What is the botanic name of tomato?
Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is derived from two wild ancestor species, Solanum pimpinellifolium and Solanum cerasiforme.
What is the leaf type of tomato?
compound leaves
The tomato plant has compound leaves. A compound leaf is made up of leaflets which are distributed along the leaf rachis. While the entire leaf is connected to the stem by the petiole, the leaflets are connected to the rachis of the leaf by the petiolule. Some of the leaflets on this leaf are compound as well.
What is the order of tomato?
SolanalesTomato / Order
What family is tomato in?
NightshadeTomato / Family
Are all tomato leaves the same?
Are there different types of tomato leaves? Yes, There are two leaf types, Regular (RL) & Potato Leaf (PL) and there are also leaf variations for both types, (Rugose-a darker green rough-surfaced leaf, or Angora–a fuzzy, hairy type regular leaf.)
What is inflorescence of tomato?
The inflorescence of tomato has been characterized as either a cyme or raceme. Cymose inflorescences are determinate, whereas racemose inflorescences are indeterminate.
What is origin of tomato?
The wild species originated in the Andes Mountains of South America, probably mainly in Peru and Ecuador, and is thought to have been domesticated in pre-Columbian Mexico; its name is derived from the Náhuatl (Aztec) word tomatl.
What is the family of tomato?
What are tomatoes related to?
Because of its flower structure, the tomato is obviously closely related to the genus Solanum which includes the potato (S. tuberosum), eggplant (S. melongena), and a number of species called nightshades.
Is Walla Patta endemic to Sri Lanka?
There are strong reasons to believe that Walla patta is endemic to Sri Lanka, mainly because evidences are not available on its presence of other countries. Walla patta is a medium-tall tree which grows up to 15 m in height with straight, slender trunk with a small, rounded crown.
What is the scientific name of tomato?
The tomato (see pronunciation) is the edible fruit of Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant, which belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in Central and South America.
What does Walla Patta look like?
Walla patta is a medium-tall tree which grows up to 15 m in height with straight, slender trunk with a small, rounded crown. It bears a thin, brownish-grey bark which is smooth and strongly fibrous.
What is Walla-Patta?
Walla patta, scientifically known as Gyrinops walla was a tree which had no commercial value a few years back suddenly came under the spot light in Sri Lanka due to frequent effort on smuggling out of the country.