Taxon: Solanum pennellii Correll

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Potatoe

Section:

Lycopersicon

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

101314

Place of publication:

Madroño 14:233. 1958

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

27-nov-2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 12-jul-2018

Species priority site is:

Northeast Regional PI Station (NE9)

Accessions:

2 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Synonyms:

(≡) Lycopersicon pennellii (Correll) DʼArcy
(≡) Lycopersicon pennellii var. pennellii (Correll) DʼArcy
(≡) Lycopersicon pennellii var. puberulum (Correll) DʼArcy
(=) Solanum pennellii var. elachistus Martic. & Quezada
(=) Solanum pennellii var. pennellii Correll
(=) Solanum pennellii var. puberulum Correll

Economic Importance:

Gene sources: drought resistance for tomato (fide Taxon 54:44. 2005)
Gene sources: pest resistance for tomato (fide Taxon 54:44. 2005)
Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of tomato (fide Taxon 54:44. 2005; Syst Bot M 84:78-83. 2008)

Distributional Range:

Native

Southern America

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru, [Ancash, Arequipa, Cajamarca, Ica, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Moquegua, Piura] Peru (w.) [Ancash, Arequipa, Cajamarca, Ica, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Moquegua, Piura]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Tarapaca]

References:

Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae) Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:78-83.
Spooner, D. M. et al. 2005. Comparison of AFLPs with other markers for phylogenetic inference in wild tomatoes (Solanum L. section Lycopersicon (Mill.) Wettst.) (Taxon) 54:43-61.

Check other web resources for Solanum pennellii Correll :

Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Solanaceae Source: A global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101314. Accessed 7 junio 2026.