Solanum melongena L.

Common Names

Aubergine, Badinjan, Brinjal, Eggplant, Jew's apple, Ketrikai, Mad apple, Melongene, Terung, Wambotu

Description

Green-yellow to purple-black, up to 6 inches long, angeled, round, teardrop, or lobed.

Origin

Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Nigeria, South America, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam

Comments

Host for fruit flies (including Bactrocera spp. & Ceratitis capitata), beetles (Curculionidae), moths (Gelechiidae, Pyralidae, Totricidae), and scales.