Biology:Afrosciadium harmsianum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Afrosciadium harmsianum
Afrosciadium harmsianum (BR0000020118518).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Afrosciadium
Species:
A. harmsianum
Binomial name
Afrosciadium harmsianum
(H.Wolff) P.J.D.Winter (2008)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Peucedanum harmsianum H.Wolff (1927)
  • Verdc. (1954) Peucedanum canaliculatum

Afrosciadium harmsianum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to east tropical Africa (southern Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya),[1] while the subspecies A. h. australe is endemic to northern Tanzania.[2]

A. harmsianum was previously classified under the genus Peucedanum, but was reclassified as the type species for the new genus Afrosciadium in 2008.

Afrosciadium harmsianum has two accepted subspecies:

  • Afrosciadium harmsianum australe
  • Afrosciadium harmsianum harmsianum

Afrosciadium harmsianum grows to be between 11 and 90 centimeters tall, with a stem 5 millimeters in diameter at the base.[1]

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