Biology:Afrosciadium caffrum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Afrosciadium caffrum
Afrosciadium caffrum (syntypes).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Afrosciadium
Species:
A. caffrum
Binomial name
Afrosciadium caffrum
(Meisn.) P.J.D.Winter (2008)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Peucedanum meisnerianum Annesorhiza caffra
  • (Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. (1895) (Meisn.) E.Phillips (1987)
  • MacOwan ex Engl. (1921) Seseli caffrum
  • Peucedanum connatum Meisn. (1843)
  • Peucedanum caffrum E.Mey. ex Sond. (1862)

Afrosciadium caffrum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to subtropical regions of South Africa and Lesotho.[2]

Afrosciadium caffrum has previously been known under various synonyms, such as Annesorhiza caffra, Peucedanum caffrum, Peucedanum connatum, and Seseli caffrum, before the genus Afrosciadium was established in 2008.[1]

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