Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker

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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Senegambia
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Altitude range: (metres) Up to 1500 m
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Worldwide distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and Saoudi Arabia.
Botanical divisions: II,III,IX,XI
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Literature:

Champluvier, D. et Maquet, P. (1988). Liliaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 38. (Includes a picture).

Demissew, S. (2008). Asparagaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 10 - 11.

Geerinck, D.J.L. (2016). Asparagaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 17 - 18. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 56.


Other sources of information about Asparagus flagellaris:

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Flora of Burundi: Asparagus flagellaris
Flora of Mozambique: Asparagus flagellaris
Flora of Rwanda: Asparagus flagellaris
Flora of Zambia: Asparagus flagellaris
Flora of Zimbabwe: Asparagus flagellaris

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Asparagus flagellaris
African Plant Database: Asparagus flagellaris
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Asparagus flagellaris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Asparagus flagellaris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Asparagus flagellaris
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iNaturalist: Asparagus flagellaris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Asparagus flagellaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Asparagus flagellaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Asparagus flagellaris
Plants of the World Online: Asparagus flagellaris
Tropicos: Asparagus flagellaris
Wikipedia: Asparagus flagellaris


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Asparagus flagellaris.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=181010, retrieved 17 June 2026

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