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Solanum lycopersicum

Botanic Family

Solanaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Tomato
• Love Apple
• Gold Apple
• Fan qie (Pinyin)
• Tomate
• 'Ohi'a lomi (Hawaiian)
• Kamako (Hawaiian)
• 'Ohi'a (Hawaiian)
• 'Ohi'a haole (Hawaiian)
• Gur Begun (India)
• Mak Den (Laos)
• Khua Som (Laos)
• Tomatito (Mexico)
• Tamatta Bontal (Malay)
• Tomate Redondo (Peru)

Geographical Habitats

• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Dec (Mexico)

Fruiting Times

Erect or climbing annual odorous pubescent herb with cymes or racemes to 12 flowers of 40mm yellow flowers, lobes 10mm long & up to 150mm diameter white, orange, yellow to red fruit, odd-pinnate to bi-pinnate leaves. Clambers rather than climbing

Further References

• Sturtevant 1919
• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Rubatzky 1997
• Mobot
• FONZ
• FOH
• FB
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• RSNRV
• FP
• Botanicus