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Eggplant Flower (Solanum melongena)
Aubergine in the UK. The flower has a striking colour with a beautiful velvety texture. There is an insect on it but I cannot zoom in on it clearly enough to make an identification. Eggplant flowers, unlike nearly ALL other vegetable flowers, are self-pollinating; that is, each flower has all that it needs to grow into a beautiful, purple fruit - if given the correct circumstances.
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
By Bridget Charity Rendall
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Uploaded Oct 13, 2012. Captured Sep 13, 2012 09:03 in Barton Ln, Exeter, Devon EX2, UK.
