Species Protasparagus aspergillus
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There aren’t any identifications of Protasparagus aspergillus.
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Location unknown
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Etymology of Protasparagus:
Gk. protos = first, earliest, foremost; Asparagus (q.v.). Many species, particularly from Africa, were once included in this genus as they seemed different to the asparagus genus found elsewhere having formidable hooked spines, etc. These species have now been incorporated back into Asparagus.
Etymology of aspergillus:
From the Latin aspergillus = ‘sprinkled’
Scientific name:
Protasparagus aspergillus (Jessop) Oberm.
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Protologue:
S. African J. Bot. 2(3): 243 (1983)
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Year published:
1983
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Protasparagus aspergillus.