Alepidea

Alepidea is a genus of about twenty species in the botanical family Apiaceae, all of which are endemic to Africa. They occur mainly in southern Africa,[1] but can be found as far north as Ethiopia.

Alepidea
Flowerheads from above of the umbellifer species Alepidea masaica, photographed along the Chogoria route, Mount Kenya, at approximately 3000 m altitude
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Apiaceae
Genus:
Alepidea

F.Delaroche
Species
  • Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Alepidea natalensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans
  • Alepidea peduncularis A.Rich.
  • Alepidea setifera N.E.Br.

References
  1. de Castro, A.; van Wyk, B. -E. (1994-12-01). "Diagnostic characters and geographic distribution of Alepidea species used in traditional medicine". South African Journal of Botany. 60 (6): 345–350. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(16)30590-7. ISSN 0254-6299.

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