Biology:Asparagus squarrosus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Asparagus squarrosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. squarrosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus squarrosus J.A. Schmidt, 1852[2]
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Asparagus squarrosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[3] The species was named by Johann Anton Schmidt in 1853. Its local name is espargo. The plant is used in traditional medicine.[4]
Distribution and ecology
Asparagus squarrosus occurs on nearly all of the Cape Verdean islands. It is found in arid and extremely arid zones.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Asparagus squarrosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T107378200A107468062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107378200A107468062.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/107378200/107468062. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 61. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10587069.
- ↑ Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 53
- ↑ Gomes, Alda Roque; Vasconcelos, Teresa; Almeida, Helena Guimarães de (31 October 2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" (in pt). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. p. 7. http://www2.iict.pt/archive/doc/MH_Almeida_wrkshp_plts_medic.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2866761 entry
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