Accession Data:
Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst.
- Common Name: Carrot Tree
- Family: Apiaceae Lindl.
- Country of Origin: southern tropical Africa
- Habitat: altitude woodland or on rocky outcrops
- Description: Steganotaenia araliacea is a small savannah tree 2-7 m tall. Bark yellow-green or grey, rather waxy and peeling off in papery strips or rectangles. Leaves petiole or axis; also applied to how the lateral veins are arranged in relation to the main vein.">pinnate, crowded towards branch ends, aromatic; leaflets 2-3 pairs on a leaf stalk about 10 cm long with an expanded base around the stem, ovate, to 5 cm, sometimes stalked, margin toothed. Flowers small, green-white, in rounded compound clusters at twig ends. 3-7 long stalks arise together, each further bears a crown of small heads (umbels) about 8 cm across. Stamens longer than petals in male flowers. Fruit cream-brown, dehiscent, flat and heart shaped to 12 mm, winged each side with 3 ribs. 2
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201600177
- Source: Silverhill
- Accession Date: 07-24-2017
- Bench: 1106 - AFR:West Bench NN
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Apiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apiaceae
- SubFamily: Saniculoideae
- Tribe: Steganotaenieae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Togo / Congo / Ethiopia / Somalia / Sudan / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda / Angola / Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Botswana / Namibia / Northern Provinces
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, December 07, 2016.
- Steganotaenia araliacea at Agroforestry Database 4.0 (Orwa et al.2009). Last accessed on Wednesday, December 07, 2016.
data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:18:04 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Click on thumbnails to enlargeCurrent Accessions in the Apiaceae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Heteromorpheae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Oenantheae
Subfamily Apioideae
Tribe Pyramidoptereae
Subfamily Mackinlayoideae
Subfamily Saniculoideae
Tribe Saniculeae
Subfamily Saniculoideae
Tribe Steganotaenieae
W/C = Wild Collected
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