5922.000 Alepidea
Van Wyk, B.-E., de Castro, A., Tilney, P.M., Winter, P.J.D.and Magee, A.R. (2008) A new species of Alepidea (Apiaceae, subfam. Saniculoideae) South African Journal of Botany 74(4) 740-745
Description of the genus
Erect, biennial or perennial, herbs. Leaves simple; margin dentate, the teeth extended into long cilia. Inflorescence composed of capitate umbels, each composed of sessile flowers. Bracts well-developed, in c.2 series, forming a connate, conspicuous involucre around each head. Calyx teeth conspicuous. Petals erect, often with a sharply inflexed apex. Stylopodium not well developed. Fruit smooth or tuberculate. Worldwide: 20 species, tropical and especially southern Africa Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. [CR] | E | Description |
| peduncularis A. Rich. | C,E,S | Description, Image |
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