Tomato Plant
Lycopersicon esculentum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lycopersicon esculentum
- Genus
- Lycopersicon
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Central & South America
- Distribution
- Cultivated world-over
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- தக்காளி பேரினம்
- Telugu
- సొలానమ్
- Malayalam
- സൊളാനം
About Tomato Plant
Tomato Plant (Lycopersicon esculentum) is a herb belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. Native to Central & South America, it is distributed across Cultivated world-over. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Tomato Plant belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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