Solanum lycopersicum L.
| Synonym : | Lycopersicon esculentum var.esculentum Lycopersicon humboldtii (Willd.) Dunal Scubulon humboldtii ( |
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| Bangla Name : | Tomato,Bilatibegun |
| English Name : | Tomato |
| Family : | Solanaceae |
| Disease : | Digestive, mild aperient, promoter of gastric secretion, blood purifier, intestinal antiseptic; usef |
| Description : | Herbs annual, sprawling, 0.6-2 m tall, viscid pubescent, odorous. Petiole 2-5 cm; leaf blade mostly pinnately compound or divided, sometimes entire, 10-40 cm, base oblique, cuneate, apex obtuse; leaflets mostly 5-9, sessile or petiolulate, unequal, ovate or oblong, 5-7 cm, entire or irregularly dentate, sparingly glandular pilose. Peduncle 2-5 cm, little or not branched, often 3-7-flowered.Pedicel 1-1.5 cm. Calyx rotate-campanulate, lobes lanceolate.Corolla 2-2.5 cm in diam.; lobes narrowly oblong, 8-10 mm, often reflexed. Filaments ca. 1 mm; anthers 6-10 mm. Style ca. 1.2 cm. Berry red or orange-yellow, subglobose, fleshy, juicy, shiny. Seeds straw colored, 2-4 mm, pilose. Fl. May-Sep, fr. Sep-Nov. |
| Distribution : | - |
| Chemical Constituents : | Ripe and green fruits contain minerals and ‘vitamins. Calcium, phosphorus, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin amd vitamrn C. Crude tomatine. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Digestive, mild aperient, promoter of gastric secretion, blood purifier, intestinal antiseptic; useful in canker of the mouth, atonic dyspepsia, promotes flow of bile, corrective for kidneys, as stimulant |
| Habit : | Herb |