Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
falcatus: falcate or sickle-shaped, referring to the leaf shape
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Asparagus falcatus L.
var. falcatus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114770
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Robust climber. The leaf-like cladodes are shiny dark green with a prominent vein, up to 8 cm, often slightly sickle-shaped. The woody stems are light grey with short, hooked hard thorns. The small white flowers are borne in elongated inflorescences. Fruit a red berry.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Asparagus falcatus L.
var. falcatus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114770
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Local
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Asparagus falcatus L.
var. falcatus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114770
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
