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Taxon:  Solanum aethiopicum L.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Melongena
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
100448
Place of publication:
Cent. pl. II:10. 1756 (Amoen. acad. 4:307. 1759)
Verified:
11/22/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Solanum gilo Raddi
Solanum gilo Raddi var. pierreanum (Pailleux & Bois) Bitter
Solanum integrifolium Poir.
Solanum naumannii Engl.
Solanum pierreanum Pailleux & Bois
Solanum sudanense Hammerstein
Solanum zuccagnianum Dunal
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Chinese scarlet eggplant –
gilo –
kumba –
scarlet eggplant –
shum –
tomato-fruit eggplant –
French
aubergine amère –
Portuguese (Brazil)
jilo –
Swedish
röd aubergin –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Lester, R. N. & L. Niakan. 1986. Origin and domestication of the scarlet eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum, from S. anguivi in Africa. Solanaceae: biology and systematics. 1986 433-456.
Human foodvegetable Lester, R. N. & L. Niakan. 1986. Origin and domestication of the scarlet eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum, from S. anguivi in Africa. Solanaceae: biology and systematics. 1986 433-456.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100448. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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