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Presented by: Group 1 Aratea, Jasmine V. Cabiles, Mafe E. Dancel, Xandra Keen S. Gatchalian, Randall Y.

Compound Leaves + Fruit Bearing

There are around 7,500 varieties of tomato. In 2009, about 150 million tons of tomatoes were produced worldwide. China, the largest producer, accounted for almost 30 % of the global output. Kamatis is a hairy annual herb, typically growing 1 to 3 meters in height, with ascending or spreading hairy and branched stems.

Lateral Branch

Internode

Shoot system

Stem

1-3cm
Leaves

Root system

Roots

Common Name Family:

Kamatis/ Tomato Solanaceae

Native Locality:
Plant Habitat: Plant Duration: Plant Sex

All throughout the Philippines

Terrestrial Annual Bisexual

Plant Habit:

Herb

Primary Root Lateral Roots

Root System: Taproot (9cm) Root Origin: Primary

Leaf Type Leaf Attachment Leaf Stipule presence Leaf Number Leaf duration Leaf Arrangement Leaf orientation if discrete

Compound Leaf/Leaflets (Bipinnately compound)

Petiolate Exstipulate 6-8 branching out leaves 2-5weeks Alternate Divergent

Rachilllae Number if Decompound

6-8 rachilla

Leaf Type

Compound Leaf/Leaflets (Bippinately Compound)

Leaf length/width

Petiole Petiolule
Leaflet Attachment

12.5cm x 8.5cm

Petiolate

Leaflet Number

9-10 leaflets

Leaf duration

2-5weeks

Leaflet Arrangement

Mostly opposite

Petiole Shape Petiole Color Petiole Length Petiole Orientation

Elongated (3D: Cylindrical) Dark Green 2.5-4cm Scandent Petioles

Leaflet Blade Length: 5.8cm Leaflet Blade Width: 2.0cm

Leaf Outline Shape Rachilllae Number

Irregular with Leaf Margin 6-8 rachilla

Leaflets Number Leaflet Arrangement Leaflet Blade Shape Leaflet Blade Attachment Leaflet Blade Color

9-10 Leaflets Opposite/Alternate Irregular Petiolate (Petiolule) Green

Apex: Acute

Margin: Deep Lobed Crenate

Base: Oblique

Venation: Pinnate-netted

Leaflet Blade Apical Process

N/A

Leaflet Blade Division

Leaf division/lobe pinnule

Pinnatifid (pinnately lobed)

Adaxial: Darker in color & presence of Abaxial: Lighter in color hair-like structure (pubescent)

Petiolule Shape Petiolule Color Petiolule Length

Elongated (3D: Cylindrical) Green 1-2cm

Leaf Scar Size/ Shape: 0.5cm in diameter/ circular in shape

Stem (7cm) is weak with the presence of hair-like structures.

Aerial Stem Habit:

Aerial Stem Branching Pattern:

Caulascent (Above Ground System) Sympodial

Fruit Type Fruit Color

Berry Red Orange

Fruit Scar

Fruit Shape

Rounded

Fruit Size

7 cm in diameter Smooth

Fruit Surface

Fruit Scar presence/shape

Present (Circular)

Seed color Seed shape Seed length Seed surface Seeds Nutrition/ Endosperm Tissue Embryo Type Size/ Shape/ Position Cotyledon position Radicle Position Seed Germination type

Light brown
(Circular with semi-pointed tip)

0.1-0.2cm Rough Endospermous/Albuminous Eccentrically placed Eccentrically placed (inside embryo) Bottom (inside embryo) Hypogeous

PITH The central, mostly parenchymatous tissue, internal to vasculature of siphonosteles and eusteles and within the vascular cylinder of some roots. (root parts, stem/shoot parts)

Pith Type

Simple/Bordered Pits

Pith Cross Sectional Outline

Irregular