Alepidea peduncularis
Species of flowering plant
Alepidea peduncularis | |
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Herbarium sheet of the type specimen of Alepidea peduncularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Alepidea |
Species: | A. peduncularis |
Binomial name | |
Alepidea peduncularis A.Rich. |
Alepidea peduncularis is an edible perennial herb native to the montane grasslands of East and South Africa.
Growth
The plant bears a flowering stalk about 70 cm in height, and a basal rosette of leaves with distinctively fringed margins.[1] The leaves are edible, and the roots are used in medicine.[2]
References
External links
- PROTAbase on Alepidea peduncularis
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Alepidea peduncularis". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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