Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst.
var. araliacea

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Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from EN1 to entrance gate Gorongosa National Park

Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from EN1 to entrance gate Gorongosa National Park

Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from EN1 to entrance gate Gorongosa National Park

Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from EN1 to entrance gate Gorongosa National Park

Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Bue Maria, Nhambita

Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path from Chitengo to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park

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Synonyms: Peucedanum araliaceum (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook. f.
Peucedanum fraxinifolium Oliv.
Common names: Carrot-tree (English)
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Description:
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.
Type location:
Ethiopia
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: araliacea: resembling a species of Aralia (Araliaceae)
Habitat: In a variety of wooded habitats and rocky outcrops.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 1630 m
Flowering time:Aug - Oct
Worldwide distribution: Tropical Africa to northern Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa
FZ divisions: N,Z,T,MS
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Images last updated: Saturday 4 August 2012
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 67. as Steganotaenia araliacea (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 723. As Steganotaenia araliacea (Includes a picture).

Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 617 - 619. As Steganotaenia araliacea (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 52.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 34.

Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 506 - 507.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 265. As Steganotaenia araliacea

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 18.

Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 310. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 24.

Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 59 - 60. as Peucedanum fraxinifolium

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 42.

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 197.


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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143340, retrieved 15 June 2025

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