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Common name

English: Tomato

German: Tomate

Portuguese: Tomateiro

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2593)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2490)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2105)

      Order: Solanales (94)

        Family: Solanaceae (48)(family description)

          Genus: Lycopersicon (1)

            Epithet: esculentum Mill. (2)

esculentum => edible, fit for human food

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow, white

External links

Check for Lycopersicon esculentum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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