Solanum aethiopicum, the bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant, or nakati, may be a mature plant of the Solanum primarily found in Asia and Tropical Africa. it's conjointly referred to as Ethiopian ligneous plant, garden eggs, and mock tomato.
Although providing several well-known foods for folks, as well as the potato, tomato, pepper and aubergine, most plants within the asterid dicot family conjointly contain toxic alkaloids. Unless there area unit specific entries with info on edible uses, it might be unwise to ingest any a part of this plant
Solanum aethiopicum was domesticated from the wild asterid dicot genus anguivi Lam., via the semi-domesticated Solanum distichum Schumach. & Thonn. each area unit found throughout tropical Africa, asterid dicot genus anguivi in disturbed vegetation and Solanum distichum in gardens. asterid dicot genus aethiopicum is mature throughout tropical Africa and South America (mainly Brazil), and sometimes elsewhere, e.g. in south France and European country. it's one among the leading vegetables in tropical Africa. within the wet zone of geographical region it's primarily mature for its immature fruit (garden egg), within the savannah space oft for each its leaves and immature fruits (often known as ‘djakattou’), and in geographical area, particularly Uganda, primarily as a leaf vegetable (called ‘nakati’).