Afroligusticum elliotii is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuber, native to bamboo forests in west Tropical Africa. An endangered species, A. elliotii is most commonly found near Lake Kivu in Rwanda, but it has been observed as far north as Lake Albert in Uganda and as far south as Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.
Alepidea is a genus of about 30 species in the family Apiaceae, all of which are endemic to Africa. They occur mainly in southern Africa, but can be found as far north as Ethiopia.
Anginon is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to southern Africa.
Arctopus is a genus of flowering plants in the Apiaceae, with three species. The genus is endemic to Southern Africa. The genus name means "bears foot" in reference to the curious growth habit, resembling a large footprint, if not to the fact that the leaves are fringed with formidable prickles that punish bare feet and grazing.
Capnophyllum is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae. It contains four species. They are endemic to southern Africa, particularly near the Cape of Good Hope.
Choritaenia capensis is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, of the monotypic genus Choritaenia. It is endemic to central parts of southern Africa. Individuals are usually reported from disturbed areas, such as roadsides, flood plains, and dry dams. It flowers in the spring and early summer. It is distinct for containing several morphological features that are not seen in any of the other genera of the family Apiaceae. Its fruits have a dense vestiture and hygroscopic carpophore that may be an adaptation that allows the plant to respond rapidly to the earliest spring rains.
Marlothiella gummifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, and the only species in the monotypic genus Marlothiella. It is endemic to Namibia, where its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert. It is also the only genus in the tribe Marlothielleae, of the subfamily Apioideae.
Abraham Erasmus van Wyk, also known as Braam van Wyk is a South African plant taxonomist. He has been responsible for the training of a significant percentage of the active plant taxonomists in South Africa and has also produced the first electronic application (app) for the identification of trees in southern Africa.
Billburttia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Cannaboides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Cynorhiza is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Lichtensteinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is also the only genus in the tribe Lichtensteinieae, subfamily Apioideae.
Notobubon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Scaraboides is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Scaraboides manningii. Its native range is the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Polemanniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Tana bojeriana is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Tana. The genus was first described in 1999, and the species was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1890 as Peucedanum bojerianum.
Andriana is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, endemic to Madagascar. The genus was first described in 1999.
Ben-Erik van Wyk FAAS is a South African professor of indigenous botany and traditional African medicine at the University of Johannesburg.
