Solanaceae

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum L.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum

Pets and kids

CatsToxic
DogsToxic
KidsToxic

Why

Cats: Toxic

Toxic to cats (moderate). Toxic principle: solanine.

Signs: hypersalivation, inappetence, severe gastrointestinal upset, weakness, slow heart rate.

Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Tomato Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control

Dogs: Toxic

Toxic to dogs (moderate). Toxic principle: solanine.

Signs: hypersalivation, inappetence, severe gastrointestinal upset, depression, slow heart rate.

Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Tomato Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control

Kids: Toxic

Toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: solanine.

Signs: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, drowsiness.

Poisonous Plants | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Poison control
Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato, Tomatoes) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) — FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (223)

ab: Атомат
ace: Truëng Tureuki, Seumaté, Tomat, Truëng Kléng
acm: طماطة
aeb: طماطم
Afrikaans: Tamatie
Akan: Anakyemoto/Ntos
Akan: Mɔnkyinmono
Akan: Nɛnkyemɔɔno
Albanian: Domatja, Domate
Amharic: ቲማቲም
ami: Tomato
ang: Heortæppel, Tomato
apc: بندورة
Arabic: طماطم, أوطة, الطماطم, باذنجان قوطة, بندورة, بندوره, طماطة, ماطيشة
Aragonese: Tomate, Tomatera
Armenian: Լոլիկ, Ոսկեխնձոր, Ոսկեսմբուկ, Պլտիկ, Պոմիդոր, Սիրախնձոր, Տիմորմ, Տոմատ
arq: طوماطيش, ماطيشة
arz: اوطه
Asturian: Tomatera, Tomate
atj: Ritamate
azb: پامادور
Azerbaijani: Pomidor
ba: Помидор
ban: Tomat
Bangla: টমেটো
bar: Paradeiser, Paradeisa, Tomate
Basque: Tomate
Belarusian: Памідоры, Тамат звычайны, Памідор, Тамат, Таматы
Bhojpuri: टमाटर
bik: Kamatis
bjn: Balinjan, Bulinjan
bo: ལྡུམ་སྒོང་།
Bosnian: Paradajz
Breton: Tomatez
Bulgarian: Домат, Домати
Burmese: ခရမ်းချဉ်ပင်
Cantonese: 番茄, 蕃茄, 西紅柿
Catalan: Tomàquet, Tomaca, Tomaquera, Tomaqueres, Tomaquet, Tomata, Tomatera, Tomates
cdo: Huăng-kê
ce: Бадарж
Central Kurdish: تەماتە
Cherokee: ᏔᎹᏟ
Chinese: 櫻桃小番茄, 番茄, 西红柿, 圣女果, 柑仔得, 柑仔蜜, 臭柿仔, 蕃茄
Corsican: Pumata
crh: Domatis, Pamidor, Turşuluk-domatis
Croatian: Rajčica, Rajčice
cv: Томат
Czech: Rajče jedlé, Lilek rajče, Lycopersicum esculentum, Pomidor, Rajské jablko, Rajské jablíčko, Rajčata, Rajče
dag: Kamantoo
Danish: Tomatplante, Tomat
Divehi: ވިލާތު ބަށި
dsb: Tomata
dtp: Tambatus
Dutch: Tomatenplant, Tomaat, Lycopersicon, Tomaten, Vleestomaat
English: Tomato, Garden tomato, Love apple, Tomato plant
Esperanto: Tomato
Estonian: Tomat
ext: Tomatera, Tomati
Filipino: Kamatis
Finnish: Tomaatti
fon: Timati
French: Tomate, Fullred, Lycopersicum esculentum, Plant de tomate, Tomates
frr: Tomoot
Galician: Tomate
gan: 番茄
Georgian: Ჩვეულებრივი პომიდორი, Ჩვეულებრივი პამიდორი
German: Paradeiser, Tomate, Cherry-Tomate, Cherrytomate, Cherrytomaten, Cocktailtomate, Datteltomate, Fleischtomate
glk: پامودور
gor: Tamate
Greek: Τομάτα, Ντομάτα
Guarani: Tomate, Tomáte
gv: Traase, Ooyl ghraih
Haitian Creole: Tomat
hak: Thó-mâ-tô
Hausa: Tumatir
Hawaiian: ʻōhiʻa lomi, 'ōhi'a lomi
Hebrew: עגבנייה, בדורה, עגבניה, עגבניות, עגבנייה מתורבתת, תפוח אהבה, תפוח טריפה, תפוח טרפה
Hindi: टमाटर
hsb: Tomata, Tomaty
Hungarian: Paradicsom
hyw: Լոլիկ
iba: Tomato
Icelandic: Tómatur, Rauðaldin
Igbo: Tomato
ik: Tumaitu
Iloko: Kamatis
Indonesian: Tomat
Interlingua: Tomatiero, Planta de tomate
io: Tomato
Irish: Tráta
Italian: Pomidoro, Pomodori, Pomodoro
iu: ᒥᓗᑦᓱᑳᒐᖅ, Tomato
Japanese: トマト, とまと, プチトマト, ポモドーロ, ミニトマト, 蕃茄, 赤ナス, 赤茄子
Javanese: Tomat, Nandur tomat
kaa: Pomidor
Kannada: ಟೊಮೇಟೊ, ಟೊಮೆಟೊ
Kazakh: Қызанақ
kbd: Бэдрэжан
kbp: Tɩmaatɩ
kge: Tomat
Khmer: ប៉េងប៉ោះ
Kinyarwanda: Inyanya
Korean: 토마토, 도마도, 일년감, 토마토꽃
ks: رُوانٛگن
Kurdish: Firengî, Bacana sor, Fireng, Fringî, Pamîdor, Temate
kus: Tomato
kw: Aval kerenja, Aval kerensa
Kyrgyz: Кызанак
lad: Tomat
lah: ٹماٹر
Latin: Amoris, Lycopersicon, Lycopersicum, Pomum aureum
Latvian: Tomāts, Pomidori, Pomidors, Tomāti, Ēdamais tomāts, Ēdamie tomāti
lbe: Помидор
lfn: Tomate
li: Temat
lij: Tomâta, Pumata, Tomata, Tumata, Tumàta, Tumäta, Tumòta, Tumôta
Lingala: Tomáti, Tomáto
Lithuanian: Pomidoras, Lycopersicon, Pomidorai
Luxembourgish: Tomat
Macedonian: Домат
mad: Rantèh
Maithili: टमाटर
Malagasy: Voatabia
Malay: Rangam, راڠم, Pokok tomato, Ranti merah, Terung masam, Tomato, تروڠ ماسم, توماتو
Malayalam: തക്കാളി
Maltese: Tadam, Tadama
Marathi: टोमॅटो
mdf: Помидор
mnc: ᡨᡠᠪᡝᡨ ᠮᠣᠣ ᡥᠠᠰᡳ
Mongolian: Улаан лооль
mos: Tomadgo, Tomaato
mrj: Помидор, Томат
mwl: Tomateiro, Tomate
mzn: اروسبانگان
nah: Xītomatl, Jitomate, Xitomatl, Xitomātl
nan: Kam-á-bi̍t, Chhàu-khī-á, Hoan-kiô, Huan-kiô, Kam-á-tit, Tha-má-toh, Thô͘-má-toh, Thô͘-má-to͘h
nap: Pummarola, Pummarole
nds: Tomatenplante
Nepali: गोलभेडा, टमाटर
new: कालासि
Northern Sotho: Tamati
Norwegian Bokmål: Tomatplante, Tomater, Tomattre
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tomat
nv: Chʼil łichxíʼí, Ch’il łichxí’í
Occitan: Tomata, Poma d'amor, Tomati
Odia: ଟମାଟ, ଟମାଟୋ, ବିଲାତି ବାଇଗଣ
Oromo: Timaatima
os: Пъамидор, Бадырджан, Томат
pam: Kamatis
pap: Tomati
Pashto: رومي بانجان
Persian: گوجهفرنگی, بادمجان رومی, بادنجان رومی, تماته, گوجه, گوجهٔ فرنگی
Polish: Pomidor zwyczajny, Pomidor uprawny, Tomat
Portuguese: Tomate, Tomateiro
Punjabi: ਟਮਾਟਰ
Quechua: Chilltu, Ch'illtu, Pisq'i ch'illtu, Pisq'i chilltu, Pisqi chilltu, Tomate, Tumati
rn: Tomati
roa: Pummeodre
Romanian: Roșie, Pătlăgeaua roșie, Rosie, Roşie, Roşii, Tomate, Tomată
Romansh: Tomata
rue: Парадичка
rup: Dumatâ
Russian: Томат, Помидор, Помидоры, Томаты
Sanskrit: वार्तकी
sat: ᱵᱤᱞᱟ.ᱛᱤ
sc: Tamata
scn: Pumadoru, Puma d'amuri, Puma r'amuri, Pumadamuri, Pumaduoru, Pumaramuri, Pumaroru, Pumaruoru
sco: Tomato
Scottish Gaelic: Tomàto
se: Tomáhtta
Serbian: Парадајз, Патлиџан
Serbian (Latin): Rajčica, Paradajz
sgs: Tuomats, Puomidors
shn: မၢၵ်ႇၶိူဝ်သူမ်ႈ
Shona: Madomasi
Sindhi: ٽماٽو
Sinhala: තක්කාලි
skr: ٹماٹر
Slovak: Rajčiak jedlý, Paradajka, Rajčiak, Rajčina
Slovenian: Paradižnik
smn: Toomaat
sms: Tomatt
Somali: Yaanyo
Southern Sotho: Tamati
Spanish: Tomatera
stq: Tomoate
Sundanese: Tomat
Swahili: Mnyanya, Nyanya
Swedish: Tomat, Potatis tomaat, Soltorkade tomater, Tomaten, Tomater
szl: Tůmata
szy: Kamulaw
Tajik: Помидор
Tamil: தக்காளி
Tatar: Томат
tcy: ಟೊಮೆಟೊ
Telugu: టమాటో, టమేటా, టొమేటో, సొలానమ్ లైకోపెర్సికమ్
Thai: มะเขือเทศ
Tongan: Temata
tum: Mpwetekele
Turkish: Domates, Domat, Domatez, Kızanak, Lycopersicum esculantum, Lycopersicum esculentum, Pomidor
Turkmen: Pomidor
tyv: Помидор
udm: Помидор
Ukrainian: Помідор, Помідори, Томат, Томати
Urdu: ٹماٹر
Uyghur: پەمىدۇر, Pemidur
Uzbek: Pomidor, Pamildori, Tomat
vep: Tomat
Vietnamese: Cà chua
vls: Tomatte
vo: Tomat
Walloon: Tomate
war: Kamatis
Welsh: Tomato, Afal cariad
Western Frisian: Tomaat
Wolof: Tamaate
wuu: 番茄
xmf: Პამინდორი
Yiddish: טאמאטע, טאמאט, טאמעטא, טאמעיטא, פּאָמידאָר, פאמידאר
Yoruba: Tòmátò, Tomato
za: Makcaih
Zulu: Utamatisi
zza: Şamıke

Synonyms

Amatula flava Medik.
Amatula rubra Medik.
Lycopersicon amplipinnatum C.O.Lehm.
Lycopersicon cerasiforme Dunal
Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. cerasiforme
Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. cognitum Mazk.
Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. leptophyllum Dunal
Lycopersicon cerasiforme var. rotundilobum Mazk.
Lycopersicon cordiforme C.O.Lehm.
Lycopersicon densifolium C.O.Lehm.
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.
Lycopersicon esculentum f. esculentum
Lycopersicon esculentum f. esculentum
Lycopersicon esculentum f. pyriforme (Dunal) C.H.Mull.
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. esculentum
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. galenii (Mill.) Luckwill
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. humboldtii (Willd.) Luckwill
Lycopersicon esculentum subsp. typicum Luckwill
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detgrandifolioaurantium Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detgrandifolioroseum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detgrandifoliorubrum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvalidoaurantium Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvalidocitreum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvalidoluteum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvalidorubrum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvulgareaurantium Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvulgarecitreum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvulgareluteum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvulgareroseum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvulgarerubrum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvulgarerufum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. detvulgarevariegatum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. esculentum
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. flaviocarpum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. indetgrandifolioaurantium Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. indetgrandifolioluteum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. indetgrandifolioroseum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. indetgrandifoliorubrum Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. indetvalidoaurantium Khrapolova
Lycopersicon esculentum subvar. indetvalidorubrum Khrapolova

and 119 more.

Flowers

In flower: January, March to November (from 927 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Plant problems

Tomato leaves curling and turning brown: causes and fixesFind out why tomato leaves curl and turn brown, how to tell heat scorch from fungal blight, and the steps to restore moisture and protect your harvest.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Luigi Chiesa, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tek Mighi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Murielle Simo-Droissart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.