Solanum lycopersicum
Garden Tomato, Tomato
Also known as: ? humboltii Willd. +18 more
- ? humboltii Willd.
- Amatula flava Medik.
- Amatula rubra Medik.
- Lycopersicon cerasiforme Dunal
- Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. cognitum Mazk.
- Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. leptophyllum Dunal
- Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. rotundilobum Mazk.
- Lycopersicon esculentum f. pyriforme (Alef.) C.H.Müll.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. amplipinnatum C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. cordiforme C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. densifolium C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. finiens C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. flammatum C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. galenii (Mill.) Luckwill
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. humboldtii (Dunal) Luckwill
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. incarnatum C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. mikadofolium C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. oviforme (Voss) C.O.Lehm.
- Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. persicoides C.O.Lehm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub.
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Solanum lycopersicum (commonly known as Garden Tomato or Tomato) is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Solanaceae family. Naturally occurring in South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Solanum is notably large, comprising more than 1200 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Peru
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Andaman Is., Angola, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chagos Archipelago, Chatham Is., Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Maine, Malawi, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New York, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Nova Scotia, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Panama, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Réunion, Samoa, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Society Is., South Carolina, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Wake I., Wisconsin, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe