Perennial tomato that produces permanent in The Amazon jungle

Hi, which peremnenial tomato si You know that can grow in The peruvian Amazon jungle?

I asked ARtificial inteligence and he gave me this reply( sometimes it make errors) :
Tomate silvestre: Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme o Solanum pimpinellifolium

2. Tomate de cerdo (también conocido como tomate de caballo): Solanum lycopersicum var. validum o Solanum sessiliflorum

3. Tamarillo: Solanum betaceum

4. Tomate de árbol (también conocido como tomate tree o tomate arbóreo): Solanum betaceum var. crassiflorum o Solanum lycopersicum var. arborescens.





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iNaturalist indicates that wild tomatoes don't grow natively in the Amazonian areas of Peru. They grow natively along the coast, and in the deserts west of the Andes mountains. There are a few reports of domestic tomatoes growing in the Amazon.

Tomote de árbol is the "tree tomato" in Hawaii, also called the tomatillo. It is a perennial small tree-like plant that grows well for me as a forest margin tree. This means that it prefers some sun, but also shade and lives along the edge of a woods or forest in the zone between dense tall trees and low brush and grassland. I have been told that it grows in the full sun in places, but mine do better in the margin area.  It is a long lived perennial in the tropics. Mine typically last 7 to 10 years. It is hardy and plants can be replanted barefoot style.

The fruiting is seasonal. Fruits are often abundant. The thick tough skin is not eaten. The soft pulp inside is usually eaten in Hawaii  as a tart but also sweetish fresh fruit. One either bites or cuts off the pointy end and then sucks or squeezes the pulp out directly into your mouth. When making jams or mixing with other ingredients, the fruit is cut in half and the pulp scooped out with a spoon.  It is not used as a substitute for slicing tomato.

I have seen three different varieties here in Hawaii, although there could be more. The red is more tart and astringent. The yellow the sweetest. And the orange pleasantly tart and with some sweetness.


As for a perennial slicing tomato or cherry type tomato, here in Hawaii the plants will last for a full year or more. I have had plants that are still producing at 1 1/2 years of age, but they are no longer robust. I normally take tip cuttings to create the next generation of plants, usually doing that in September. Cuttings can be taken at other times as long as the mother plant is not over mature. September works good for me because the new plants are starting to produce just at the time in want to pull out the old plants. Old plants do not do well through the winter months here, but young plants grow and fruit just fine.

I can only tell you how this works in Hawaii, but this information may help you.

Tamarillo and tomate de arbol are basically fruit, I don't know if you're just curious about solanaceae or actually looking for tomatoes.

I don't know much about Peru, but I know here in Brazil you are going to do better with a cherry tomato (your Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme  above) in terms of disease and longevity. I can think of several places I`ve seen huge cherry tomato plants that self seed and live a long time, producing good volumes. We don't have many varieties, it's just "cherry tomato". the second one, the currant tomato, seems particular to Peru and I've never seen it, but it looks interesting.


Normal (non-cherry) tomatoes here (I would venture throughout most of Brazil) are grown under cover and usually in closed greenhouses due to fungus and insect pressure.
I do find that here (I am in zone 9b-- high temperate forest) I can only get enough tomatoes to eat if I grow them in winter, not in summer (as I would in the northern hemisphere)-- in the summer the pest/disease pressure is simply insurmountable. Here where it's very humid and spores are easily passed, tomatoes MUST be grown under cover, without exception.