PLANTS Profile for Solanum melongena (eggplant)

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Solanum melongena L.
eggplant

Symbol:

SOME

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Africa, E. Usage Requirements.

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Solanum melongena L.

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Distribution:
Solanum melongena L.


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USA (FL, LA, MA, MS, PA), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Solanum melongena L.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 103 species in Solanum

Classification:
Solanum melongena L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus	Solanum L. – nightshade
Species	Solanum melongena L. – eggplant

Introduced Information:
Solanum melongena L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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