Afrosciadium eylesii

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Afrosciadium eylesii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Afrosciadium
Species:
A. eylesii
Binomial name
Afrosciadium eylesii
(C.Norman) P.J.D.Winter (2008) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Peucedanum eylesiiC.Norman (1932)

Afrosciadium eylesii is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to southeastern Africa, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. [2]

Afrosciadium eylesii was previously classified as Peucedanum eylesii before the genus Afrosciadium was established in 2008. [1]

Afrosciadium eylesii is found between roughly 1,750 to 2,100 meters above sea level, in damp tropical grasslands in southeastern Africa. It grows to between 1 and 2 meters tall, with a purple-tinged woody stem. It boasts flowers with small, elliptical petals, roughly 1 millimeter long, of a yellow or yellow-green color. The tuberous root is stout and woody. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Afrosciadium eylesii (C.Norman) P.J.D.Winter", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-12-03
  2. "Afrosciadium eylesii". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 December 2022.

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