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Asparagus petersianus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Nhago Camp to nearby settlement, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Nhago Camp to nearby settlement, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Nhago Camp to nearby settlement, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Nhago Camp to nearby settlement, Coutada 12
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Much branched climbing shrub; branches terete, smooth; branchlets spreading, up to 13 cm long. Leaves not produced into a basal spur. Cladodes in dense crowded clusters, capillary, curved, angled, 6 – 9 mm long. (Source J. G. Baker (1898) in Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 7; 421.) |
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| Derivation of specific name: | petersianus: named after Professor Wilhelm Peters (1815-1863) of Berlin who collected in Mozambique in the early 19th century. |
| Habitat: | Open Brachystegia woodland, secondary scrub woodland and relict forest. |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania and Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 22 November 2017 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 76. Demissew, S. (2008). Asparagaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 8. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Asparagus petersianusAfrican Plant Database: Asparagus petersianus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Asparagus petersianus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Asparagus petersianus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Asparagus petersianus
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JSTOR Plant Science: Asparagus petersianus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Asparagus petersianus
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