Manoko, Mkabwa L. K.van der Weerden, Gerard M.van den Berg, Ronald G.Mariani, Celestina2016-05-052016-05-052012van den Berg, R., Manoko, M.L., van der Weerden, G.M. and Mariani, C., 2012. A new tetraploid species of Solanum L. sect. Solanum (Solanaceae) from Tanzania. PhytoKeys, 16, p.65.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1821Solanum 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.enNew speciesSolanum umalilaenseSolanum sect. SolanumTanzaniaTetraploidUmalilaJournal Article, Peer Reviewed10.3897/phytokeys.16.2884