Slender celery
Ciclospermum leptophyllum

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A slender erect herb. It grows 60 cm high. The leaves are divided along the stalk 2-4 times. It is like Apium prostratum but the leaf segments are narrow. The final segments are narrow and 5-15 mm long by 0.5-1 mm wide. The flower umbels can be simple or compound and with or without stalks. The fruit are rounded and 1.5-3 mm long.

There are 2 or 3 Ciclospermum species.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows along the banks of streams.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Australia, Brazil, Central America, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Haiti, Hawaii, Norfolk Island, Pacific, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tonga, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, stalks

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Pimpinella leptophylla Pers.; Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. Muell.; See Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P. Wilson; Apium tenuifolium;