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Plant Details

Accepted name: 
Solanum aethiopicum L. [Solanaceae]
Source: 
World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant: 
Plants of the World Online
Non-scientific name: Class of name: Medicinal source:
african aubergine Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
aubergine amère Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bilolo Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
binsukula Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
bitter tomato Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
biwansi Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
chinese scarlet eggplant Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ethiopian eggplant Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ethiopian nightshade Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
garden egg or scarlet eggplant Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
garden eggs Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gilo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jilo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kinsumba or musoso Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kumba Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mock plant Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mock tomato Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
röd aubergin Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
scarlet eggplant Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
shum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tomate amère Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
tomato-fruit eggplant Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)