Haplosciadium
| Haplosciadium abyssinicum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Haplosciadium Hochst. |
| Species: | H. abyssinicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplosciadium abyssinicum Hochst. | |
Haplosciadium abyssinicum is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family; it is the only member of the genus Haplosciadium. It is a flat rosette plant endemic to the Afro-alpine zones on East African mountains, occurring on moist valley bottoms above 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[1][2] It engages in geocarpy as an adaptation to living on frost-heaved soils.
References
- ↑ Truman P. Young & Mary M. Peacock (1992). "Giant senecios and the alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya" (PDF). Journal of Ecology. 80 (1): 141–148. JSTOR 2261071.
- ↑ Ralph Tomlinson (1985). "Observations on the giant groundsels of upper Kilimanjaro". Biological Conservation. 31 (4): 303–316. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(85)90088-6.
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