Choritaenia

Choritaenia capensis is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, of the monotypic genus Choritaenia.^[1] It is endemic to central parts of southern Africa. Individuals are usually reported from disturbed areas, such as roadsides, flood plains, and dry dams. It flowers in the spring and early summer. It is distinct for containing several morphological features that are not seen in any of the other genera of the family Apiaceae. Its fruits have a dense vestiture and hygroscopic carpophore that may be an adaptation that allows the plant to respond rapidly to the earliest spring rains.

Choritaenia
Choritaenia capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Choritaenieae Magee, C.I.Calviño, Mei Liu, S.R.Downie, Tilney & B.-E.van Wyk
Genus:	Choritaenia Benth.
Species:	C. capensis
Binomial name
Choritaenia capensis (Sond.) Burtt Davy