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Brinjal
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Brinjal
 Kingdom Plantae
DivisionTracheobionta
ClassMagnoliopsida
Order
Family Solanaceae
Sub family
GenusSolanum
SpeciesS.melongena
Binomial NameSolanum melongena

The Eggplant, Aubergine or Brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a species of Solanum, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is an annual plant growing 40 - 150 cm tall (16 in - 57 in), often spiny, with large, coarsely lobed leaves 10-20 cm long and 5-10 cm broad. The flowers are white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The fruit is a fleshy berry,


Species infecting Brinjal
P.cactorum
P.hibernails
P.meadii
P.nicotianae
P.palmivora
 
Designed and Developed by: Alias E., Shaji A., M. Anandaraj and S.J. Eapen, Bioinformatics Centre, IISR, Calicut.