Afrosciadium kerstenii
Afrosciadium kerstenii
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| Short name | A. kerstenii  |
|---|---|
| Taxon name | Afrosciadium kerstenii |
| Taxon rank | species |
| Parent taxon | Afrosciadium |
| Basionym | Peucedanum kerstenii |
Afrosciadium kerstenii, synonym Peucedanum kerstenii, be a member of de carrot family, Apiaceae. E be native to east tropical Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania den Uganda) den de Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaïre).[1] E dey grow among de giant groundsels (Dendrosenecio) atop of de mountains of east Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Rwenzori Mountains den de Virunga Volcanoes.[2][3][4]
Afrosciadium kerstenii be a shrublike[3] "large hardy perennial"[4] umbel wey dey grow to be 2 meters (6 – 7 feet) tall wey dem dey find am on de Ruwenzori Range insyd woodlands at altitudes of 3,500–4,200 meters (11,500–13,800 ft),[3] den on de slopes of all de larger mountains dem mix plus Hagenia abyssinica.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Afrosciadium kerstenii (Engl.) P.J.D.Winter", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-10-16
- ↑ Aluka. "Peucedanum kerstenii Engl. [family UMBELLIFERAE]". African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 H. Peter Linder and Berit Gehrke (2 March 2006). "Common plants of the Rwenzori, particularly the upper zones" (PDF). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of Zurich. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO". World Conservation Union. 1984. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
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