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Solanaceae

Tamarillo

Solanum betaceum Cav.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum)
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (17)
Afrikaans
Boomtamatie
Arabic
شجرة الطماطم
Catalan
Tamarillo
Chinese
树番茄, 樹番茄, 缅茄
Czech
Rajčenka, Tamarillo
Dutch
Boomtomaat
English
Tamarillo, Tree tomato
Finnish
Tamarillo
French
Tomate en arbre
German
Baumtomate, Tomarillo
Japanese
ツリートマト, 木立ちトマト
Kinyarwanda
Itunda
Polish
Pomidor drzewiasty, Tamarillo
Portuguese
Tamarillo, Tomate arbóreo, Tomate inglês, Tomate japonês
Quechua
Sach'a tomate, Sach'a tumati, Sacha tomate, Sacha tumati, Tamarillo, Tamarillu, Yunka chilltu
Russian
Тамарильо, Томарилло, Томарильо
Spanish
Tomate de Árbol, Lima Tomate, Tomate Extranjero, Sachatomate, Tamarillo, Tomate andino, Tomate de arbol, Tomato De Arbol

Synonyms

  • Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn.
  • Cyphomandra betacea var. betacea
  • Cyphomandra crassifolia (Ortega) Kuntze
  • Cyphomandra crassifolia (Ortega) J.F.Macbr.
  • Cyphomandra procera Wawra
  • Pionandra betacea (Cav.) Miers
  • Solanum crassifolium Ortega
  • Solanum insigne Lowe
  • Solanum obliquum Bertero ex Dunal

Flowers

In flower
January, March to June, October (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.