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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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ "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[edit | edit source]
- "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.