- Lycopersicon
:"Wild tomato" redirects here. This is also used colloquially for other
Solanaceae , some of them poisonous (see Other "wild tomatoes"">below)."Taxobox
name = "Solanum" sect. "Lycopersicon"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = Fruit of threecultivar s of the commontomato ("Solanum lycopersicum")
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Solanales
familia =Solanaceae
genus = "Solanum "
subgenus = see text
sectio = "Lycopersicon"
sectio_authority =
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = More than a dozen, see text"Lycopersicon" was a
genus in theflowering plant familySolanaceae (thenightshade s and relative). It contains 13 confirmedspecies in thetomato group of nightshades; a few others might also belong here. First removed from the genus "Solanum " byPhilip Miller in 1754, its removal leaves the latter genus paraphyletic, so modern botanists generally accept the names in "Solanum". The name "Lycopersicon" is still used by gardeners, farmers, and seed companies. Collectively, the species in this group apart from the common cultivated plant are called wild tomatoes.Cladistic analysis ofDNA sequence data confirms "Lycopersicon" as aclade that is part of a lineage of nightshades also including thepotato ("S. tuberosum"). If it is desired to continue use of "Lycopersicon", it can be held as a section inside the potato-tomatosubgenus whose name has to be determined in accordance with theICBN .Solanaceae Source [2008] ]elected species
Former
specific name s are cited if they have significantly changed when moving to "Solanum", are:Arcanum group
* "Solanum arcanum " Peralta (= "Lycopersicon peruvianum" var. "humifusum" C.H.Mull.)
* "Solanum chmielewskii " (C.M.Rick, Kesicki, Fobes & M.Holle) D.M.Spooner, G.J.Anderson & R.K.Jansen
* "Solanum neorickii " D.M.Spooner, G.J.Anderson & R.K.Jansen (= "Lycopersicon parviflorum" C.M.Rick, Kesicki, Fobes & M.Holle)Lycopersicon group
* "Solanum cheesmaniae " (L.Riley) Fosberg (= "Lycopersicon peruvianum" var. "parviflorum" Hook.f.)
* "Solanum galapagense " S.C.Darwin & Peralta (= "Lycopersicon cheesmaniae" f. "minor" (Hook.f.) C.H.Mull., "L. cheesmaniae" var. "minor" (Hook.f.) D.M.Porter, "L. esculentum" var. "minor" Hook.f.)
* "Solanum lycopersicum " L. –Tomato ,Cherry tomato etc. (= "Lycopersicon cerasiforme", "L. lycopersicum" and many others)
* "Solanum pimpinellifolium " L. –Currant Tomato (= "Lycopersicon esculentum" ssp. "intermedium" Luckwill, "L. esculentum" ssp. "pimpinellifolium" (L.) Brezhnev in Zhukovskii, "L. esculentum" var. "racemigerum" (Lange) Brezhnev in Zhukovskii, "L. pissisi" Phil., "L. racemiforme" Lange, "L. racemigerum" Lange)Eriopersicon group
* "Solanum chilense " (Dunal) Reiche (= "Lycopersicon atacamense" Phil., "L. bipinnatifidum" Phil., "L. peruvianum" ssp. "puberulum" (Phil.) Luckwill, "L. puberulum" Phil.)
* "Solanum corneliomulleri " J.F.Macbr. (= "Lycopersicon glandulosum" C.H.Mull.)
* "Solanum habrochaites " S.Knapp & D.M.Spooner (= "Lycopersicon agrimoniifolium" Dunal in DC., "L. hirsutum" Dunal)
* "Solanum huaylasense " Peralta
* "Solanum peruvianum " L. –Peruvian Nightshade (= "Lycopersicon commutatum" (Spreng.) Roem. & Schult., "L. dentatum" Dunal, "L. regulare" Dunal)Neolycopersicon group
* "Solanum pennellii " CorrellOther "wild tomatoes"
Colloquially, wild tomato is used for several unrelated "Solanum" species with tomato-like fruit or leaves. The term is inaccurate and may be dangerous, as some of these species may be fatally
poison ous:
* "Physalis angulata " (Cut-leaved Groundcherry)
* "Solanum carolinense " (Carolina Horsenettle)
* "Solanum quadriloculatum " (a "bush tomato " of Australia)
* "Solanum wallacei " (Wallace's Nightshade)and othersFootnotes
References
*: (2005): New Species of Wild Tomatoes ("Solanum" Section "Lycopersicon": Solanaceae) from Northern Peru. "Systematic Botany" 30(2): 424-434.
* [2008] : [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/solanaceaesource/taxonomy/phylogeny/index.jsp Phylogeny] . Retrieved 2008-OCT-01.
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