Solanum betaceum Cav. (1799:44)
Tamarillo, Tree tomato
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn. in Flora 28: 172 (1845); Pionandra betacea (Cav.) Miers in London J. Bot. 4: 358 (1845); Solanum crassifolium Ortega in Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 117 (1800), nom. illeg.; Solanum obliquum Bertero ex Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 393 (1852), not validly publ.; Cyphomandra procera Wawra in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 13: 221 (1863); Solanum insigne Lowe in J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 1: 178 (1866); Cyphomandra crassifolia Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 220 (1898); Dimorphylia icononciana Cortés in Revista Med. Trop. (Bogota) 34: 528 (1917)
Conservation Status
Wild status uncertain
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution & Habitat
South America
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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