Asparagus chimanimanensis Sebsebe

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Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts

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Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Erect shrub, up to 60 cm high with ribber, hairless branches. Spines down-curved, 2-5 mm long. Spinules below flowers absent. Cladodes in fascicles of 1-4 together,5-10 mm long and c. 1 mm wide, stellately arranged on zigzag branchlets. Inflorescences simple or compound, 20-45 mm long. Flowers solitary or in 2-4-flowered fascicles, apparently very short-lived and seldom seen. Berries 7-9 mm in diameter, red when ripe.
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Derivation of specific name:	chimanimanensis: of the Chimanimani Mts.
Habitat:	Among quartzite sandstone rocks
Altitude range: (metres)	1100 - 2100 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Chimanimani Mts of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
National distribution:	MS
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Lower Risk - near threatened
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Images last updated:	Sunday 1 June 2014
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) Pages 25 - 26. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 81.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Asparagus chimanimanensis
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