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The eggplant, or aubergine (Solanum melongena), is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated worldwide for its edible fruit and used as a vegetable in cooking. Its fruit is most commonly purple and spongy, and though a berry by botanical definition, it is nutritionally modest in macronutrients and micronutrients. The species was domesticated from wild nightshade relatives, likely through separate domestication events in South Asia and East Asia. World production reached about 61 million tonnes in 2023, with China and India together accounting for 85 percent of the total. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Domesticated 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Solanum melongena 6

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 7

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Source Wikidata: Eggplant

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Sources

1. Eggplant (Wikipedia)

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Solanum melongena is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae, grown worldwide for its edible fruit, typically used as a vegetable in cooking.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Wikipedia: Eggplant

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It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species thorn or bitter apple, S.

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Solanum melongena

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Solanales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12408

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"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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6. Wikipedia: Eggplant

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7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Solanum melongena

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2930617, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Solanum

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13685

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"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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Wikidata: Eggplant

Child Taxon Of: Solanaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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