Afroligusticum elliotii is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuber, native to bamboo forests in west Tropical Africa.[2] An endangered species, A. elliotii is most commonly found near Lake Kivu in Rwanda, but it has been observed as far north as Lake Albert in Uganda and as far south as Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Afroligusticum |
| Species: | A. elliotii
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Afroligusticum elliotii is the type species of the genus Afroligusticum, and was the sole species in the genus until a broad reclassification of African peucedanoids in 2008.[4]
Afroligusticum elliotii grows between 0.5 and 1.3 meters high, and possesses small green flowers.[2]
References
edit- ^ Amani, C.; Kalema, J.; Nshutiyayesu, S.; Ntore, S. (2022). "Afroligusticum elliotii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T154235483A154387851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T154235483A154387851.en. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Afroligusticum elliotii (Engl.) C.Norman", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-12-18
- ^ "Afroligusticum elliotii". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Winter, Pieter J. D.; Magee, Anthony R.; Phephu, Nonkululo; Tilney, Patricia M.; Downie, Stephen R. & Van Wyk, Ben-Erik (2008). "A new generic classification for African peucedanoid species (Apiaceae)". Taxon. 57 (2): 347–364. doi:10.2307/25066009. JSTOR 25066009.
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