Afrosciadium kerstenii

Afrosciadium kerstenii, synonym Peucedanum kerstenii, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is native to east tropical Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaïre).^[1] It grows among the giant groundsels (Dendrosenecio) atop of the mountains of east Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Rwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Volcanoes.^[2][3][4]

Afrosciadium kerstenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Afrosciadium
Species:	A. kerstenii
Binomial name
Afrosciadium kerstenii (Engl.) P.J.D.Winter[1]
Synonyms[1]
Anthriscus dissectus C.H.Wright Peucedanum dissectum (C.H.Wright) Dawe Peucedanum kerstenii Engl. Peucedanum mildbraedii H.Wolff Peucedanum wrightii M.Hiroe

Afrosciadium kerstenii is a shrublike^[3] "large hardy perennial" ^[4] umbel that grows to be 2 meters (6 – 7 feet) tall and found on the Ruwenzori Range in woodlands at altitudes of 3,500–4,200 meters (11,500–13,800 ft),^[3] and on the slopes of all the larger mountains mixed with Hagenia abyssinica.^[4]

Afrosciadium kerstenii on the Shira Plateau of Mount Kilimanjaro