Annesorhiza burtii B.-e.van Wyk

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Annesorhiza

Characteristics

Roots single or with the remains of the previous season's root, thick and fleshy throughout. Leaves finely dissected, glabrous, hysteranthous but fading leaves may be present while flowering, leaf bases inconspicuous, not persistent. Petioles up to ± 170 mm long. Basal pinnae with petiolules up to 100 mm long, usually bipinnate. Upper pinnae may be bipinnate or pinnate. Ultimate leaflet segments relatively small and narrow, dissected, base narrow, margins indented to varying depths. Inflorescence scape up to 1.3 m and essentially smooth with usually 1-6 umbels per scape, main umbel of 5-7 rays. Involucral bracts relatively large, persistent. Involucel of small to relatively large bracteoles with acute apices. Calyx lobes cuspidate, up to 0.3 mm long. Petals yellow. Fruit ± 5 mm long, ± 2 mm wide, mericarps homomorphic, without wings. The recorded flowering time is November and December.
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Like A. macrocarpa but root single (sometimes with remains of previous seasons roots), fruit smaller, 5 mm long and mericarps ribbed, homomorphic.
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Distribution

Annesorhiza burtii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20006670-1
WFO ID wfo-0000537612
COL ID 66SQP
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Synonyms

Annesorhiza burtii