Solanum habrochaites S.Knapp & D.M.Spooner is a plant in the Solanaceae family, order Solanales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Solanum habrochaites S.Knapp & D.M.Spooner

Solanum habrochaites S.Knapp & D.M.Spooner

Solanum habrochaites, the hairy tomato, is a solanum species native to Ecuador and Peru, important for cultivated tomato crop improvement.

Family
Genus
Solanum
Order
Solanales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Solanum habrochaites S.Knapp & D.M.Spooner

Solanum habrochaites, also known by the synonym Lycopersicon hirsutum and commonly called the hairy tomato, is a flowering plant species in the Solanaceae family. It is native to Ecuador and Peru. This species is recognized as one of the most important sources of genetic variation used to improve the cultivated tomato, Solanum lycopersicum.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Solanales Solanaceae Solanum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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