Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Mickey mouse eggplant, nipple plant, Solanum Mammosum







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.



PlantSolanum Mammosum
Common nameMickey mouse eggplant, Cow's Udder Plant, Nipple Fruit
LocationSalvador Benedicto
CameraNokia C3
PhotographerErnesto P. Adorio
ReferenceWikipedia,
stuart xchange

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