Alepidea

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Alepidea
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Flowerheads from above of Alepidea masaica , photographed along the Chogoria route, Mount Kenya, at approximately 3000 m altitude
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Saniculeae
Genus: Alepidea
F.Delaroche [1]
Species

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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, [2] but can be found as far north as Ethiopia. [3]

Species

As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [3]

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References

  1. "Alepidea F.Delaroche", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-12-23
  2. de Castro, A.; van Wyk, B. -E. (1994-12-01). "Diagnostic characters and geographic distribution of Alepidea species used in traditional medicine". South African Journal of Botany. 60 (6): 345–350. doi: 10.1016/S0254-6299(16)30590-7 . ISSN   0254-6299.
  3. 1 2 "Alepidea F.Delaroche", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-12-23