Solanum insanum L.

Aubergine (fr), Marignan (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A shrub. It can grow 1 m tall. It is prickly.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality andromonoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified), Skin (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Solanum insanum unspecified picture

Distribution

Solanum insanum world distribution map, present in China and India

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001028672
COL ID 6YTFN
BDTFX ID 64904
INPN ID 124060
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Solanum canescens Solanum insanum Solanum tomentosum Solanum cumingii Solanum gula Solanum immane Solanum undatum Solanum undatum Solanum mirikense Solanum melanocarpum var. atropurpureum Solanum trongum var. divaricatum Solanum trongum var. sinuatopinnatifidum Solanum trongum var. tongdongense Solanum undatum var. aurantiacum Solanum undatum var. violaceum Solanum indicum var. pubescens Solanum album var. gaudichaudii Solanum cyanocarphium var. obtusangulum Solanum melongena var. insanum Solanum trongum var. rumphii Solanum melongena subsp. insanum Solanum melongena var. cumingii Solanum melongena var. insanum Solanum melongena var. insanum