Solanum pimpinellifolium L.

Currant tomato (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum

Characteristics

A vigourous plant. It grows as a vine lying along the ground. The flowers are pale yellow. It is a tomato plant with small fruit. They are the size of currants. They are about 12 mm across. The fruit are bright red. There are several named cultivated varieties.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It suits plant hardiness zones 8-12.
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Not known in a truly wild situation.
Not known in a truly wild situation.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or dried. They are added to salads and soups. They can be pickled.
Uses food gene source medicinal oil
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Solanum pimpinellifolium flower picture by Guerrero Quitorán Juan Manuel Jesús (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Solanum pimpinellifolium world distribution map, present in Brazil, Peru, and United States of America

Conservation status

Solanum pimpinellifolium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001030417
COL ID 4Y3RT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 455312
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Synonyms

Solanum pimpinelloides Solanum pissisii Lycopersicon pissisii Lycopersicon racemiforme Lycopersicon racemigerum Solanum racemigerum Solanum pimpinellifolium Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. intermedium Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. pimpinellifolium Lycopersicon esculentum var. racemigerum Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium var. intermedium