The difference between yellow eggplant and thorny eggplant

The difference between yellow eggplant and thorny eggplant

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of Solanum ericaceum are single and alternate. The leaves are ovate-oblong, about 4-6 cm long and 3-4.5 cm wide, with obtuse or pointed tips, nearly heart-shaped or oblique bases, and deeply fissured edges.

The leaves of Solanum spicata are ovate, about 5-7 cm long and 2.5-5.2 cm wide, with obtuse apex, heart-shaped or truncated base, shallowly fissured edges, green with short soft hairs on the upper side, and gray-green with long hairs on the lower side.

2. The difference between flowers

The yellow-fruited eggplant has a cyme inflorescence that grows outside the axil, usually with 3-5 flowers. The calyx is bell-shaped with small thorns on the outside, the corolla is radial, blue-purple in color, the petals are ovate-triangular, the ovary is ovate-round, and the style is relatively slender.

The Solanum thornyum has a scorpion tail inflorescence, the color of the flowers is also blue-purple, a few are white, the calyx is cup-shaped, the lobes are ovate, and the ovary is oblong with edges.

3. Fruit Difference

The yellow-fruited eggplant is spherical in shape. The fruit is green with dark green stripes at the beginning, and turns light yellow when ripe. The nightshade is orange-red when ripe.

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