Biology:Solanum peruvianum

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Solanum

Solanum peruvianum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. peruvianum
Binomial name
Solanum peruvianum
Synonyms[1]

Solanum peruvianum (syn. Lycopersicon peruvianum) is a species of wild tomato in the family Solanaceae. It is native to the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Chile, and has been introduced to California.[1] Some authorities consider it to be a member (and namesake) of a species complex, with the other members being Solanum corneliomuelleri, Solanum huaylasense, and Solanum arcanum.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Solanum peruvianum L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:285254-2. 
  2. Labate, Joanne A.; Robertson, Larry D.; Strickler, Susan R.; Mueller, Lukas A. (2014). "Genetic structure of the four wild tomato species in the Solanum peruvianum s.l. species complex". Genome 57 (3): 169–180. doi:10.1139/gen-2014-0003. PMID 24884691. 

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