Solanum lycopersicum

ClassificationDicots
FamilySolanaceae
Family (Traditional)Solanaceae
GenusSolanum
Species:Solanum lycopersicum L.
Common NameTomato; Black Tomato; Cherry Fruited Tomato; Cherry Tomato; Cherry Tomatoes; Common Tomato; Tomatoe; Tomatoes
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Lycopersicon cerasiforme Lycopersicon cerasiforme Dunal
Lycopersicon esculentum Lycopersicon esculentum P. Mill.
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. galenii Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. galenii (Mill.) Luckwill
Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme (Dunal) Alef.
Lycopersicon esculentum var. esculentum Lycopersicon esculentum var. esculentum Mill.
Lycopersicon esculentum var. leptophyllum Lycopersicon esculentum var. leptophyllum (Dunal) D'Arcy
Lycopersicon esculentum var. pyriforme Lycopersicon esculentum var. pyriforme (Dunal) L.H. Bailey
Lycopersicon lycopersicum Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex Farw.
Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. cerasiforme Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Dunal) Alef.
Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. pyriforme Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. pyriforme (Dunal) Alef.
Lycopersicon pyriforme Lycopersicon pyriforme Dunal
Solanum lycopersicon Solanum lycopersicon L.
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Dunal) Spooner, G.J. Anderson & R.K. Jansen
Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Clinton (KY), Gallatin (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Pike (KY), Robertson (KY), Trigg (KY), Whitley (KY), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0192349 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0001785 Lyon Kentucky 22 Oct 1986 E W Chester
86-1305		 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
31234100673688 Pike Kentucky 17 Jul 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10777		 EKY
Lycopersicon esculentum
BEREA020869 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0119389 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0049064 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0001789 Stewart Tennessee 09 Sep 1983 E W Chester
83-319		 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
UCHT025948 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Solanum lycopersicum
31234100673670 Clinton Kentucky 21 Aug 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-1239		 EKY
Lycopersicon esculentum
APSC0001786 Trigg Kentucky 01 Oct 1987 E W Chester
87-833		 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
MTSU018922 Rutherford Tennessee 25 Apr 2012 William Hamilton
47		 MTSU
Lycopersicon esculentum
MTSU018923 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Jul 1981 Joao M. C. Ribeiro
33		 MTSU
Lycopersicon esculentum
APSC0001787 Montgomery Tennessee 09 Sep 1968 E W Chester
2172		 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0001783 Stewart Tennessee 31 Oct 1980 E W Chester, J Stack, L D Carpenter
1111		 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
MTSU018924 Lewis Tennessee 21 Jun 1981 Jeff Peery
27		 MTSU
Lycopersicon esculentum
31973000012551 Gallatin Kentucky 06 Oct 1997 Thieret, John
60435		 KNK
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
APSC0050573 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
31234100586682 Robertson Kentucky 15 Aug 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7672		 EKY
Lycopersicon esculentum
BEREA020867 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Solanum lycopersicum
BEREA020870 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0102343 Jefferson Kentucky 04 Nov 1992 Max Medley
 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0118824 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
UCHT037523 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Lycopersicon esculentum
BEREA020871 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Solanum lycopersicum
BEREA020868 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Solanum lycopersicum
TENN-V-0192904 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Lycopersicon esculentum
APSC0069144 Jefferson Kentucky 05 Oct 1989 Max Medley
 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0092420 Whitley Kentucky
APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0001784 Trigg Kentucky 11 Oct 1985 E W Chester
85-979		 APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
APSC0049079 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Solanum lycopersicum
MEM003705 Henry Kentucky 19 Jul 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5980		 MEM
Lycopersicon esculentum
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Solanum lycopersicum - Milo Pyne
Solanum lycopersicum - Milo Pyne
Solanum lycopersicum - Milo Pyne
Solanum lycopersicum - Milo Pyne