Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Solanum melongena L.
Family : SOLANACEAE
Genus : Solanum
Catalan common name : Albergínia.
Spanish common name : Berenjena.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Flowering time : July. August. September. October.
Life-forms : Chameophyte. Terophyte.
Habitat : Cultivated specie.
Uses and properties : Edible or foodstuffs.
Characteristics : Aubergines, or eggplants are crop and garden plants. Leaves are ovate and pilose; its flowers are violet or shades of red in colour. Can be recognized on the spot if it is bearing fruit, the aubergine (eggplant) is a thick, elongate fruit, almost black with violet tones.
