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:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
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. Müll.
Lycopersicon cheesmaniae L. Riley var. minor (Hook. f.) D. M. Porter

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. 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.
  3. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  4. 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.
  5. Vosman. B. et al. 2019. QTL mapping of insect resistance components of Solanum galapagense. Theor. Appl. Genet. 132:531-541. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3239-7. Note: an F7 inbred population derived from a cross between a tomato cultivar and Solanum galapagense were used for testing if the whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) QTL resistant Wf-1 that affects hairiness can also provides resistance to Trialeurodes vaporarium whitefly; this study found resistance and propose a linkto the regulation of metabolites and types of hairs
  6. Zuriaga, E. et al. 2009. Classification and phylogenetic relationships in Solanum section Lycopersicon based on AFLP and two nuclear gene sequences. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 56:663-678.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishGalápagos tomato  1Darwin, 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.
Spanishtomatillo  2Darwin, 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.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagosIslands of Corona del Diablo, Española, Fernandina, Pinta, Pinzón, Santiago, & Sombrero ChinoPeralta, 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.
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galápagos (Islands of Corona del Diablo, Española, Fernandina, Pinta, Pinzón, Santiago, & Sombrero Chino)]

Reference(s)
  1. 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.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grin-global.warwick.ac.uk/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=449438. Accessed 21 May 2026.