''Afrosciadium trisectum'' 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

tuberous 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 reprodu ...

herb with white flowers,

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the southeastern

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

. ''Afrosciadium trisectum'' was previously classified as ''

Peucedanum ''Peucedanum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. ''Peucedanum'' boasts a global presence with diverse spread of morphological features. ''Peucedanum'' species are characterized by dorsally compressed mericarps, slightl ...

trisectum'' before the genus '' Afrosciadium'' was established in 2008.

References

Apioideae Endemic flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Apiaceae-stub