Abedro Wild Eggplant

Botanical Information:

• Scientific Name:

  Solanum torvum 
• Common Names:

  Turkey berry, wild eggplant, pea eggplant, devil’s fig, prickly solanum, aubergine pois, berenjena cimarrona, berenjena silvestre 
• Origin:

  Native to Central and northern South America, the Caribbean, and eastern Brazil. 
• Distribution:

  Introduced to West and Central Africa, South and Southeast Asia, China, and Australia. 
• Uses:

  • Food: The fruit is eaten as a vegetable, either raw or cooked, and is becoming more popular as a cultivated crop. 
  • Rootstock: Used as a rootstock for eggplant (Solanum melongena) and tomatoes, conferring resistance to root pests and diseases. 
  • Medicinal: Traditionally used as an adjunct therapy for people with anemia in Ghana.