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Solanum melongena

Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae

Taxonomy
Solanum melongena was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. arnense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Solanum melongena Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderSolanalesJussieu 1820
familySolanaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusSolanum
speciesmelongena

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Solanum melongena Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available