Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
jitomate silvestre, tomate silvestre, garden tomato, cherry tomato
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Species
lycopersicum
Subspecies
var. cerasiforme
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Solanum pimpinellifolium L.; in Tropicos 2010 as Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Potentially Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Guerrero, A. Tye, A. (2009) Darwin's Finches as seed predators and dispersers. The Wilson Journal Of Ornithology 121 (4):752-764, 2009
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"Galapagos Species Database, Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1763. Accessed 12 June 2025.