Solanum galapagense S. C. Darwin & Peralta GRIN-Global

Taxon: Solanum galapagense S. C. Darwin & Peralta

Summary

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Potatoe

Section:

Lycopersicon

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

449438

Place of publication:

Syst. Biodivers. 1:45. 2003

Verified:

09/05/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Lycopersicon cheesmaniae L. Riley f. minor (Hook. f.) C. H. Mull.
Lycopersicon cheesmaniae L. Riley var. minor (Hook. f.) D. M. Porter

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Reference(s)

Darwin, S. C. et al. 2003. Taxonomy of tomatoes in the Galápagos Islands: native and introduced species of Solanum section Lycopersicon (Solanaceae). Syst. Biodivers. 1:29-53.
PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:146-150.
Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:146-150.
Rick, C. M. 1979. Biosystematic studies in Lycopersicon and closely related species of Solanum. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae. 1979 667-678.
Zuriaga, E. et al. 2008. Classification and phylogenetic relationships in Solanum section Lycopersicon based on AFLP and two nuclear gene sequences. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-008-9392-0
Zuriaga, E. et al. 2008. Classification and phylogenetic relationships in Solanum section Lycopersicon based on AFLP and two nuclear gene sequences. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-008-9392-0

Common names

English
Galápagos tomato –
Spanish
tomatillo –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Galapagos Islands

Native
Southern America

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galapagos Islands]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=449438. Accessed 10 December 2025.