Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Solanum lycopersicum L.
Preferred Common Name
- tomato
Variety
- Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Dunal) D.M. Spooner, G.J. Anderson & R.K. Jansen
- Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum
Other Scientific Names
- Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., nom. cons.
- Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme
- Lycopersicon esculentum var. esculentum
International Common Names
- Spanish: jitomate; tomate; tomatera
- French: tomate
- Russian: tomat
- Arabic: tamaatim
- Chinese: fan qie
- Portuguese: tomateiro
Local Common Names
- Austria: paradeiser
- Germany: Tomate, Wilde Kirsch-
- Greece: tomata
- Hungary: paradicsom
- India: takkali; tamaatar; tameta
- Italy: pomodoro
- Netherlands: tomaat
- Poland: pomidor zwyczajny
- Turkey: domates
EPPO code
- LYPEC (Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme)
- LYPES (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Solanales
- Family: Solanaceae
- Genus: Solanum
- Species: Solanum lycopersicum
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 29 Apr 2022References
Top of pageAPHIS-USDA, 2011. Federal Import Quarantine Order for Host Materials of Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/federal_order/downloads/2011/Tuta%20absoluta5-5-2011.pdf Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS-USDA, USA
Atherton JG, Rudich J(Editors), 1986. The tomato crop. London, UK; Chapman and Hall, 661 pp.
Botanical Online, 2016. Toxicity of Tomatoes. Botanical Online SL http://www.botanical-online.com/tomato_toxicity.htm
D'Arcy WG, 1987. The circumscription of Lycopersicon. Solanaceae Newsletter, 2:60-61.
Divinagracia CN, Villareal RL, 1971. Tomato production in the Philippines. Laguna, The Philippines: Department of Agricultural Communication, University of the Philippines, College of Agriculture.
EPPO, 2016. EPPO-PQR, Plant Quarantine Data Retrieval System, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (requires download) https://www.eppo.int./DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm
Gould WA, 1983. Tomato production, processing and quality evaluation. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Avi Publishing Company.
Kuo CG, Lai SH, 1979. Suggested cultural practices for tomato. International Cooperator's Guide. Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan: Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), 79-127.
Lester RN, 1991. Evolutionary relationships of tomato, potato and pepino, and wild species of Lycopersicon and Solanum. In: Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution [ed. by Hawkes, J. G. \Lester, R. N. \Nee, M. \Estrada, N.]. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens, 283-301.
Linnaeus C, 1753. Species Plantarum, ed. 1. Stockholm, Sweden: L. Salvius.
Miller P, 1754. The Gardener's Dictionary, Vol. II. London, UK: John and James Rivington.
Norman JC, 1992. Tropical vegetable crops. Ilfracombe, UK; Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd., 252 pp.
OECD http://www.oecd.org/tad/code/46597842.pdf
Olmstead RG, Sweere JA, Spangler RE, Bohs L, Palmer JD, 1999. Phylogeny and provisional classification of the Solanaceae based on chloroplast DNA. In: Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization [ed. by Nee, M. \Symon, D. E. \Lester, R. N. \Jessop, J. P.]. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens, 111-137.
Opena RT et al., 1990. Genetic improvement of tomato adaptability to the tropics. In: Green SK, McLean BM eds. Tomato and pepper production in the tropics. Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan: Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC).
Peralta IE, Spooner DM, 2000. Classification of wild tomatoes: a review. Kurtziana, 28:45-54.
Reynolds JF, Vasil IK, Thorpe TA, 1994. In vitro culture of vegetable crops. Plant cell and tissue culture. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 331-362.
Rick CM, 1978. The tomato. Scientific American, 239:76-87.
Rodriguez JM, Rodriguez R, Florido A, Hernandez R, 1997. Integrated pest management on tomatoes in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). In: Albajes R, Carnero A, eds. Integrated control in protected crops, Mediterranean climate. Proceedings of the meeting at Tenerife, Canary Islands, 3-6 November, 1997. Bulletin OILB/SROP, 20(4): 39-44.
Sasson A, 1997. Importance of tropical and subtropical horticulture. Future prospects of biotechnology in tropical and subtropical horticultural species. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biotechnology of Tropical and Subtropical Species, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 September-3 October 1997. Part 1. Acta Horticulturae, 460.
Schuster DJ, Funderburk JE, Stansly PA, 1996. IPM in tomatoes. In: Rosen D, Bennett FD, Capinera JL, eds. Pest management in the subtropics: integrated pest management - a Florida perspective. Andover, UK: Intercept Limited, 387-411.
Shiomi S, Nakamura R, 1996. Cultivation trial of various vegetables in Gambella district, Ethiopia. Scientific Reports of the Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, 85:51-58.
Distribution References
CABI, Undated. CABI Compendium: Status as determined by CABI editor. Wallingford, UK: CABI
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