Solanum macrocarpon
Overview
| Genus | Solanum |
| Species | macrocarpon |
| Common Name | African eggplant, Surinamese eggplant or Vietnamese eggplant |
| Abbreviation | S. macrocarpon |
| Ploidy | Diploid |
| Chromosome Number | 2n=2x=24 |
| Genome Size | 1250 Mb |
| Genome Assemblies | 1 |
| Cross Reference | NCBI taxon: 115666 |
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Description
Solanum macrocarpon otherwise known as the African eggplant (Yoruba: Igba) (Igbo language/ Igbo): añara), Surinamese eggplant (Sranang Tongo: Antroewa) or Vietnamese eggplant (Vietnamese: cà pháo, cannon eggplant) is a plant of the family Solanaceae. S. macrocarpon is a tropical perennial plant that is closely related to the eggplant. S. macrocarpon originated from West Africa, but is now widely distributed in Central and East Africa. The plant also grows in the Caribbean, South America, and some parts of Southeast Asia. S. macrocarpon is widely cultivated for its use as a food, its medicinal purposes, and as an ornamental plant.
Whole Genomes
Whole Genome Sequences & Annotations for Solanum macrocarpon
S genes
Solanum macrocarpon gwh_assembly PI 441915 01 S genes
| Query | Chr | Size(bp) | Coordinates | BLASTn Hit | BLASTn %ID | Domain |
| SLF19Ψ | GWHBKBV00000001 | 125907142 | 40223958-40225074 | Solanum lycopersicum SL2.31, SLF19 | 88.1 | - |
| SLF18 | GWHBKBV00000001 | 125907142 | 40824516-40824516 | Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF18 | 87 | F-box domain |
| SLF16Ψ | GWHBKBV00000001 | 125907142 | 121173075-121174243 | Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF16 | 87.2 | - |
| SLF15 | GWHBKBV00000001 | 125907142 | 122615097-122613979 | Solanum tuberosum DM8.1, SLF15 | 84 | F-box domain |
Downloads
The Solanum macrocarpon S gene sequences are available in FASTA format.
| CDS and Protein (FASTA file) | S-gene_Solanum_macrocarpon |
Publications
Wu Y, Li D, Hu Y, Li H, Ramstein GP, Zhou S, Zhang X, Bao Z, Zhang Y, Song B, Zhou Y, Zhou Y, Gagnon E, Särkinen T, Knapp S, Zhang C, Städler T, Buckler ES, Huang S. Phylogenomic discovery of deleterious mutations facilitates hybrid potato breeding. Cell. 2023 May 25;186(11):2313-2328.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.008.