MYRSIPHYLLUM ASPARAGOIDES
Author:
Carl Ludwig von Willdenow, 1808
Family:
ASPARAGACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 414 (1914)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2 Centimetres
Height:
3 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Medeola asparagoides Linné, 1753.
Hecatris asparagoides Salisbury, 1866.
Asparagus asparagoides W. Wight, 1909.
Asparagus medeoloides, Carl Peter Thunberg, 1794.
Luzuriaga sewelliae, K.Krause.
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Asparagus kuisibensis, Dinter.
Asparagus medeoloides, Thunb.
Dracaena medeoloides L.f.
Elachanthera sewelliae, F.Muell.
Elide asparagoides, Kerguélen.
Myrsiphyllum angustifolium, Willd.
Myrsiphyllum falciforme, Kunth.
Ruscus volubilis, Thunb.
Medeola asparagoides, L.
Medeola latifolia, Salisb.
This member of the Asparagaceae family was given this name by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow in 1808. It is found in Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It grows in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The two centimetres thick branching rhizomes have numerous tubers. The vines can grow up to six meters. The flowers are greenish-white.
The genera name means 'leaves like Myrsine '. The species name means it look like Asparagus. This is a winter-grower.
Flower
Greenish-White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium