The plants around us. Volum III The plant around us. Volume III. Etwining project | Page 36

Latin: Solanum
Melongena
Turkish: Patlıcan
S o l a n u m M e l o n g e n a
English: Eggplant
Portuguese: Berinjela
Albanian: Patëllxhan
Spanish: Berenjena
Catalan: Albergínia
Estonian: Baklažaan
Eggplant or aubergine is a
species of nightshade grown for
its edible fruit. Eggplant is the
common name in North
America, Australia and New
Zealand; in British English, it is
aubergine, and in South Asia and
South Africa, brinjal.
F l o w e r
L e a v e s
Known Hazard:
!!!! All green parts of the plant are
poisonous