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Eggplant

species of plant
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Summary

Eggplant is a taxon[1]. Eggplant has Wikipedia articles in 162 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Solanum[4]
  • Taxon name: Solanum melongena[5]
  • Subclass of: perennial plant[6], cultivated edible plant[7], useful plant[8], annual plant[9], poisonous plant[10]
  • Part of: Egyptian cuisine[11]
  • Has use: fodder[12], medicinal plant[13], vegetable[14]
  • Commons category: Solanum melongena[15]
  • Unicode character: 🍆[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Solanum melongena[17]
  • Commons gallery: Solanum melongena[18]
  • Described at URL: http://nadeaud.ilm.pf/liste-bibliotaxons?page=634[19]
  • Depicted by: 🍆[20]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[21]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[22], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 67(1)[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101312[28]
  • This taxon is source of: eggplant[29], Birecik eggplant[30]
  • Short name: S. melongena[31]
  • Taxon common name: aubergine[32], eggplant[33], brinjal[34], 茄[35], lilek vejcoplodý[36], patamunakoiso[37], 矮瓜[38], 吊菜子[39], 茄子[40], 白茄[41], 落苏[42], 紫茄[43], 茄子根[44]

Why It Matters

Eggplant is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → solanum-melongena
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · Kutlusafa · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of → eggplant, Birecik eggplant
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ This taxon is source of: Birecik eggplant"
  3. 10w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-বেগুন.wav, LL-Q33965 (sat)-Rocky 734-ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱟᱲ.wav, LL-Q33070 (ban)-Carma citrawati-Tuung.wav +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q8097 (tel)-ప్రశాంతి-వంకాయ.wav"
  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Hermione Gingold
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q293067, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Proleksis enciklopedija id → 40839
    Ubio id → 457626
    Reflora id → FB597416
    Easin id → R14244
    + 140 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ Yso id: 18937, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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