Solanum melongena L.

Spice Flower Fruit In the field

Family: SOLANACEAE

Genus: Solanum

Catalan common name: Albergínia.

Spanish common name: Berenjena.

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte. Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Cultivated specie.

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.