The eggplant, brinjal eggplant, aubergine, melongene, brinjal or guinea squash is a plant of the family Solanaceae and genus "Solanum". It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used in cooking. As a nightshade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato. It was domesticated in India from "Solanum incanum".
Similar species: Solanales
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Uploaded May 29, 2022. Captured May 24, 2022 10:34 in P38W+QV Ban Cat, Laos.
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Solanum melongena might be a better fit as it does occur in Laos:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/63190-Solanum-melongena Posted 3 years ago