A new tetraploid species of Solanum L. sect. Solanum (Solanaceae) from Tanzania | Zendy

Mkabwa L. K. Manoko | Zendy; Gerard M. van der Weerden | Zendy; Ronald van den Berg | Zendy; Celestina Mariani | Zendy

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A new tetraploid species of Solanum L. sect. Solanum (Solanaceae) from Tanzania

Author(s) -

Mkabwa L. K. Manoko,

Gerard M. van der Weerden,

Ronald van den Berg,

Celestina Mariani

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

phytokeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511

H-Index - 16

eISSN - 1314-2011

pISSN - 1314-2003

DOI - 10.3897/phytokeys.16.2884

Subject(s) - solanum , biology , calyx , solanaceae , botany , inflorescence , taxonomy (biology) , taxon , sect , solanum tuberosum , gene , biochemistry

Solanum umalilaense Manoko sp. nov. (Solanaceae) is described from the Umalila area, in the southern highlands of Tanzania. Its novelty is supported with both morphological and AFLP data. Phenetic and phylogenetic analyses place Solanum umalilaense as a unique and well-supported taxon among tetraploid species of Solanum sect. Solanum from Africa. It can be distinguished from other African species by its extremely developed branching, each branch producing many multi-flowered inflorescences, flowers with short calyx lobes and its persistent, small, light yellowish brown fruits.

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