Solanum melongena L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum melongena L.

  • Collector(s)

    Omawale 47 with R. Persaud, 29 Jan 1970

  • Location

    Guyana. East Coast Demerara. Mon Repos.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in kitchen garden.

  • Description

    Shrub about 6'. Stems terete yellowish green hairy. Petiole & midrib purplish. Leaves pubescent soft, pale green above, dull beneath. Calyx greenish hairy with purplish streak. Petals purple. Anthers bright yellow. Stigma yellowish green. Style white. Fruit purple about 6" long, glabrous. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00722797

    Occurrence ID: 0a6bccb7-c8eb-49ca-bccb-db48caffc560

  • Local Name

    bigan

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum melongena L.
    Note: "var."; ! M. Nee, 2005

    No botanical uses.

Databased for the
PBl Solaoum Project
NFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00722797
botanical
GA
The New York Botanical Garden
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det. M. Nee, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
FLORA OF GUYANA
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NAME? So lam® melongena^ var.
VERN,. NAME: Bigan - long purple^
LOCALITY:- Ron Repos,
East Coast Demerara.
DATE:	29/1/70
COLLECTOR:	Omawale	&	R. Persaud
ALTITUDE:
HABITAT:	Cultivated	in kitchen garden
DESCRIPTION etc.. Shrub abput 6'. Stems terete
yellowish green hairy. Petiole & midrib
purplish. Leaves pubescent soft, pale green
Above, dull beneath. Calyx grednish. hairy
with purplish streak. Petals purple. Anthers
bright yellow. Stigma yellowish green. Style
white. Fruit purple about 6" long, glabrous.

DISTRIBUTION:	BEG,	NT.
00722797