Solanum (scientific name: solanum? melongena? L.) Solanaceae, Solanum plants. Solanum melongena branches vertically from herbs to subshrubs, with a height of up to 1 m, and its branchlets, petioles and pedicels are all branched by 6-8-( 10), with flat or short-handled stellate villi, and the branchlets are mostly purple (the wild ones often have prickles), and the hairs will gradually fall off as they get older. The leaves are large, ovate to oblong-ovate, and the petiole is about 2-4.5 cm long (wild with prickles). Fertile flowers are solitary, the flower stalk is about 1- 1.8 cm long, and the indumentum is dense. The shape and size of fruit vary greatly. Fruits are long or round in shape and white, red and purple in color.