Steganotaenia araliacea (Flora of the WAP complex - non-leguminous dicots)

Steganotaenia araliacea

Summary ⁵

Steganotaenia araliacea is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon,Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Description ⁶

Soft-wooded, sparsely branched, deciduous shrub or small tree. Bark greenish, corky, peeling in papery strips; all parts with a strong carrot smell. Leaves spirally arranged, crowded near the ends of branches, imparipinnate with 2-3 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet; leaflets ovate, 3-5 cm long, apex tapering to a fine point; margin strongly dentate, the teeth ending in a hair-like tip; petiole broadened at the base, clasping the stem. Flowers small greenish or yellowish, in terminal and lateral compound umbels, appearing before the new leaves. Fruits in messy clusters, flattened, 7-12 mm, heart-shaped, splitting in 2.