| Solanum umtuma | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. umtuma |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp | |
Solanum umtuma is a species of plant in the Solanaceae family.[1]
It is related to tomatoes.[2] The species is andromonoecous.[3]
It can be found in South Africa in areas like Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal.[1]
The species was described in 2012 by Sandra Knapp and Maria Vorontsova, and was the first description to take advantage of the change made by the Melbourne Code to the plant taxonomy regulations by being electronic-only.[2][4][5]
References
- "Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- "Early land plants: Early adopters!". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- Chapman, Mark A. (2019-05-30). The Eggplant Genome. Springer. p. 16. ISBN 978-3-319-99208-2.
- "Naming new plant species moves online". American Museum of Natural History. 2012-02-01.
- Zhang, Nina; et al. (2013-06-01). "Impacts of the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code) on the Scientific Names of Plant Pathogenic Fungi". American Phytopathological Society. doi:10.1094/APSFeature-2013-06.