Solanum incanum

Solanum incanum
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Solanum sect. Melongena]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/SolanumS. incanum
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/SolanumSolanum incanum; L.
Synonyms
	Template:Species list

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Solanum incanum is a species of nightshade, a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to East Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to India. The species was introduced to Taiwan and Vietnam.^[3]

Common names include thorn apple, bitter apple,^[1] bitterball^[4] and bitter tomato^[5]^[6] It may be confused with the similar S. linnaeanum where their ranges overlap in Africa. In ancient India, Solanum incanum was domesticated into the eggplant, Solanum melongena.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 [{{#property:P1421|}} "{{#Property:P225}}"]. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 January 2010. {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
↑ "Solanum incanum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
↑ "Solanum incanum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
↑ Abstracts on Tropical Agriculture. January 1990. p. 57.
↑ Dr.Thimmaiah. "Bitter Tomato : A Potential Underutilized Crop". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
↑ "Solanum incanum (grey bitter-apple)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
↑ Tsao and Lo in "Vegetables: Types and Biology". Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering by Yiu H. Hui (2006). CRC Press. ISBN 1-57444-551-0.
↑ Doijode, S. D. (2001). Seed storage of horticultural crops (pp 157). Haworth Press: ISBN 1-56022-901-2
↑ Ancestor of brinjal Solanum incanum

External links

"Solanum incanum L., Sp. Pl. 188. 1753". Solanaceae Source. Natural History Museum.
Solanum incanum L., Prota database Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
Solanum incanum in West African plants – A Photo Guide.

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[GRIN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 [{{#property:P1421|}} "{{#Property:P225}}"]. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 January 2010. {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)

[POWO_819567-1-2] "Solanum incanum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

[3] "Solanum incanum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

[4] Abstracts on Tropical Agriculture. January 1990. p. 57.

[5] Dr.Thimmaiah. "Bitter Tomato : A Potential Underutilized Crop". Retrieved 2021-05-27.

[6] "Solanum incanum (grey bitter-apple)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-05-27.

[Tsaoand-7] Tsao and Lo in "Vegetables: Types and Biology". Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering by Yiu H. Hui (2006). CRC Press. ISBN 1-57444-551-0.

[Doijode-8] Doijode, S. D. (2001). Seed storage of horticultural crops (pp 157). Haworth Press: ISBN 1-56022-901-2

[9] Ancestor of brinjal Solanum incanum

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