Oenanthe, known as water dropworts, oenanthes, water parsleys, and water celeries, are a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Most of the species grow in damp ground, such as in marshes or in water.
Heracleum is a genus of biennial and perennial herbs in the carrot family Apiaceae. They are found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere and in high mountains as far south as Ethiopia. Common names for the genus or its species include hogweed and cow parsnip.
Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America. Though somewhat reminiscent of willows (Salix) in their habitus, they are not particularly close relatives of these.
Manilkara is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae. They are widespread in tropical and semitropical locations, in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, as well as various islands in the Pacific and in the Caribbean. A close relative is the genus Pouteria.
Boswellia is a genus of trees in the order Sapindales, known for its fragrant resin. The biblical incense frankincense is an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now produced also from B. frereana.
Chlorophytum, is a genus of almost 200 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the century plant subfamily within the asparagus family. The plants are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Asia.
The genus of the myrrhs, Commiphora, is the most species-rich genus of flowering plants in the frankincense and myrrh family, Burseraceae. The genus contains approximately 190 species of shrubs and trees, which are distributed throughout the (sub-) tropical regions of Africa, the western Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and South America. The genus is drought-tolerant and common throughout the xerophytic scrub, seasonally dry tropical forests, and woodlands of these regions.
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.
Angoseseli is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Angoseseli mossamedensis.
Peucedanum is a genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae.
Zygophyllum is the type genus of the flowering plant family Zygophyllaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ζυγόν (zygon), meaning "double", and φυλλον (phyllon), meaning "leaf". It refers to the leaves, each of which have two leaflets.
Pimpinella is a plant genus in the family Apiaceae; it includes the aromatic herb anise (P. anisum).
Afrosciadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the carrot family, Apiaceae. It was split from the genus Peucedanum in 2008 by P.J.D. Winter, et al.
Pseudocarum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Pterodiscus is a genus of plant in the Pedaliaceae family comprising several species with a native range from Ethiopia to S. Africa. The range passes through the countries of Angola, Botswana,, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Plus it is found also within the Provinces of South Africa in Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces.
Zanthoxyloideae is a subfamily of the family Rutaceae.
Afrosciadium harmsianum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to east tropical Africa, while the subspecies A. h. australe is endemic to northern Tanzania.
