| Solanum pennellii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. pennellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum pennellii Correll | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lycopersicon pennellii (Correll) D'Arcy | |
Solanum pennellii (syn. Lycopersicon pennellii) is a species of wild tomato in the family Solanaceae. It is native to the Galápagos Islands, Peru, and northern Chile. It is being extensively studied for its drought resistance and other traits in an effort to improve the cultivated tomato, Solanum lycopersicum.
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:
- Solanum pennellii var. elachistus Martic. & Quezada – Tarapacá Region, Chile
- Solanum pennellii var. pennellii
References
- ^ "Solanum pennellii Correll". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Bolger, Anthony; et al. (2014). "The genome of the stress-tolerant wild tomato species Solanum pennellii". Nature Genetics. 46 (9): 1034–1038. doi:10.1038/ng.3046. PMC 7036041. PMID 25064008.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Solanum pennellii | |
| Lycopersicon pennellii | |
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