Asparagus africanus var. africanus Kunth

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Asparagus > Asparagus africanus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal social use
Edible shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asparagus africanus var. africanus world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia, eSwatini, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171214-1
WFO ID wfo-0000838344
COL ID 5MCSJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asparagus burkei Asparagus buruensis Asparagus irregularis Asparagus multiflorus Asparagus patens Asparagopsis juniperina Asparagopsis scoparia Asparagus cooperi Asparagus dependens Asparagus dinteri Asparagus francisci Asparagus judtii Asparagus sennii Protasparagus cooperi Protasparagus multiflorus Asparagopsis schlechtendalii Asparagus sidamensis Asparagus africanus var. africanus Asparagus fleckii Asparagus rivalis