Taxon: Solanum arcanum Peralta

Genus:

Solanum

Subgenus:

Potatoe

Section:

Lycopersicon

Family:

Solanaceae

Subfamily:

Solanoideae

Tribe:

Solaneae

Nomen number:

457148

Place of publication:

Syst. Bot. 30:426. 2005

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

04-sep-2008 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 peruvianum var. humifusum C. H. Müll.

Economic Importance:

Gene sources: disease resistance for tomato (fide Amer J Bot 42:663-675. 1955, as Lycopersicon peruvianum var. humifusum; Syst Bot M 84:117. 2008)
Gene sources: secondary genetic relative of tomato (fide Amer J Bot 42:663-675. 1955, as Lycopersicon peruvianum var. humifusum; Syst Bot M 84:117. 2008)

Distributional Range:

Native

Southern America

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru [Amazonas, Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Piura]

Reference:

Peralta, I. E. et al. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae) Syst. Bot. Monogr. 84:112-117.

Check other web resources for Solanum arcanum Peralta :

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=457148. Accessed 7 junio 2026.