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Solanum lycopersicum

Wikipedia

The tomato is a savory, typically red, edible fruit, as well as the plant (Solanum lycopersicum) which bears it. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler climates. The tomato fruit is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes and sauces, and in drinks. While it is botanically a fruit, it is considered a vegetable for culinary purposes (as well as by the United States Supreme Court (see Nix v. Hedden)...

Original article

Genomics from NCBI

TaxId: 4081 Solanum lycopersicum "tomato" [eudicots] Sequences: 839216 nucleotide, 5820 protein

Map from GBIF

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