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The tomato is the edible, often red fruit of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. Both the species and its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Its many varieties are now widely grown, sometimes in greenhouses in cooler climates.

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• iNat taxon page
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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• Jepson eFlora
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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