Ever heard of the "tree tomato?" Officially named tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea), it originated in the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina and introduced in the Cordillera by the Spaniards ...

Data from recent molecular studies demonstrate that the genus Cyphomandra is nested within Solanum. Recognition of Cyphomandra as a separate genus therefore is not tenable unless Solanum is broken up ...

About 13 major clades can be recognized within the genus Solanum (Solanaceae) based on chloroplast DNA sequence data. One of these is the Cyphomandra clade, which includes about 50 neotropical species ...