"Bitterball" redirects here. For the Dutch food, see
Bitterballen.
Solanum incanum is a species of nightshade, a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to East Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to India. The species was introduced to Taiwan and Vietnam.[3]
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| Solanum incanum |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Solanales |
| Family: |
Solanaceae |
| Genus: |
Solanum |
| Subgenus: |
Solanum subg. Leptostemonum |
| Section: |
Solanum sect. Melongena |
| Species: |
S. incanum |
| Binomial name |
Solanum incanum
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| Synonyms[2] |
- Solanum coagulans var. griseum Dunal
- Solanum floccosistellatum Bitter
- Solanum hierochuntinum Dunal
- Solanum hierochuntinum var. lanuginosum Dunal
- Solanum incanum var. brevitomentosum Bitter
- Solanum incanum subsp. horridescens Bitter
- Solanum incanum var. integrascens Bitter
- Solanum incanum var. kavirondoense Bitter
- Solanum incanum var. pluribaccatum Bitter
- Solanum incanum subsp. schoanum Bitter
- Solanum incanum var. unguiculatum (A.Rich.) Abedin, Al-Yahya, Chaudhary & J.S.Mossa
- Solanum sanctum L., nom. superfl.
- Solanum undulatum Poir.
- Solanum unguiculatum A.Rich.
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Common names include thorn apple, bitter apple,[1] bitterball[4] and bitter tomato[5][6] It may be confused with the similar S. linnaeanum where their ranges overlap in Africa. In ancient India, Solanum incanum was domesticated into the eggplant, Solanum melongena.[7][8][9]
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