रालु nidralu, सिंही sinhi, वार्ताकी vartaki, वेर ver • Kashmiri: बुंतकी buntaki • Nepali: भण्टा bhanta, भिँड़ा bhimra • Punjabi: ਬਤਾਊਂ bataun • Sanskrit: भण्टाकी bhantaki, हिण्डीर hindira, हिङ्गुदी hingudi, हिङ्गुली hinguli, कण्टपत्त्रिका kantapattrika, कटालु katalu, महाबृहति mahabrhati, मांसलफला mamsalaphala, मिश्रवर्णफला misravarnaphala, नटपत्त्रिका natapattrika, निद्रालु nidralu, नीलवृषा nilavrsa, नृपप्रियफला nrpapriyaphala, राजकुष्माण्ड rajakusmanda, रक्तवर्धन raktavardhana, सिंही simhi, वार्त्ताक varttaka, वातिगगम vatigagama, वृत्तफला vrttaphala • Tamil: அச்சத்தி accatti, காளினியம் kaliniyam, பண்டாகி pantaki, பிரு piru • Telugu: హింగుది hingudi, వార్తాకము vartakamu botanical names: Solanum melongena L. … synonyms: Solanum esculentum Dunal • Solanum melongena var. depressum L. • Solanum melongena var. esculentum (Dunal) Nees • Solanum melongena var. serpentinum L. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Plant in above photo at a resort (2018 ft asl) near Amba Ghat, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Flora of Panipat District- SOLANUM MELONGENA – efloraofindia | Google Groups        . Solanaceae Week: Solanum melanogena the brinjal from Delhi:
Solanum melanogena L., Sp. Pl. 1: 186 186 1753. syn: Solanum esculentum Dunal A popular vegetable crop characterised by larger fruits, single blue-purple flowers and medium sized herbaceous plants often woody at base.
Solanum melongena L.:
name Solanum melongena L. family Solanaceae
Photo on 6.10.2010       Solanaceae Fortnight: Solanum melongena, the Brinjal from Delhi-GSFEB10/12 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Solanum melongena, the Brinjal or egg plant, a commonly used vegetable with fruits in different shapes and sizes. Common local name Baingan. Nice captures, I am informed that this ranks second in usage of vegetables, only after potato, and first in fruit vegetables..
Solanaceae Fortnight :: Solanum melongena :: Amba & various places :: DVFEB23/31 : 1 post by 1 author. 7 images. Solanum melongena L.
at a resort in Amba on December 20, 2010
at Rajgurunagar on May 29, 2010
at Sindhudurg on July 10, 2011    Solanaceae Fortnight :: Solanum erianthum :: Ghodbunder Road :: DVFEB17/25 : 5 posts by 2 authors.
Solanum erianthum D. Don
along Ghodbunder Road on October 10, 2009 I am sure this is not Solanum erianthum It was a herbaceous shrub growing wild along roadside near to human habitat, about a metre high, unarmed. Yes, quite agreeable..
Solanaceae Fortnight-Tomato – PC.2 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Sending few snaps of brinjal. Please tell me the botanical name of it.
Solanaceae Week: Solanum melongena var. melongena PKFEB14/14 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
our vegetable Solanum, Solanum melongena L.var. melongena
Solanaceae Fortnight::Dive Agar Konkan:: Solanum melongena::SMPFEB 8/8 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images.
Solanum melongena
BRINJAL PLANT
Solanum melongena L. ?? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Location : Gyaneswor , Kathmandu, Nepal
Date : 21 August 2017
Elevation : 4500 ft.
Habit : Cultivated
Yes, it should be S. melongena….
Solanum melongena :: TMC Biodiversity Park :: 22 APR 18 : 1 post by 1 author. 5 images.
TMC Biodiversity Park Thane Date: April 22, 2018 … Altitude: about 15 m (50 feet) asl
Solanum melongena L.
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