Diagnostic description
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Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm., S. Afr. J. Bot. 2: 244. 1983.
Fig. 172. A-E
Basionym: Asparagopsis setacea Kunth
Synonyms: Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
Asparagus plumosus Baker
Semiwoody vine, twining, attainig 2-3 m in length. Stems cylindrical, green, spiny at the base. Phylloclades in dense whorls, needle-like, 3.5-6.5 mm long. Flowers solitary, pendulous; pedicels.
Selected Specimens Examined: Acevedo-Rdgz., P. 7067; 9349.
Distribution
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Distribution:Ornamental plant, very common in our gardens. Also on St. Thomas. Native to South Africa, but widely cultivated throughout the tropics.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Forest & Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY),
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- (c) Forest & Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY),
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- (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC),
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/16/164460-2.jpg
- (c) Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA),
http://eol.org/data_objects/28435586
- (c) Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA),
http://eol.org/data_objects/28435986
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