in taxon eggplant plant african eggplant plant PLANTS:SOMA7 African eggplant Solanum macrocarpon otherwise known as the African eggplant or gboma is a plant of the *Solanaceae* family. *S. macrocarpon* is a tropical perennial plant that is closely related to the eggplant. The parts of the plant that is consumed are the fruits and its young leaves. While taste of both the leaves and the fruit are very bitter they have a high nutrient yield. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_macrocarpon] antroewa gboma solanum macrocarpon Solanum macrocarpon requires discussion