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Garrarnawun Bush Tomato

January 2 , 2023 566 days 1269 0
  • A new species of bush tomato was discovered in Australia recently.
  • It is currently found only in one site in world.
  • Genus Solanum has around 1,400 accepted species that are distributed across the world.
  • The species belonging to this genus are found in all continents except Antarctica.
  • It is the most species-rich genus in the Solanaceae family.
  • It is among the largest in the angiosperms (flowering plants).
  • The genus includes 3 food crops having high economic value.
  • These are the potato, tomato and eggplant (brinjal).
  • Much of the species belonging to the Solanum are concentrated in circum-Amazonian tropical South America.
  • However, its hotspots are also found in Africa and Australia.

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