Eggplant varieties
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Common name | Eggplant |
| Scientific name | Solanum melongena |
| Taxonomic group | Solanaceae |
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Economic botany | Food plants |
| Food plants | Vegetables |
| Selection and adaptations | Selection; Variation |
| Selection | Artificial Selection |
| Date | 1998 |
Eggplant varieties. Native to India or perhaps southern China, eggplants have been cultivated to grow in a variety of shapes and colors. The plant earned its English name from small white-skinned varieties common several hundred years ago. Eggplants appear to have no seeds because they are picked when immature.
