''Afroligusticum elliotii'' is a member of the carrot family,

Apiaceae Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...

. It is a perennial

tuber Tubers are a type of enlarged structure that plants use as storage organs for nutrients, derived from stems or roots. Tubers help plants perennate (survive winter or dry months), provide energy and nutrients, and are a means of asexual reproduc ...

, native to bamboo forests in west

Tropical Africa The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

. An endangered species, ''A. elliotii'' is most commonly found near

Lake Kivu Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which ...

in Rwanda, but it has been observed as far north as Lake Albert in Uganda and as far south as

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in Tanzania. ''Afroligusticum elliotii'' is the type species of the genus ''

Afroligusticum ''Afroligusticum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the carrot family, Apiaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa, Tropical and Southern Africa. Species: * ''Afroligusticum aculeolatum'' (Engl.) P.J.D.Winter * ''Afroligusticum cl ...

'', and was the sole species in the genus until a broad reclassification of African peucedanoids in 2008. ''Afroligusticum elliotii'' grows between 0.5 and 1.3 meters high, and possesses small green flowers.

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Apioideae Endangered flora of Africa Flora of Burundi Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of Rwanda Flora of Tanzania Flora of Uganda Plants described in 1921 Plants described in 1934 Taxa named by Adolf Engler {{Apiaceae-stub