Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
L.; (Dunal) D. M. Spooner et al.
Cherry tomato
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Description
A tomato plant with small round fruit. See Lycopersicum esculentum var. cerasiforme.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo, Haiti, West Indies,
Notes
There are about 1400 Solanum species.
Synonyms
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. cerasiforme (Dunal) A. GrayLycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) H. Karst
References (5)
- Amer. J. Bot. 80:683. 1993
- Cuevas-Arias, C. T., et al., 2008, Solanaceae diversity in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79: 67- 79
- Food Composition Tables for use in Africa FAO http://www.fao.org/infoods/directory No. 832
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 102
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 645
