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Asparagus aethiopicus

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Identification
Isotype of Asparagus falcatus L. [family ASPARAGACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Isotype of Asparagus aethiopicus L. [family ASPARAGACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Asparagus natalensis (Baker) J.-P.Lebrun&Stork [family ASPARAGACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Asparagus scandens
  • Asparagus angusticladus
  • Asparagus falcatus
  • Asparagus
  • Asparagopsis scandens
  • Asparagus natalensis
  • Protasparagus aethiopicus
  • Asparagus aethiopicus
Common name
  • Sprenger asparagus-fern, Flora of North America Vol. 26
  • emerald-fern, Flora of North America Vol. 26
  • badji badji (AS Thomas) (GHANA ? (Pawmpawmnya) gbadgi gbadgi (AS Thomas), AKAN-TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus [family ASPARAGACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 26,
Names
Asparagus aethiopicus Linnaeus [family ASPARAGACEAE], Mant. Pl., 63. 1767
Asparagus sprengeri Regel [family ASPARAGACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Gerald B. Straley†
Frederick H. Utech
Information
Shrubs, sprawling or scrambling; roots fibrous and tuberous. Stems to 2 m, wiry, branches numerous, finely ridged; cladophylls solitary or in fascicles of 3 or more per node, linear, flattened, straight or curved, 8–22 × 2 mm, with single prominent vein. Leaves membranous, 1–2 mm; blade diamond-shaped, attached in middle, tapering to slender apex. Inflorescences in axillary racemes, 5–9(–17)-flowered. Flowers bisexual; perianth rotate to campanulate; tepals white to pale pink, 3–4 × 1.5–2 mm; pedicel 5–8 mm, jointed 2–3 mm above base. Berries red, 5–8 mm. Seed 1. 2n = 40, 60.
Phenology
mar-may (spring), jun-aug (summer)
Altitude range
0–100 m;
Distribution
s Africa.USA Fla.
Discussion
The name Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop (Asparagopsis densiflora Kunth) has been misapplied to this species (P. S. Green 1986; W. S. Judd 2001). Asparagus aethiopicus cv. ‘Sprengeri’ is the most common of the asparagus-fern cultivars.
Native/Introduced
introduced;

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