Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
SYNONYM(S) : Lycopersicum esculentum Dunal, Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) H. Karst. nom. rej., Lycopersicum macrophyllum Guss., Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanum pomiferum Cav.
AFRIKAANS : Tamatie.
ARABIC : بندورة Banadhurah (MMPND) , طماطم (Webst.) Tamatim (Egypt) , طَمَاطِم (Logos).
ARMENIAN : Awaiting feedback.
ASSAMESE : বিলাহী-বেঙেনা Bilahi bengena.
BEMBA : Matimati.
BENGALI : বিলাতি বেগুন Bilati beguna, টেমেটা (Logos) Tamato, টম্যাটো Tamyato.
BULGARIAN : Домат Domat, Доматен Domaten.
BURMESE : Awaiting feedback.
CHINESE : 蕃 茄 番茄 Fan qie.
CROATIAN : Poslijepodne (Logos), Rajčica (ISTA).
CZECH : Tomatový
, Rajče (ISTA).
DANISH : Tomat (sing.), Tomater (pl.).
DUTCH : Tomaat (sing.), Tomaten (pl.).
ENGLISH : Garden tomato, Tomato (sing.), Tomatoes (pl.).
ESTONIAN : Tomat.
FINNISH : Kärleksäpple, Tomaatti (sing.), Tomaatti (pl.).
FRENCH : Tomate (sing.), Tomates (pl.).
GERMAN : Liebesäpfel, Paradeiser, Paradiesäpfel, Rispentomaten, Strauchtomaten , Tomate (sing.), Tomaten (pl.).
GREEK : ντομάτα (Logos), ντοματιά, Τομάτα Tomata (ISTA), τομάτες Tomates (plur.), τομάτας Tomatas (plur.).
GUJARATI : ટમાટો Ṭamāṭō, ટમેટું (Logos) Ṭamēṭuṁ (Goog.trans).
HEBREW :
עגבניה
(Webst., Logos)
Agvaniyat hagina (ISTA).
HINDI : टमाटर Tamaatar.
HUNGARIAN : Paradicsom (ISTA)
ITALIAN : Pimmirola (Calabrese), Pomidoro (Triestino), Pomodoro (sing.), Pomo d'oro, Pomodori (pl.), Pummarola (Neapolitan), Tomatica (Piemontese).
JAPANESE : ト マト Tomato, とまと Tomato.
KANNADA : ಟೊಮಾಟೋ Tomaato.
KHMER : Peeng pâh.
KOREAN : 토 마토 Tomato .
LAOTIAN : Khüa sômz.
MACEDONIAN : Domat.
MALAY : Terung masam,
Tomato, Tomat (Indonesia).
MALAYALAM : തക്കാളി
Thakkaali .
MARATHI : बेलवांगी
Belavangi,
टोमॅटो
Taamataa, विलायती
वांगी Vilayati vangi.
NEPALESE : 
Golbhedaa,
Raamabhendaa, 
Raamabhendaa (Rambhenda), 
Tamaatar (Tamatar).
NORWEGIAN : Kulturtomat, Tomat.
PERSIAN : گ.ش , جه فرنگی (Webst.), گوجه فرنگی (Logos)
POLISH : Pomidor jadalny (ISTA).
PORTUGUESE : Tomate (sing.), Tomateiro, Tomates (pl.).
PUNJABI : ਟਮਾਟਰ Tamaatar, ਵਿਲਾਇਤੀ ਬੇੰਗਨ Wilaití bengan.
ROMANIAN : Pătlăgea roşie (ISTA), Roşie, Tomată, Tomată roşie.
RUSSIAN : Помидор Pomidor, Томат , Томат обыкновенный Tomat obyknovennyi.
SANSKRIT : वृन्ताकम् (Logos).
SERBIAN : Crveni patlidžan, Paradajz (ISTA)
SHONA : Domasi.
SINHALESE : Awaiting feedback.
SLOVAKIAN : Paradajka, Rajčiak, Rajčina.
SLOVENIAN : Paradižnik (ISTA)
SPANISH : Jitomate (Mexico), Tomate (Mexico), Tomates (pl.), Tomatera.
SWAHILI : Nyanya (Kenya).
SWEDISH : Tomat (sing.), Tomater (pl.).
TAGALOG : Kamatis (ISTA).
TAMIL : சீமைத்தக்காளி Cimaittakkali, கொடித்தக்காளி Kotittakkali.
TELUGU : తక్కిలి Takkili, తమాటకాయ Tamatakaya.
THAI : มะเขือ Ma khuea, มะเขือสัม Ma khuea som (Northern Thailand), มะเขือเทศ Ma khuea thet (Central Thailand).
TURKISH : Domates.
UKRAINIAN : Помідор Pomidor, Томат , Томат обыкновенный.
URDU : 
Tamaatar, بيگن
ولايتی Wilayati baigan.
VIETNAMESE : Cà chua, Cà tômách.
VISAYAN : Awaiting feedback.
YORUBA : Awaiting feedback.
ZULU : Utamatisi.
Photographs of
black-fruited cultivars from Tomato Growers Supply Company.
A kaleidoscope
of red, orange, white and yellow-fruited cultivars at
Victory Seeds - Oregon - USA.
Photographs
of pink and purple-fruited cultivars at Victory Seeds - Oregon -
USA.
ENGLISH : Cultivated cherry tomato.
FRENCH : Tomate à petits fruits, Tomate cerise cultivée.
GERMAN : Cocktail Tomaten, Kirschtomate.
NEPALESE : 
Jiire golbhedaa (Jire golbheda), 
Jiire golbhendaa (Jire golbhenda).
SPANISH : Tomatillo.
SWEDISH : Körsbärstomat.
See also Notes.
SYNONYM(S) : Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. minor Hook.f., Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. minus Hook.f.
ENGLISH : Mini tomato, Small-fruited tomato.
JAPANESE : Mini tomato.
This is a suggested group that may or may not include all the small-fruited cherry, plum and pear-shaped tomatoes. A typical cultivar may be 'Tiny Tim' although we have met some "Tiny Tim" on the market that had an unusual foliage, different from what we knew as 'Tiny Tim' 20 years ago. This would suggest that there may be some cultivars pretending to be what they are not.
ENGLISH : Cultivated currant tomato, Currant tomato.
FRENCH : Tomate groseille cultivée, Tomate groseille.
JAPANESE : Mini tomato.
Photograph
of red-fruited currant tomato at Victory Seed Co.
See also Notes.
SYNONYM(S) : Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. olivaeforme hort. , Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. oviforme (Voss) C.O.Lehm. , Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. pruniforme hort.
ENGLISH : Cultivated plum tomato, Plum tomato.
ENGLISH : Pear tomato.
FRENCH : Tomate poire.
GERMAN : Cocktail Tomaten.
NEPALESE : 
Tumve golbhedaa, 
Tumve golabhendaa.
See also Notes.
SYNONYM(S) : Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. ribesiforme hort.
ENGLISH : Ribbed tomato.
FRENCH : Tomate à côtes.
Photograph
of a red-fruited type at Victory Seeds, USA.
SYNONYM(S) : Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme (Dunal) D.M. Spooner et al.
ENGLISH : Cherry tomato, Wild cherry tomato.
FRENCH : Tomate cerise, Tomate cerise sauvage.
GERMAN : Kirschtomate.
NEPALESE : Jire golbhendaa.
SPANISH : Tomatillo.
VIETNAMESE : Cà tômách chim.
Photograph
of a black-fruited type (dark maroon-red) at Victory Seeds
Company showing, fruit, leaf and sizes.
Photograph
of a red-fruited type (Radboud
University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands).
See also Notes.
NEPALESE : Raamabhedaa, Raamabhendaa.
Until taxonomists and horticulturists agree on whether this kind of botanical name means a wild or a cultivated taxon we can assume that most common names listed under the species apply to this "variety".
SYNONYM(S) : Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. subsp. pimpinellifolium Brezh., Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill., Lycopersicon racemigerum Lange, Solanum pimpinellifolium L.
ENGLISH : Wild currant tomato.
FRENCH : Tomate à fruits miniatures, Tomate groseille.
GERMAN : Johannisbeertomate.
SPANISH : Tomate cimarrón.
Photograph
of a yellow-fruited type (Radboud University, Nijmegen, The
Netherlands).
Photograph
of red-fruited currant tomato at Victory Seed Co.
See also Notes.
SYNONYM(S) : Lycopersicum pyriforme Dunal
ENGLISH : Pear tomato, Small pear tomato, Tear-drop tomato, Wild pear tomato.
FRENCH : Tomate poire sauvage.
NEPALESE : Tumve golbhendaa.
Considered by
some authors as a synonym of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. esculentum
Photograph
of a yellow-fruited type at Victory Seeds - Oregon - USA.
Photograph
of a red-fruited type at Victory Seeds.
See also Notes.
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Contributors to this page
(Personal communication) : Uwe Radok, Ione
Fet, Li Jun, Wang Wei Li, Xingren Wu,
Yang Bang Liang, Pankaj Oudhia, Oscar Villalta,
Akiko Mundy, Takako Asaoka, Orarat
Mongkolporn, Dinesh Valke.
Strictly speaking there should
have been a distinction made between the cultivated forms and
the wild forms of tomatoes right from the start of the
development of the small-fruited types on a world scale, but
this was not to be. As a consequence it is now difficult to go
back in history and assess precisely if authors were referring
to one kind or another when they placed the label "var. cerasiforme" or "var. pyriforme" on some
cultivated varieties. No doubt the taxonomists would have
referred to wild forms but almost simultaneously "the trade"
called the cultivated varieties "var. xxx". Today with hindsight
we can make the distinction. Whether "the trade" will be willing
to go along with the correct labelling remains to be seen. The
var. pimpinellifolium is much less exploited simply because
the fruits are too small, but a growing band of enthusiasts
propagate the so called "currant tomato". Again at what point
should those be called cultivars and stop being called varieties
? Well! perhaps now is a good time to start... trade laws
permitting.
Some authors dispute the validity of the pimpinellifolium and suggest that it may simply be a miniature form of var. cerasiforme. When grown from seeds it "would revert to a form of cerasiforme". Solana Seeds from Quebec, Canada, display a telling photograph (unfortunately far too small) comparing the wild pimpinellifolium to a wild cerasiforme and a cultivated cerasiforme. See < http://solanaseeds.netfirms.com/new2005vegetablesT-Z.html > under "Currant tomatoes". They also display a rare "white currant" form (pale-yellow) among many other gems from the tomato world.
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