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