Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum

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The tomato Solanum lycopersicum syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum Lycopersicon esculentum is an herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family as are its close cousins tobacco potatoes aubergine eggplants chilli peppers and the poisonous belladonna. It is a perennial often grown outdoors in temperate climates as an annual The tomato is native to South America The progenitors of tomatoes were herbaceous green plants with small green fruit with a center of diversity in the highlands of Peru

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