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|accepted_name=Solanum lycopersicum
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 185. 1753
|year=1753
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|common_names=Tomato;tomate
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|name=Lycopersicon esculentum
|authority=Miller
|rank=species
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|name=L. lycopersicum
|authority=(Linnaeus) H. Karsten
|rank=species
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|name=L. esculentum var. cerasiforme
|authority=Alefeld
|rank=variety
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|name=Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
|authority=(Alefeld) Voss
|rank=variety
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|hierarchy=Solanaceae;Solanum;Solanum lycopersicum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Solanaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Solanum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Solanum lycopersicum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 14
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual, erect or scandent, unarmed, ca. 0.5–1.5 m, moderately to densely pubescent, hairs simple, glandular and eglandular. <b>Leaves</b> petiolate; petiole 2–10 cm; blade compound, elliptic, 10–30+ × 5–25 cm, margins divided with 3(–5) pairs of leaflets, interspersed with smaller interjected leaflets, leaflet margins toothed, base truncate to cordate. <b>Inflorescences</b> lateral, extra-axillary, simple or rarely forked, 4–15-flowered, to 10 cm. <b>Pedicels</b> articulated near middle, 0.5–2 cm in flower, to 3 cm in fruit. <b>Flowers</b> radially symmetric; calyx accrescent, unarmed, 5–25 mm, lobes 5–7, lanceolate-acuminate; corolla yellow, pentagonal to stellate, 1–3 cm diam., with interpetalar tissue at margins and bases of lobes; stamens equal; anthers narrow and tapered, 6–11 mm, each with a sterile apical appendage, dehiscent by oblong pores that open into introrse, longitudinal slits; ovary glabrous or glandular-puberulent. <b>Berries</b> usually red, orange, or yellow, globose to ellipsoid or obovoid, 1.5–12 cm diam., glabrous, without sclerotic granules. <b>Seeds</b> pale brown, flattened, 2–4 × 1.5–2 mm, pubescent. <b>2n</b> = 24.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering year-round in Fla., May–frost elsewhere.
|habitat=Disturbed habitats, rich soils.
|elevation=0–2000 m.
|distribution=South America;introduced also in temperate and tropical countries worldwide.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>The tomato is a major agricultural crop and is commonly grown in home gardens. The fruits can have a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors and are used raw or cooked in a vast array of dishes. Other parts of the plants are considered to be poisonous. The flowers can commonly be six- to eight-merous, especially in varieties selected for very large fruits.</p><!--
--><p>The ancestors of Solanum lycopersicum were originally from western South America, but the species is now known only from cultivation. Tomatoes frequently escape from cultivation or germinate in compost piles or garbage dumps but are very susceptible to frost, rarely persist, and are not invasive, even in warm climates.</p>
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name=Solanum lycopersicum
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Lycopersicon esculentum;L. lycopersicum;L. esculentum var. cerasiforme;Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
|basionyms=
|family=Solanaceae
|phenology=Flowering year-round in Fla., May–frost elsewhere.
|habitat=Disturbed habitats, rich soils.
|elevation=0–2000 m.
|distribution=South America;introduced also in temperate and tropical countries worldwide.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Introduced
|source xml=
|genus=Solanum
|species=Solanum lycopersicum
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