''Afrosciadium rhodesicum'' is a member of the carrot family,

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...

. It is a perennial

tuberous Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing s ...

herb, endemic to the

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region along the border between eastern

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and western

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. ''Afrosciadium rhodesicum'' was previously classified as ''

Peucedanum ''Peucedanum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Species It contains the following species: * '' Peucedanum abbreviatum'' E. Mey. * '' Peucedanum acaule'' R.H.Shan & M.L.Sheh * '' Peucedanum achaicum'' Halácsy * '' ...

rhodesicum'' before the genus ''

Afrosciadium ''Afrosciadium'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the carrot family, Apiaceae. It was split from the genus ''Peucedanum'' in 2008 by P.J.D. Winter, et al. Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa. Species: * '' Afrosciadium ...

'' was established in 2008. ''Afrosciadium rhodesicum'' grows between 1 and 1.5 meters high, and possesses small, yellow-green flowers.

References

Apioideae Flora of Zimbabwe Flora of Mozambique Plants described in 2008 {{Apiaceae-stub