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- The common or brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) belongs to the Leptostemonum Clade (the “spiny” solanums) of the species-rich genus Solanum (Solanaceae). Unlike most of the genus, the eggplant and its relatives are from the Old World; most eggplant wild relatives are from Africa.
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Feb 22, 2013 · The common or brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) belongs to the Leptostemonum Clade (the “spiny” solanums) of the species-rich genus Solanum (Solanaceae). Unlike most of the genus, the eggplant and its relatives are from the Old World; most eggplant wild relatives are from Africa.
- Sandra Knapp, Maria S. Vorontsova, Jaime Prohens
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0057039
- 2013
- PLoS One. 2013; 8(2): e57039.
Jan 18, 2019 · Odd as it may seem, this fruit—a wild eggplant—is an ancient relative of the big purple eggplant sold in grocery stores worldwide. At the World Vegetable Center, experts are studying a wide...
Historical documents and genetic data show that the plant was first domesticated in Asia, but most of its wild relatives are from Africa. Researchers from the Museum and the University of Helsinki have now discovered that a single event gave rise to two distinct lineages of the plant.
May 31, 2019 · Eggplant’s closest relatives are African and Asian species belonging to subgenus Leptostemonum; but species of the same subgenus that originate from Australia, the Pacific and the Americas also deserve attention. Here, we provide a historical survey of the last taxonomic treatments and phylogenetic analyses for genus Solanum.
- Xavier Aubriot, Marie-Christine Daunay
- 2019
Aug 28, 2018 · Historical documents and genetic data have shown that the eggplant was first domesticated in Asia, but most of its wild relatives are from Africa.
Jan 1, 2019 · Unlike most of the genus, the eggplant and its relatives are from the Old World; most eggplant wild relatives are from Africa.
May 30, 2019 · But unlike the American Solanaceae domesticates, eggplant is believed to have been domesticated in the Old World, likely India, China, Thailand, Burma or someplace else in southeast Asia. Today there are approximately 15-20 different varieties of eggplant, grown primarily in China.
