Asparagus africanus

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Family: Asparagaceae

Synonym(s): Our accession is <b>NOT</b> Asparagus africanus as labelled. Keeping the page here until we positively ID or elect to deaccession it.

Country of Origin: Trop. & S. Africa, Arabian Pen., W. India

Description: 9 November 2018 - Our accession is NOT Asparagus africanus as labelled. Keeping the page here until we positively ID or elect to deaccession it.

Uses: <del>As an African plant, it has been traditionally used in remedies for hair loss. The leaves are crushed and used to stimulate the scalp. When it is taken orally, it can be used to treat the presence of blood in urine. When it is made into a poultice, it can treat inflammation or guinea worm sores. In Sudan, the plant is a remedy for syphilis and used to flush the body of liquids.³</del>

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USDA Zone: 9a-11

Source: Unknown

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
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• Family: Asparagaceae
• SubFamily: Asparagoideae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
2. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
3. Iwu M., Maurice. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, 1993.
4. Asparagus africanus at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed Thursday, 08 November, 2018.

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