因黑色长条而著名的东方茄子品种，最早的品种来自巴基斯坦，自从1885年此品种在西方开始有名。

The Long Purple Oriental Eggplant， also known as the Long Purple Brinjal， is a famous and very old Eggplant variety from Pakistan that produces long， tapering Eggplant fruits。 This wonderful eggplant variety has been known in the West since before 1885 and is the fore-runner to the many long purple eggplant varieties such as Ichiban and others。