Plant Details

Accepted name:

Solanum lycopersicum L. [Solanaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bailwangi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
belavaangi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhedra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilateebaigun	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilayattibemgan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
capparabadane	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chapper-bhende	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chapperbadnekai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimaimanattakkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimaittakkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumádu	Other	Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
garden tomato	Other	Native American Ethnobotany (Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
godhe kattu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gonda hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goode hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goode kattu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gur began	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
italian tomato	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadagolu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpoora vankaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempu chappara badane	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kharooja vaange	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kotittakkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
love apple	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
lycopersicum esculentum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
manikkampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manikkampucceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neyccacikari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pennacikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pennakicacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
petakkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttirikacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttirikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktamaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktavardhak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ramphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seemai thakkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seemay tekkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shak-stmeshdha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simavanga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
siru thakkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
takkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamaato	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamatar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
thaambeta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thakkaali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thakkaali pandu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thakkali	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiranai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tomate	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al, 2016)
tomato	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
tomato extract containing lycopene	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
tomato hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumatis	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
wel wangi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yerumaittakkali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole Plant, Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016)
fruit	extract from pulp of ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Fruit		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
Entire plant, Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	extract	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
leaf		Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
fruit		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
fruit		Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007)
leaf		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
fruit	extract from pulp of ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 69 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) H.Karst. Ill. Repert. Pharm.-Med. Bot.: 966 (1886), nom. rej.
Amatula flava Medik. Malvenfam.: 106 (1787).
Amatula rubra Medik. Malvenfam.: 106 (1787).
Lycopersicon cerasiforme Dunal Solan. Syn.: 113 (1816), nom. superfl.
Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. cognitum Mazk. Trudy Prikl. Bot., Suppl. 47: 283 (1930).
Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. leptophyllum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 26 (1852).
Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. rotundilobum Mazk. Trudy Prikl. Bot., Suppl. 47: 284 (1930).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. amplipinnatum C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 49 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. bukasovii Mazk. Trudy Prikl. Bot., Suppl. 47: 285 (1930).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme Alef. Landw. Fl. 135 (1866).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. colombianum Mazk. Trudy Prikl. Bot., Suppl. 47: 285 (1930).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. commune L.H.Bailey Man. Cult. Pl. 656 (1924).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. cordiforme C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 57 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. cydonicum Alef. Landw. Fl. 135 (1866).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. densifolium C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 48 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. finiens C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 58 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. flammatum C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 45 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum convar. fruticosum C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 39 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. galenii (Mill.) Luckwill Aberdeen Univ. Stud. 120: 23 (1943).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. grandifolium L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 4: 1932 (1916).
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. humboldtii (Dunal) Luckwill Aberdeen Univ. Stud. 120: 24 (1943).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. humboldtii (Dunal) Alef.
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. incarnatum C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 55 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum convar. infiniens C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 39 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. leptophyllum (Dunal) D'Arcy Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 771 (1978 publ. 1979).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. luteum Alef. Landw. Fl. 135 (1866).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. macrocalyx Mazk. Trudy Prikl. Bot., Suppl. 47: 285 (1930).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. mikadofolium C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 54 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. myrobalaneum Alef. Landw. Fl. 135 (1866).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. oviforme (Voss) C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 49 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum convar. parvibaccatum C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 38 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. persicoides C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 57 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum provar. perspicuum C.O.Lehm. Züchter Sonderh. 3: 56 (1955 publ. 1954).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. pruniforme Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 721 (1894).
Lycopersicon esculentum f. pyriforme (Alef.) C.H.Müll.
Lycopersicon esculentum var. pyriforme Alef.
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. typicum Luckwill J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 68: 22 (1943), not validly publ.
Lycopersicon esculentum var. umbertianum Mazk. Trudy Prikl. Bot., Suppl. 47: 286 (1930).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. validum L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 4: 1931 (1916).
Lycopersicon esculentum var. vulgare Alef. Landw. Fl. 135 (1866).
Lycopersicon galenii Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 1 (1768).
Lycopersicon humboldtii Dunal Solan. Syn.: 112 (1816).
Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Alef.) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 364 (2001).
Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. commune (L.H.Bailey) Farw. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 217 (1927).
Lycopersicon macrophyllum Guss. Enum. Pl. Inarim.: 230 (1855).
Lycopersicon philippinarum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 27 (1852).
Lycopersicon pomum-amoris Moench Methodus: 515 (1794), nom. superfl.
Lycopersicon pyriforme Dunal Hist. Nat. Solanum 112 (1813), nom. superfl.
Lycopersicon solanum Medik. Bot. Beob. 1783: 245 (1784).
Lycopersicon solanum-lycopersicum Hill Hort. Kew.: 148 (1768), nom. superfl.
Lycopersicon spurium Link Handbuch 1: 566 (1829).
Scubulon humboldtii Raf. Autik. Bot.: 109 (1840).
Solanum humboldtii Willd. Hort. Berol. 1(3): 27 (1804).
Solanum luridum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 134 (1796).
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Alef.) Fosberg
Solanum lycopersicum var. esculentum (Mill.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 721 (1894).
Solanum lycopersicum var. oviforme Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3.
Solanum lycopersicum var. piriforme (Alef.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 721 (1894).
Solanum lycopersicum var. ribisiodes Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 721 (1894).
Solanum plukenetii Dunal Prodr. 13(1): 368 (1852).
Solanum pomiferum Cav. Descr. Pl. 1: 112 (1802).
Solanum pruniforme Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 721 (1896).
Solanum pseudolycopersicum Jacq. Hort. Bot. Vindob. 1: 4 (1770).
Solanum pyriforme Dunal Prodr. 13(1): 368 (1852), nom. superfl.
Solanum pyriforme var. uniflorum Dunal Prodr. 13(1): 369 (1852).
Solanum racemigerum K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 13: 181 (1870).
Solanum spurium Balb. Cat. Hort. Taur.: 73 (1813).
Solanum spurium J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis] 2(1): 384 (1791), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Lycopersicon esculentum	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. Pl. in the Mediterranean: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al, 2016) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants and Fungi Project (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Lycopersicon esculentum P. Mill.	Native American Ethnobotany (Moerman, 1998)
Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) H.Karst.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Lycopersicum esculentum	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Solanum lycopersicum	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Solanum lycopersicum L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. E. Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Med. Plants for Diabetes in C. America (Giovannini et al, 2016) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Solanum lycopersicum Linn.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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