Rio Market

S. aethiopicum. A different species than the typical eggplant. Smaller obovoid fruit mature from light/intermediate green at market maturity to red at seed maturity. Market mature and seed mature fruit 2-3" long, 1.25-2" wide and weigh 0.75-1.75 oz. Market mature fruit have greenish-white colored flesh. Seed mature fruit have 4-6 locules. Large shrub type plants 24-40" tall with very lobed leaves and have small white flowers. Moderate yielding and mid-season maturing when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. Varieties in this species are rather bitter and most often used in stews. From Suzanne Ashworth (CA AS S), who obtained it from John Riley. SSE Accession # 109494