Asparagus pendulus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.
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Native |
Description:
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Type location:
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Namibia, Caprivi Strip |
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In open dry Acacia-Combretum-Terminalia scrub, Commiphora and mopane woodland, open grassland and margins of sandy pans. |
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Up to 1400 m |
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Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Caprivi Namibia. |
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N,W
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| Literature:
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Demissew, S. (2008). Asparagaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Page 5.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 115.
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