Genus Lycopersicon Mill.

Usually considered a synonym of Solanum L.


Summary
Genus number:
7056
Last updated:
11 December 2010
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Marshall, J. A. et al. 2001. Molecular systematics of Solanum section Lycopersicum (Lycopersicon) using the nuclear ITS rDNA region. Theor. Appl. Genet. 103:1216-1222.
  2. 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.
  3. Spooner, D. M. et al. 1993. Chloroplast DNA evidence for the interrelationships of tomatoes, potatoes, and pepinos (Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 80:676-688. Note: molecular evidence places Lycopersicon as nested within Solanum
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/taxonomygenus?id=7056. Accessed 11 May 2026.