Solanum lycopersicum L.

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Ndundu Lodge

Synonyms:	Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten Solanum esculentum L.
Common names:	Tomato (English)
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Status:	Introduced
Description:	Sprawling or sub-erect short-lived herb, widely cultivated for its edible fruit. It is known as an occasional escape from cultivation. All parts of the plant covered in long viscid hairs. Leaves pinnatisect, divided to the midrib. Flowers in lateral raceme-like heads on long peduncles, yellow. Fruit - the well-known tomato - bright red when ripe.
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Habitat:	Naturalised on roadsides and in disturbed ground.
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to South America.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E
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Insects (whose larvae eat this species):	Chrysodeixis chalcites (Golden twin-spot)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Sunday 1 June 2008
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