Solanum melongena
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- TNS - alien, new, ephemeral
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Origin and general distribution
Domestication of eggplant took place in the area between India, Myanmar and China, where many primitive or weedy eggplant types are still found. The first reports of the use of Solanum melongena as a cultivated species in Chinese agro-botanical literature date back to 6thcentury. It was introduced to the Mediterranean area by the Arabs in the early Middle Ages. Eggplant is cultivated worldwide from tropical to temperate areas, but its two main production regions are Asia and the Mediterranean.
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The following biotope data have been recorded for observations of this taxa