It is an annual or perennial herb of Lycopersicon of Solanaceae, with a body height of 0.6-2 meters. They are all covered with mucus glands and have a strong smell. The stem is prone to lodging, and the leaves are pinnately compound or pinnately parted. The peduncle of inflorescence is 2-5cm long, usually with 3-7 flowers. The calyx is radial, the corolla is radial, the berries are oblate or nearly spherical, the flesh is juicy, the seeds are yellow, and the flowers and fruits are all in summer.
Tomatoes are native to South America and are widely cultivated in the north and south of China. Tomato fruit is rich in nutrition and unique in flavor. Can be eaten raw, cooked, processed tomato sauce, juice or whole fruit.
The origin of tomato:
Its origin center is the Andes in South America. There are still large areas of wild species in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Tomatoes are divided into color tomato subspecies and green tomato subspecies. The former has many colors when the fruit is ripe, while the latter is green when the fruit is ripe.
Tomatoes are composed of common cultivated tomatoes and several species closely related to cultivated tomatoes, which are generally divided into two complex groups: common tomatoes and Peruvian tomatoes. Common tomatoes include: common tomatoes, thin-leaf tomatoes, Chismani tomatoes, small-flowered tomatoes, Liu Mei Keys tomatoes and fur-colored tomatoes; Tomatoes in Peru include Chilean tomatoes and Peruvian tomatoes.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia: Tomato