Biology:Afrosciadium afrum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Afrosciadium afrum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Afrosciadium |
| Species: | A. afrum
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| Afrosciadium afrum (Meisn.) P.J.D.Winter (2008)[1]
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Afrosciadium afrum[2] is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to subtropical regions of South Africa and Lesotho.[3]
Taxonomy
Afrosciadium afrum has previously been known under various synonyms before the genus Afrosciadium was established in 2008.[1] The etymology of the original species name caffrum is related to kaffir, an ethnic slur used towards black people in Africa. At the July 2024 International Botanical Congress, a vote was held with the result that "caffrum" related names will be emended to afrum related ones, with the implementation of this happening at the end of July 2024.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Afrosciadium afrum (Meisn.) P.J.D.Winter", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77090172-1, retrieved 8 August 2024
- ↑ Callaway, Ewen (2024). "Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02365-x. PMID 39026072. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02365-x. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Afrosciadium caffrum". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/3634009.
- ↑ McKie, Robin (20 July 2024). "Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants' scientific names" (in en-GB). The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/20/botanists-remove-racist-references-plants-scientific-names.
Data related to Afrosciadium afrum at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q128789872 entry
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