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Lycopersicon was a genus in the flowering plant family Solanaceae (the nightshades and relatives). It contained about 13 species in the tomato group of nightshades. First removed from the genus Solanum by Philip Miller in 1754, its removal leaves the latter genus paraphyletic , so modern botanists generally accept the names in Solanum .
The corrected name Lycopersicon lycopersicum (Nicolson 1974) was technically valid, because Miller's genus name and Linnaeus's species name differ in exact spelling. As Lycopersicon esculentum has become so well known, it was officially listed as a nomen conservandum in 1983, and would be the correct name for the tomato in classifications which ...
Solanum pennellii (syn. Lycopersicon pennellii) is a species of wild tomato in the family Solanaceae.It is native to the Galápagos Islands, Peru, and northern Chile. [1] It is being extensively studied for its drought resistance and other traits in an effort to improve the cultivated tomato, Solanum lycopersicum.
Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill. Lycopersicon racemigerum Lange Solanum pimpinellifolium , commonly known as the currant tomato [ 3 ] or pimp , [ 4 ] is a wild species of tomato [ 5 ] native to Ecuador and Peru but naturalized elsewhere, such as the Galápagos Islands .
Solanum habrochaites (syn. Lycopersicon hirsutum), the hairy tomato, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to Ecuador and Peru. [1] [2] It is considered to be one of the most important sources of genetic variation for crop improvement of the cultivated tomato, Solanum lycopersicum. [3]
Unripe fruit of Solanum lycopersicum (). Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal).
Solanum peruvianum (syn. Lycopersicon peruvianum) is a species of wild tomato in the family Solanaceae.It is native to the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Chile, and has been introduced to California. [1]
Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme Yellow cherry tomatoes Freshly picked cherry tomatoes in Auroville, India The cherry tomato is a type of small round tomato believed to be an intermediate genetic admixture between wild currant-type tomatoes and domesticated garden tomatoes . [ 2 ]