This funny looking plant "fruit" is the mickey mouse eggplant, found in the wild. According to some it is NOT edible, but stuart xchange says :
Fruit makes an excellent vegetable, the elongated kind is most cultivated, eaten before it ripens, before the seed hardens.Good source of calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B. The green leaves are a good source of vitamin C.
Plant | Solanum Mammosum |
Common name | Mickey mouse eggplant, Cow's Udder Plant, Nipple Fruit |
Location | Salvador Benedicto |
Camera | Nokia C3 |
Photographer | Ernesto P. Adorio |
Reference | Wikipedia, stuart xchange |
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