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Afrosciadium afrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Afrosciadium
Species:	A. afrum
Binomial name
Afrosciadium afrum (Meisn.) P.J.D.Winter (2008)
Synonyms
Annesorhiza afra (Meisn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. Peucedanum afrum (Meisn.) E.Phillips Peucedanum connatum E.Mey. ex Sond. Peucedanum meisnerianum MacOwan ex Engl. Seseli afrum Meisn. Afrosciadium caffrum

Afrosciadium afrum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to subtropical regions of South Africa and Lesotho.

Taxonomy

Afrosciadium afrum has previously been known under various synonyms before the genus Afrosciadium was established in 2008. The etymology of the original species name caffrum is related to kaffir, an ethnic slur used towards black people in Africa. At the July 2024 International Botanical Congress, a vote was held with the result that "caffrum" related names will be emended to afrum related ones, with the implementation of this happening at the end of July 2024.

References

1. ^ "Afrosciadium afrum (Meisn.) P.J.D.Winter", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 8 August 2024
2. Callaway, Ewen (2024). "Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02365-x. PMID 39026072. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
3. "Afrosciadium caffrum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
4. McKie, Robin (20 July 2024). "Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants' scientific names". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

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