Taxon:  Solanum peruvianum L.



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Lycopersicon
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
406493
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:186.  1753
Verified:
09/06/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
286 (262  active, 98  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Mill.
Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Mill. var. peruvianum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lycopersicon dentatum Dunal
Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Mill. var. dentatum (Dunal) Dunal

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Beddows, I. et al. 2017. Population genomics in wild tomatoes - The interplay of divergence and admixture. Genome Biol Evol 9:3023-3038.
  4. Labate, J. A. et al. 2014. Genetic structure of the four wild tomato species in the Solanum peruvianum s.l. species complex. Genome 57:169-180.
  5. Miller, J. C. & S. D. Tanksley. 1990. RFLP analysis of phylogenetic relationships and genetic variation in the genus Lycopersicon. Theor. Appl. Genet. 80:437-448.
  6. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  7. Peralta, I. E. & D. M. Spooner. 2001. Granule-bound starch synthase (GBSSI) gene phylogeny of wild tomatoes (Solanum L. section Lycopersicon (Mill.) Wettst. subsection Lycopersicon. Amer. J. Bot. 88:1888-1902.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Spooner, D. M. et al. 1993. Chloroplast DNA evidence for the interrelationships of tomatoes, potatoes, and pepinos (Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 80:683.
  10. Zuriaga, E. et al. 2009. Classification and phylogenetic relationships in Solanum section Lycopersicon based on AFLP and two nuclear gene sequences. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 56:663-678.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileTarapacá Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAncash Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruArequipa Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruIca Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLa Libertad Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLima Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMoquegua Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTacna Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru [Ancash, Arequipa, Ica, La Libertad, Lima, Moquegua, Tacna]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Tarapacá]

Reference(s)
  1. Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:99-106. Note: this study recognizes this taxon as closely related to Solanum corneliomulleri, S. chilense, S. habrochaites & S. huaylasense
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406493. Accessed 13 May 2026.