Tamatar / Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Assam, Delhi, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Fruit type
- Smooth berryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tamatar itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- टमाटर Tamatar
- Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕಾಳಿ Takkaali, ಗೂದೆ Goode, ಟೊಮೆಟೊ, ಟೊಮಾಟೊ, ಟೊಮೇಟೋ Tomato, ಚಪ್ಪರಬದನೆ Chappara badane
- Tamil
- தக்காளி Takkali
- Manipuri
- ꯈꯥꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯟꯕꯥ Khamen asinba
- Nepali
- गोलभेंडा Golabhendaa, टमाटर Tamaatar
- Mizo
- Sapbawkbawn
About Tamatar
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) belongs to the Solanaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and 22 other states.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten, harvested for fodder and used to hold soil and restore degraded ground.
In culture
It is recorded in classical literature.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Tamatar belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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