Afrosciadium abyssinicum

Afrosciadium abyssinicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Tordylieae
Genus: Afrosciadium
Species: Afrosciadium abyssinicum

Name

Afrosciadium abyssinicum (Vatke) P.J.D.Winter, Taxon 57(2): 360 (2008).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Peucedanum abyssinicum Vatke in G.H.W. Schimper, Linnaea 40: 187 (1876).
    • Type: Ethiopia, Gonder region, Gafat, c. 2,700 m, 1863–1868, Schimper 1147 (BM, K, W).
• Heterotypic
  • Peucedanum silaifolium Hiern in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 20 (1877).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Winter, P.J.D., Magee, A.R., Phephu, N., Tilney, P.M., Downie, S.R. & van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A new generic classification for African peucedanoid species (Apiaceae). Taxon 57(2): 347–364. DOI: 10.2307/25066009 [nonfunctional] . Wiley [through Wikipedia Library ]. JSTOR . PDF. Reference page. 
• Schimper, G.H.W. 1876. Plantae abyssinicae collectionibus nuperrimae schimperianae enumeratae auctore eodem [cont.]. Linnaea 40: 183–224. BHL Reference page. 
• Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Van Wyk, B.-E., Tilney, P.M. & Magee, A.R. 2013. African Apiaceae: a synopsis of the Apiaceae/Umbelliferae of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. 317 pp., Briza Academic Books, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-920146-05-4 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Afrosciadium abyssinicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Afrosciadium abyssinicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Afrosciadium abyssinicum. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Afrosciadium abyssinicum. Accessed: 21 Nov 2022.