Asparagus chimanimanensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
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| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect shrub, up to 60 cm high with ribber, hairless branches. Spines down-curved, 2-5 mm long. Spinules below flowers absent. Cladodes in fascicles of 1-4 together,5-10 mm long and c. 1 mm wide, stellately arranged on zigzag branchlets. Inflorescences simple or compound, 20-45 mm long. Flowers solitary or in 2-4-flowered fascicles, apparently very short-lived and seldom seen. Berries 7-9 mm in diameter, red when ripe. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | chimanimanensis: of the Chimanimani Mts. |
| Habitat: | Among quartzite sandstone rocks |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 2100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Chimanimani Mts of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 1 June 2014 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 76. Demissew, S. (2008). Asparagaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1) Pages 25 - 26. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 81. |
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