Striped Togo

Solanum aethiopicum (aka "African eggplant"). Market fruit small, obovoid, light green with dark green stripes. Harvest when small. Skin becomes bitter when more mature. Floral flavor; soft texture inside. Whole fruit hold together well throughout cooking process. Fruit born in clusters of 2-7. Prickles absent. Fruit 1.1-1.7" long, 0.6-1" wide, and 0.1-0.3oz. Seed mature fruit solid red-orange; 1.5-2" long, 0.8-1.1" wide, and 0.3-0.5oz. Flowers small, white, born in clusters of 7-11. Plants non-pigmented; have an upright growth habit and grow 3-4' tall. Leaves highly lobed, slightly pubescent. No lodging; not affected by bacterial blight in 2014 growout at Heritage Farm.