As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Solanum melongena
This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. 186. 1753.
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001029464.
Synonyms of Solanum melongena
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melongena esculenta | Consp. Fl. Romaniei 423. 1898 | — | wfo-0001023588 | |
| Melongena incurva | Gard. Dict., ed. 8, no. 3. 1768 | — | wfo-0001023589 | |
| Melongena ovata | Gard. Dict., ed. 8, no. 1. 1768 | — | wfo-0001023590 | |
| Melongena spinosa | Gard. Dict., ed. 8, no. 4. 1768 | — | wfo-0001023591 | |
| Melongena teres | Gard. Dict., ed. 8, no. 2. 1768 | — | wfo-0001023592 | |
| Solanum aethiopicum var. violaceum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 351. 1852. | wfo-0001025770 | ||
| Solanum album | Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 84. 1791. | — | wfo-0001025828 | |
| Solanum album | Fl. Cochinch. 129. 1790. | — | wfo-0001025829 | |
| Solanum album var. richardii | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 362. 1852. | wfo-0001025833 | ||
| Solanum album var. rumphii | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 361. 1852. | wfo-0001025834 | ||
| Solanum edule | Beskr. Guin. Pl. 125 [145]. 1827. | wfo-0001027758 | ||
| Solanum edule var. edule | – | – | — | wfo-0001027760 |
| Solanum edule var. multifidum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 357. 1852. | wfo-0001027761 | ||
| Solanum esculentum | Hist. Nat. Solanum 208, tab. 3. 1813. | — | wfo-0001027855 | |
| Solanum esculentum var. aculeatum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 355. 1852. | wfo-0001027856 | ||
| Solanum esculentum var. inerme | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 355. 1852. | — | wfo-0001027858 | |
| Solanum esculentum var. subinerme | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 355. 1852. | wfo-0001027859 | ||
| Solanum lagenarium | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 368. 1852. | — | wfo-0001028921 | |
| Solanum longum | Hort. Bengal. 16. 1814. | — | wfo-0001029141 | |
| Solanum melanoxylon | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 188. 1821. | — | wfo-0001029460 | |
| Solanum melongena subsp. agreste | Trudy Prikl. Bot. 88: 105. 1984. | — | wfo-0001029466 | |
| Solanum melongena subsp. melongena | – | – | — | wfo-0001029467 |
| Solanum melongena var. angustum | Trudy Prikl. Bot. 88: 105. 1984. | — | wfo-0001029468 | |
| Solanum melongena var. cylindricum | Trudy Prikl. Bot. 88: 105. 1984. | — | wfo-0001029469 | |
| Solanum melongena var. esculentum | Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 3: 81. 1844. | wfo-0001029470 | ||
| Solanum melongena var. giganteum | Landw. Fl. 135. 1866. | — | wfo-0001029471 | |
| Solanum melongena var. globosi | Trudy Prikl. Bot. 88: 106. 1984. | — | wfo-0001029472 | |
| Solanum melongena var. inerme | Cat. Afr. Pl. (Hiern) 1(3): 748. 1898. | — | wfo-0001029475 | |
| Solanum melongena var. leucoum | Landw. Fl. 135. 1866. | — | wfo-0001029477 | |
| Solanum melongena var. melongena | – | – | — | wfo-0001029478 |
| Solanum melongena var. ovigera | Syn. Pl. (Persoon) 1: 221. 1805. | wfo-0001029479 | ||
| Solanum melongena var. racemiflorum | Trudy Prikl. Bot. 88: 105. 1984. | — | wfo-0001029480 | |
| Solanum melongena var. racemosum | Trudy Prikl. Bot. 88: 105. 1984. | — | wfo-0001029481 | |
| Solanum melongena var. stenoleucum | Landw. Fl. 135. 1866. | — | wfo-0001029482 | |
| Solanum melongena var. variegatum | Landw. Fl. 135. 1866. | — | wfo-0001029483 | |
| Solanum melongena var. violaceum | Landw. Fl. 135. 1866. | — | wfo-0001029484 | |
| Solanum melongena var. viride | Trudy Prikl. Bot. 88: 104. 1984. | — | wfo-0001029485 | |
| Solanum melongenum | Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 135. 1880. | — | wfo-0001029487 | |
| Solanum mexianum | Veg. Syst. 9: 39. 1765. | — | wfo-0001029529 | |
| Solanum oviferum | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 134. 1796 | — | wfo-0001030130 | |
| Solanum ovigerum | Hist. Nat. Solanum 210. 1813. | wfo-0001030131 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum unr. ovigerum | – | – | — | wfo-0001030132 |
| Solanum ovigerum unr. sinuatorepandum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 358. 1852. | wfo-0001030133 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum unr. subrepandum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 358. 1852. | wfo-0001030134 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum var. album | Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 387. 1830. | wfo-0001030135 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum var. insanum | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 698. 1826. | wfo-0001030136 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum var. luteum | Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 387. 1830. | wfo-0001030137 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum var. oblongo-cylindricum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 358. 1852. | wfo-0001030138 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum var. ruber | Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 387. 1830. | wfo-0001030141 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum var. violaceum | Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 387. 1830. | wfo-0001030142 | ||
| Solanum ovigerum unr. violaceum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 358. 1852. | wfo-0001030143 | ||
| Solanum pressum | Hist. Nat. Solanum 217. 1813. | — | wfo-0001030553 | |
| Solanum pseudoundatum | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 699. 1826. | wfo-0001030629 | ||
| Solanum pseudoundatum var. albiflorum | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 699. 1826. | wfo-0001030630 | ||
| Solanum pseudoundatum var. atropurpurascens | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 699. 1826. | wfo-0001030631 | ||
| Solanum pseudoundatum var. leucocarpon | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 13: 700. 1826. | wfo-0001030632 | ||
| Solanum pseudoundatum var. pseudoundatum | – | – | — | wfo-0001030633 |
| Solanum requienii | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 363. 1852. | — | wfo-0001030821 | |
| Solanum sativum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 360. 1852. | wfo-0001031057 | ||
| Solanum sativum var. albiflorum | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 360. 1852. | wfo-0001031058 | ||
| Solanum sativum var. atropurpurascens | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 360. 1852. | wfo-0001031059 | ||
| Solanum sativum var. leucocarpon | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 361. 1852. | wfo-0001031060 | ||
| Solanum sativum var. sativum | – | – | — | wfo-0001031061 |
| Solanum serpentinum | Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 84. 1791. | — | wfo-0001031196 | |
| Solanum serpentinum | Cat. Pl. Horti Paris 397. 1829. | — | wfo-0001031197 | |
| Solanum zeylanicum | Delic. Fl. Faun. Insubr. 1: 1. 1786. | — | wfo-0001032583 | |
| Solanum melongena subsp. meridionale | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 315. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429698 | |
| Solanum melongena subsp. orientale | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 306. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429699 | |
| Solanum melongena subsp. subspontaneum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 318. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429700 | |
| Solanum melongena var. americanum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 317. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429701 | |
| Solanum melongena var. arabicum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 318. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429702 | |
| Solanum melongena var. azerbaijanicum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 313. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429703 | |
| Solanum melongena var. bulgaricum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 313. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429704 | |
| Solanum melongena var. europaeum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 314. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429706 | |
| Solanum melongena var. palestinicum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 316. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429707 | |
| Solanum melongena var. pekinense | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 310. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429708 | |
| Solanum melongena var. stenoides | Landw. Fl. 135. 1866. | — | wfo-0001429710 | |
| Solanum melongena subsp. agrestis | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 318. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429781 | |
| Solanum melongena var. racemosum | Kult. Fl. SSSR (Zhukovskii) 10: 320. 1958. | — | wfo-0001429785 | |
| Solanum oviferum | Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 6: 61. 1793. | — | wfo-0001429792 | |
| Solanum ovigerum var. ovigerum | – | – | — | wfo-0001429950 |
| Solanum ovigerum var. sinuatorepandum | – | — | wfo-0001429951 | |
| Solanum ovigerum var. subrepandum | – | — | wfo-0001429952 | |
| Solanum ovigerum var. violaceum | – | — | wfo-0001429953 | |
| Solanum longum | Fl. Ind. (Carey & Wallich ed.) 2: 248. 1824. | — | wfo-1000050010 | |
| Solanum melongena var. leucojum | Landw. Fl. 136. 1866. | — | wfo-1200041502 |