Species Protasparagus spinescens
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There aren’t any identifications of Protasparagus spinescens.
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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 spinescens:
From the Latin spina = 'spine', 'thorn', 'prick' or 'prickle' and -escens = 'becoming like'; i.e. the thorns are incompletely formed
Scientific name:
Protasparagus spinescens (Steud. ex Roem. & Schult.) Oberm.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Protasparagus spinescens.
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