Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.

Common name

English: Tomato

German: Tomate

Portuguese: Tomateiro

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (1846)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)

      Order: Solanales (70)

        Family: Solanaceae (37) (family description)

          Genus: Lycopersicon (1)

           Epithet: esculentum Mill. (2)

esculentum => eatable, fit for human food

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow, white

External links

Check for Lycopersicon esculentum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

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