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Scientific Name | Asparagus africanus Lam. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPARAGACEAE |
Synonyms | Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. |
Common Names | Haakdoring (a), Isigoba (z), Isigobo (z), Katdoring (a), Lelala-tau-le-leholo (ss), Leunyeli (ss), Ubulawu Ubumhlope (x), Umthunzi (x), Wag-'n-bietjie (a), Wag-n'-bietjie (a), Wag-'n-bietjie-doring (a), Wild Asparagus (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula and along the Eastern Cape coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. Also occurring in Zambia and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Moist places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Asparagus africanus Lam. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Obermeyer, A.A. and Immelman, K.L. 1992. Protasparagus. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 5 Part 3 Dracenaceae, Asparagaceae, Luzuriagaceae and Smilacaceae:11-70. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
von Staden, L. 2012. Asparagus africanus Lam. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |