Alepidea

Alepidea
Flowerheads from above of Alepidea masaica, photographed along the Chogoria route, Mount Kenya, at approximately 3000 m altitude
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Saniculeae
Genus: Alepidea
F.Delaroche
Species

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Alepidea is a genus of about 30 species in the family Apiaceae, all of which are endemic to Africa. They occur mainly in southern Africa, but can be found as far north as Ethiopia.