Asparagus setaceus

Asparagus setaceus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: Asparagus setaceus

Name

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Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop, Bothalia 9: 51. 1966.

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Asparagopsis setacea Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 82. 1850.
  • Homotypic
    • Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 244. 1983.
  • Heterotypic
    • Asparagus plumosus Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 613. 1875.
    • Asparagus zanzibaricus Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 614. 1875.
    • Asparagus plumosus nanus Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 83: 4. 1882.
    • Asparagus tenuissimus Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 83: 4. 1882.
    • Asparagus lujae De Wild., Pl. Nov. Horti Then.: t. 34. 1905.
    • Asparagus plumosus var. tenuissimus (Van Geert) L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort.: 106. 1906.
    • Asparagus asiaticus var. amharicus Pic.Serm., Miss. Stud. Lago Tana 7(1): 194. 1951.
    • Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 244. 1983.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Greece (introduced)
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands, Madeira (introduced)
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Chagos Archipelago (introduced), Comoros, Mauritius (introduced)
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Ogasawara-shoto (introduced)
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh (introduced)
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia (introduced)
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand North (introduced)
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • Niue, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga (introduced)
    • Regional: South-Central Pacific
      • Cook Islands (introduced)
    • Regional: Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas (introduced)
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California (introduced)
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida (introduced)
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest (introduced)
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras (introduced)
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago (introduced)
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Ecuador, Galápagos (introduced)
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil South (introduced)
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Uruguay (introduced)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Aspersievaring
English: Emerald asparagus fern
suomi: Unelma
lea faka-Tonga: tāupoʻou
中文: 文竹
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