42,604 observationsNNA
tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Solanales ›Family: Solanaceae ›Genus: Solanum
About
The tomato (see pronunciation) is the edible, often red, fruit of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The plant belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in western South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word "tomate", from which the English word tomato derived. Its use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Peru and Ecuador. The Spanish discovered...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of tomato is Solanum lycopersicum.
- The tomato has a conservation status of NNA.
- tomato belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- tomato belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- tomato belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- tomato belongs to the order Solanales.
- tomato belongs to the family Solanaceae.
- tomato belongs to the genus Solanum.