Saturday, July 25, 2009

For flower show purposes, what is the latin name for tomato (tom thumb)?

The valid scientific name for tomato is Solanum lycopersicum. It is part of the Nightshade family (Solanaceae).





The specific name, lycopersicum, means "wolf-peach".White Teeth
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