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Asparagus scandens

Remu (AT)

Basket Asparagus

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Basket Asparagus

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Remu (AT)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE s.Africa

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands, gardens

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental leaves

KEY FEATURES: Drooping shrub, with short lateral branches. LEAVES (=cladophylls) clusters of 5-8 per node; each to 20mm, slightly curved.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
?
++
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Asparagus scandens Thunb.
SYNONYMS: Asparagus scandens ['Deflexus' variety]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); LILIOPSIDA (=Monocotyledones); LILIIDAE; Liliales; LILIACEAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: True leaves are scale-like, cladophylls are green, needle or leaf-like.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.118 Hortus 3rd
p.103 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.574 Tropica

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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