Asparagus squarrosus explained

Asparagus squarrosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[1] The species was named by Johann Anton Schmidt in 1853. Its local name is espargo. The plant is used in traditional medicine.[2]

Distribution and ecology

Asparagus squarrosus occurs on nearly all of the Cape Verdean islands. It is found in arid and extremely arid zones.

Notes and References

  1. Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 53
  2. Web site: Gomes. Alda Roque. Vasconcelos. Teresa. Almeida. Helena Guimarães de. Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde. Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cape Verde. Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. 7. pt. 31 October 2008. 9 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329135958/http://www2.iict.pt/archive/doc/MH_Almeida_wrkshp_plts_medic.pdf. 29 March 2017. dead.

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