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Peucedanum claessensii C. Norman Peucedanum valerianifolium Baker |
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Robust perennial herb, 1-2.5 m. Leaves large, 50 cm or more, 2 to 3 pinnate with lanceolate leaflets sometimes with basal lobes; margins irregularly serrate. Umbels terminal and lateral, lateral often exceeding the terminal, bracts absent. Flowers pale yellow. Fruits dorsiventrally compressed with lateral wings. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zaire and Tanzania south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 63. as Peucedanum claessensii Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 609 - 610. As Peucedanum claessensii Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 43. As Peucedanum claessensii Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 18. as Peucedanum claessensii |
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