Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010). In Andersson (1855), Robinson (1902) and Stewart (1911) as Lycopersicum pimpinellifolium.

Origin: Introduced - established

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Invasive

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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