Biology:Annesorhiza

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Annesorhiza
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Annesorhizeae
Genus: Annesorhiza
Cham. & Schltdl.
Species

including:

  • Annesorhiza abyssinica
  • Annesorhiza altiscapa
  • Annesorhiza caffra
  • Annesorhiza capensis
  • Annesorhiza grandiflora
  • Annesorhiza macrocarpa
  • Annesorhiza nuda
  • Annesorhiza schlechteri
  • Annesorhiza thunbergia

Annesorhiza is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, with about 12 to 15 species. It is endemic to southern Africa.[1] Various species of the genus are noted for their content of aroma compounds [2] and have a traditional culinary usage. Some species are notable for their content of allylbenzene derivatives such as nothoapiole.

References

  1. "Annesorhiza Cham. & Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39672-1. 
  2. O.K. Sobiyi, N.J. Sadgrove, A.R. Magee, et al., The ethnobotany and major essential oil compounds of anise root (Annesorhiza species, Apiaceae), | South African Journal of Botany | Elsevier. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2019.07.014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4769033 entry