Solanum gilo (Scarlet Eggplant)

Solanum gilo, Scarlet Eggplant, Gilo, Jilo

Botanical name: Solanum gilo

Common names: Scarlet Eggplant, Gilo, Jilo

Family: Solanaceae

Origin: West Africa

Small plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterRegular waterYellow, orange flowersEdible plant

Solanum gilo is a green fruit related to the tomato and the eggplant; the plant which bears it is also called the Scarlet Eggplant. It was once treated as a distinct species, Solanum gilo, but it is now known to be a cultivar group of Solanum aethiopicum (the Ethiopian Eggplant or nakati).


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