Galapagos Island Tomato

~Galapagos Island Tomato (Solanum cheesmaniae)~ The Galapagos Island Tomato, a close relative of the garden tomato, is native to the the islands in the Galapagos archipelago off the west coast of Equator. These hardy, easy to grow plants are resistant to most tomato pests and will tolerate drought and saline conditions. The plants produce prolifc amounts of golden-yellow, cranberry sized fruits that are intensely sweet and of great flavor. The vigorous plants start producing early, fruit throughout the hot summer months and will continue fruiting until the first frost. ~Currant Tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium)~ Currant tomato also called spoon tomato, is a wild species of tomato native to Ecuador and Peru. Its small edible fruits are intensely flavor. It is grown in gardens as an heirloom tomato although it is considered to be wild rather than domesticated as is the commonly cultivated tomato species Solanum lycopersicum. Its genome was recently sequenced. Considered the ancestor of domesticated tomatoes, it is valued for supplementing the limited gene pool of the domestic tomato. Due to agricultural development, the wild currant tomato is becoming less prevalent in the native range of northern Peru and southern Ecuador. In addition, seed collection is hampered by issues with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

~Galapagos Island Tomato (Solanum cheesmaniae)~ The Galapagos Island Tomato, a close relative of the garden tomato, is native to the the islands in the Galapagos archipelago off the west coast of Equator. These hardy, easy to grow plants are resistant to most tomato pests and will tolerate drought and saline conditions. The plants produce prolifc amounts of golden-yellow, cranberry sized fruits that are intensely sweet and of great flavor. The vigorous plants start producing early, fruit throughout the hot summer months and will continue fruiting until the first frost. ~Currant Tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium)~ Currant tomato also called spoon tomato, is a wild species of tomato native to Ecuador and Peru. Its small edible fruits are intensely flavor. It is grown in gardens as an heirloom tomato although it is considered to be wild rather than domesticated as is the commonly cultivated tomato species Solanum lycopersicum. Its genome was recently sequenced. Considered the ancestor of domesticated tomatoes, it is valued for supplementing the limited gene pool of the domestic tomato. Due to agricultural development, the wild currant tomato is becoming less prevalent in the native range of northern Peru and southern Ecuador. In addition, seed collection is hampered by issues with the Convention on Biological Diversity.