Sp. No. |
Name in tomato monograph (Peralta et al., in preparation for publication in
Systematic Botany Monographs) |
Lycopersicon equivalent |
Distribution |
1 |
Solanum juglandifolium Dunal |
Lycopersicon juglandifolium (Dunal) J.M.H. Shaw |
In montane forests from central Colombia (Cordillera Central and Occidental)
to S Peru (Dept. Apurimac); 1900-4100 m. |
2 |
Solanum ochranthum Dunal |
Lycopersicon ochranthum (Dunal) J.M.H. Shaw |
Usually a plant of open areas and roadsides or the edges of forest clearings; NE
Colombia (Department of Santander) to S Ecuador in all three Cordilleras;
1200-3100 m, sometimes occurring in páramo in S Ecuador. |
3 |
Solanum sitiens I.M. Johnst. |
Lycopersicon sitiens (I.M. Johnst.) J.M.H. Shaw |
On the W Andean slopes in N Chile from 2350-3500 m, on rocky hillsides and dry quebradas. |
4 |
Solanum lycopersicoides Dunal |
Lycopersicon lycopersicoides (Dunal in DC.) A. Child ex J.M.H. Shaw |
S Peru to N Chile on the W slopes of the Andes on dry rocky hillsides,
2900-3600 m elevation. |
5 |
Solanum pennellii Correll |
Lycopersicon pennellii (Correll) D'Arcy |
N Peru (Piura) to N Chile (Tarapaca) in dry rocky hillsides and sandy areas from sea level to 3000 m. |
6 |
Solanum habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M Spooner |
Lycopersicon hirsutum Dunal |
In a variety of forest types, from premontane forests to dry forests on the
western slopes of the Andes from Central Ecuador to Central Peru, ca. 500-2500 m elevation. |
7 |
Solanum 'N peruvianum' to be described by Peralta
(4 geographic races: humifusum, lomas, Marathon, Chotano-Yamaluc) |
Part of Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Miller (incl. var.humifusum and Marathon races) |
Coastal and in inland Andean valleys in N Peru, from ca. 100 to 2500 m.
Occurs in lomas, dry quebradas and dry rocky slopes. |
8 |
Solanum 'Callejon de Huaylas' to be described by Peralta |
Part of Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Miller (from Ancash, alogn Río Santa) |
On the rocky slopes of the Callejón de Huaylas along the Río Santa in the
Department of Ancash, Peru and in the adjacent Río Fortaleza drainage; from 1700-3000 m. |
9 |
Solanum neorickii D.M. Spooner, G.J. Anderson & R.K. Jansen |
Lycopersicon parviflorum C.M. Rick, Kesicki, Fobes & M. Holle |
S Peru (Department of Apurimac) to S Ecuador (Department of Azuay) in
dry interAndean valleys from 1950-2600 m. Often found trailing over rocky banks and roadsides. |
10 |
Solanum chmielewskii (C.M. Rick, Kesicki, Fobes & M. Holle)
D.M. Spooner, G.J. Anderson & R.K. Jansen |
Lycopersicon chmeilewskii C.M. Rick, Kesicki, Fobes & M. Holle |
In high dry Andean valleys from the Department of Apurimac in
S Peru to Sorata in N Bolivia, from 2300-2880 m elevation. |
11 |
Solanum corneliomuelleri J.F. Macbr. (1 geographic race: Misti nr. Arequipa) |
Part of Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Miller; also known as Lycopersicon glandulosum C.F. Mull. |
Middle to higher elevations on the W slope of the Andes from central (near Lima) to S Peru,
occasionally occurs on lower slopes on the edges of landslides (huaycos) towards the S part
of the species range; (400)1000-3000 m. |
12 |
Solanum peruvianum L. |
Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Miller |
In lomas formations and occasionally in coastal deserts from central Peru to N Chile,
sea level to 600 m. Occasionally occurs as a weed at field edges in coastal river valleys. |
13 |
Solanum chilense (Dunal) Reiche |
Lycopersicon chilense Dunal |
On the W slope of the Andes from the Department of Tacna in S Peru to N Chile,
in hyper-arid rocky plains and coastal deserts from sea level to 2000 m. |
14 |
Solanum cheesmaniae (L. Riley) Fosberg |
Lycopersicon cheesmaniae L. Riley (published as cheesmanii -
incorrectly as Evelyn Cheesman, the collector of the type specimen, was a woman) |
Endemic to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador from sea level to 500 m. |
15 |
Solanum galapagense S. Darwin & Peralta |
Part of Lycopersicon cheesmaniae L. Riley (previously known as forma or var. minor |
Endemic to the Galápagos Islands, particularly the western and southern islands,
mostly occurring on coastal lava to within 1 m of high tide mark within range
of sea spray (strongly salt tolerant) but also occasionally inland, for
example on volcano slopes on Isabela and Fernandina. |
16 |
Solanum lycopersicum L. |
Lycopersicon esculentum Miller |
Known only form cultivation or escapes; world wide in a variety of habitats. |
17 |
Solanum pimpinellifolium L. |
Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Miller |
Apparently native to coastal areas from central Ecuador to central Chile, 0-500 m. |
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I.E. & D.M. Spooner. 2000. Classification of wild tomatoes: a review.
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I.E. & D.M. Spooner. 2001. Granule-bound starch synthetase (GBSSI) gene
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D.M., G.J. Anderson & R.K. Jansen. 1993. Chloroplast DNA evidence for the
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