Annesorhiza flagellifolia Burtt Davy

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Annesorhiza

Characteristics

Roots unknown. Leaves invariably multifid, glabrous, produced before flowering but may persist during flowering and fruiting, leaf bases unknown. Petioles up to ± 200 mm long. Basal pinnae with petiolules up to ± 70 mm long, frequently bipinnate. Upper pinnae pinnate. Pinnae frequently compound, segments linear, conduplicate, acuminate, margins entire. Inflorescence scape up to ± 0.7 m long and smooth or somewhat striated with usually 1-3(-6) umbels per scape, main umbel of 3-6 rays. Involucral bracts small, persistent. Involucel of small narrowly ovate, acuminate bracteoles. Calyx lobes small with short projection, less than 0.3 mm long. Petals yellow. Fruits ± 5-8 mm long, ± 2.5 mm wide, mericarps homomorphic, with thick ridges resembling wings. The recorded flowering time is May.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has slender stems. It grows up to 1 m high. It has an underground rootstock covered with old leaf bases. The main leaves are near the base. There are only a few leaves and they have long stalks. The leaves have opposite pairs of repeatedly divided leaflets. There are only a few small leaves along the stem. The stems are smooth and have a few branches. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. Male and female flowers are on the same plant. The flowers are yellow and there are up to 20 on a stalk. The fruit have strong ribs. The fruit are oblong and 7 mm long by 3 mm wide.
Herb, 0.50-0.75 m high. Radical leaves 3-ternate, segments linear-filiform, angularly ribbed. Involucre and involucel 5-leaved. Fruits with narrow but distinct wings. Flowers yellow.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 0.88
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A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are used as a vegetable.
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Edible fruits leaves roots
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Distribution

Annesorhiza flagellifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837882-1
WFO ID wfo-0000537620
COL ID 66SR2
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Synonyms

Annesorhiza flagellifolia