Asparagus squarrosus
| Asparagus squarrosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. squarrosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus squarrosus J.A. Schmidt, 1853 | |
Asparagus squarrosus is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[1] IThe species was named by Johann Anton Schmidt in 1853.
In Portuguese as other asparaguses, its local name is espargo or aspargo.[2] The plant are used as a traditional medicine. In English, it is sometimes known as the Cape Verde asparagus.
Distribution and ecology
Asparagus squarrosus are founded in nearly all of the Cape Verdean islands except for Brava.
See also
- Espargos, founded in 1948, capital of the island of Sal since the 1960s.
References
- ↑ Gomes, Alda Roque; Vasconcelos, Teresa; Almeida, Helena Guimarães de (31 October 2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" [Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cape Verde] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. p. 7.
- ↑ Gomes et al 2003, p. 11
Further reading
- Isildo Gomes et al., Endemic plants and indigenous trees of the Cape Verde Islands, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery and the Projects Conservation and Exploration of the Natural Resources on the Island Fogo (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeitand) and Conservation of Biodiversity, 2003, p. 17
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