Botanical record
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Names as published
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Common English
- Tomatoes
- Parts reported
- fruit
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2930137 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 98% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Solanum lycopersicum
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomati | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 8 |
| Tomati | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 8 |
| Tomato | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 8 |