Nomenclature: wfo-0001029464
![Kew Gardens K000788269: Zollinger, H. [702] Indonesia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c9f2e3094593626931f4c57fbebad513.jpg "Kew Gardens K000788269: Zollinger, H. [702] Indonesia")
![Kew Gardens K001116663: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/dbdbf27c67ba63acb9fe19df6b093f3f.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116663: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116664: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e656782eb18ace42f8ba1f08cb8f6d2c.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116664: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116665: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/48d8efd1f0effc0c25119f0c0c6090bc.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116665: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116666: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/04b4eade3a1d4fe56bd0744690f2e520.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116666: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116667: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2628]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/90b9dd4d4a10534478d469f9cf2d3d11.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116667: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116668: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2628] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8309a941bd4d7cbc66002da904a106d7.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116668: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2628] Malaysia")
![Kew Gardens K001116669: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3eab1b2e6947ac2df88232c27f9668ab.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116669: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116670: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ea769e63039f28775b48ddc025e4d022.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116670: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116671: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/4be3361eeedd10fa51914576ef1e9dbc.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116671: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116672: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/bc65e4d38fa38ad7287ad79de30f8897.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116672: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India")
![Kew Gardens K001116673: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5d7c03b2626d51e060037a68925d304b.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116673: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India")
![Kew Gardens K001116674: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/34e0a541956a632e13f3355023bc0919.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116674: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India")
![Kew Gardens K001116675: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5946718b88a84bf187dd1895ed00156f.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116675: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
![Kew Gardens K001116676: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/1662a68a26755d27edbae5b51d0679cc.jpg "Kew Gardens K001116676: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628]")
Solanum melongena Sp. Pl. 186. 1753.
Nomenclatural References
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000788269: Zollinger, H. [702] Indonesia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116663: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116664: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116665: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116666: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116667: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116668: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2628] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116669: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116670: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116671: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116672: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116673: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116674: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116675: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001116676: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2628] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: sol-10315
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanoideae > Solaneae > Solanum > Solanum melongena
Synonyms
- Melongena esculenta
- Melongena incurva
- Melongena ovata
- Melongena spinosa
- Melongena teres
- Solanum aethiopicum var. violaceum
- Solanum album
- Solanum album
- Solanum album var. richardii
- Solanum album var. rumphii
- Solanum edule
- Solanum edule var. edule
- Solanum edule var. multifidum
- Solanum esculentum
- Solanum esculentum var. aculeatum
- Solanum esculentum var. inerme
- Solanum esculentum var. subinerme
- Solanum lagenarium
- Solanum longum
- Solanum melanoxylon
- Solanum melongena subsp. agreste
- Solanum melongena subsp. melongena
- Solanum melongena var. angustum
- Solanum melongena var. cylindricum
- Solanum melongena var. esculentum
- Solanum melongena var. giganteum
- Solanum melongena var. globosi
- Solanum melongena var. inerme
- Solanum melongena var. leucoum
- Solanum melongena var. melongena
- Solanum melongena var. ovigera
- Solanum melongena var. racemiflorum
- Solanum melongena var. racemosum
- Solanum melongena var. stenoleucum
- Solanum melongena var. variegatum
- Solanum melongena var. violaceum
- Solanum melongena var. viride
- Solanum melongenum
- Solanum mexianum
- Solanum oviferum
- Solanum ovigerum
- Solanum ovigerum unranked ovigerum
- Solanum ovigerum unranked sinuatorepandum
- Solanum ovigerum unranked subrepandum
- Solanum ovigerum var. album
- Solanum ovigerum var. insanum
- Solanum ovigerum var. luteum
- Solanum ovigerum var. oblongo-cylindricum
- Solanum ovigerum var. ruber
- Solanum ovigerum var. violaceum
- Solanum ovigerum unranked violaceum
- Solanum pressum
- Solanum pseudoundatum
- Solanum pseudoundatum var. albiflorum
- Solanum pseudoundatum var. atropurpurascens
- Solanum pseudoundatum var. leucocarpon
- Solanum pseudoundatum var. pseudoundatum
- Solanum requienii
- Solanum sativum
- Solanum sativum var. albiflorum
- Solanum sativum var. atropurpurascens
- Solanum sativum var. leucocarpon
- Solanum sativum var. sativum
- Solanum serpentinum
- Solanum serpentinum
- Solanum zeylanicum
- Solanum melongena subsp. meridionale
- Solanum melongena subsp. orientale
- Solanum melongena subsp. subspontaneum
- Solanum melongena var. americanum
- Solanum melongena var. arabicum
- Solanum melongena var. azerbaijanicum
- Solanum melongena var. bulgaricum
- Solanum melongena var. europaeum
- Solanum melongena var. palestinicum
- Solanum melongena var. pekinense
- Solanum melongena var. stenoides
- Solanum melongena subsp. agrestis
- Solanum melongena var. racemosum
- Solanum oviferum
- Solanum ovigerum var. ovigerum
- Solanum ovigerum var. sinuatorepandum
- Solanum ovigerum var. subrepandum
- Solanum ovigerum var. violaceum
- Solanum longum
- Solanum serpentinum
- Solanum melongena var. leucojum
Taxonomic References
- database : Solanaceae Source record for this taxon Based on the initial data import
Treatment References
- database : Solanaceae Source record for this taxon Based on the initial data import