External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60456014-2
- Species Name
- Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. [820] (1768), nom. cons.
- Publication
- The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: a discussion for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists. New York
- Collation
- 4: 1931 (fig. 2233)
- Date of Publication
- 23 Feb 1916
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Solanaceae
Remarks
Protologue: A remarkable cultural form, of low stiff erect growth, and small, condensed, curled lvs.—Originated as a chance seedling in France about 65 years ago. Looks like a potato plant.