Summary
Place of publication:
Phytologia 62:181. 1987, nom. cons. prop.
Comment:
- [a pending conservation proposal, if adopted, will preserve its current usage]
- proposed for conservation (nom. cons. prop., Melbourne ICN Art. 14.10) over the earlier parahomonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53.3) Solanum cheesemanii Geras., nom. rej. prop.
Verified:
09/05/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1212.
- Brummitt, R. K. 2009. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 60. Taxon 58:289.
- Darwin, S. C. et al. 2003. Taxonomy of tomatoes in the Galápagos Islands: native and introduced species of Solanum section Lycopersicon (Solanaceae). Syst. Biodivers. 1:41.
- Ehlenfeldt, M. K. & R. E. Hanneman, Jr. 1992. Endosperm dosage relationships among Lycopersicon species. Theor. Appl. Genet. 83:367-372.
- Knapp, S. & S. C. Darwin. 2006. (1736) Proposal to conserve the name Solanum cheesmaniae (L. Riley) Fosberg against S. cheesemanii Geras. (Solanaceae). Taxon 55:806-807.
- Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:141-146.
- Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:141-146.
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Rick, C. M. 1979. Biosystematic studies in Lycopersicon and closely related species of Solanum. The biology and taxonomy of the Solanacae. 1979 667-678.
- Spooner, D. M. et al. 1993. Chloroplast DNA evidence for the interrelationships of tomatoes, potatoes, and pepinos (Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 80:683.
- 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
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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=406483.
Accessed 15 December 2025.