Asparagus acutifolius

Asparagus acutifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

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

Name

Asparagus acutifolius L., Sp. Pl. 1: 314 (1753).

• Protologue locality: "Habitat in Lusitania, Hispania."
• Lectotype : Herb. Burser XXV: 72 (UPS), designated by Ferrer-Gallego & al., Acta Bot. Malacitana 39: 220, fig. 1 (2014).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus corruda Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 248 (1771).
  • Asparagus commutatus Ten., Fl. Napol. 3: 374 (1827).
    • Asparagus acutifolius var. commutatus (Ten.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 716 (1882).
  • Asparagus ambiguus De Not., Repert. Fl. Ligust.: 401 (1844).
    • Asparagus acutifolius var. ambiguus (De Not.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 716 (1882).
  • Asparagus aetnensis Tornab., Atti Acc. Gioenia Sci. Nat. Catania, ser. 2, 12: 345 (1856).
  • Asparagus brevifolius Tornab., Atti Acc. Gioenia Sci. Nat. Catania, ser. 2, 12: 359 (1856).
    • Asparagus acutifolius var. brevifolius (Tornab.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 716 (1882).
  • Asparagus inarimensis Tornab., Atti Acc. Gioenia Sci. Nat. Catania, ser. 2, 12: 368 (1856).
  • Asparagus acutifolius var. gracilis Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 602 (1875).
  • Asparagus acutifolius var. brachyclados Bornm., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 48: 641 (1898).
  • Asparagus acutifolius subsp. aragonensis Sennen, Bull. Géogr. Bot. 20: 130 (1911).
  • Asparagus acutifolius var. mitis P.Palau, Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 7: 32 (1977) [1976 publ. 1977].
  • Asparagus acutifolius var. achhalii Valdés, Lagascalia 18: 327 (1996).
  • Asparagus acutifolius var. eremicus O.Bolòs & Vigo, Fl. Man. Paísos Catalans 4: 131 (2001).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 314. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asparagus acutifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asparagus acutifolius. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Asparagus acutifolius in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asparagus acutifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asparagus acutifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Espaguera montesina
català: Esparreguera boscana
čeština: Chřest ostrolistý
Deutsch: Spitzblättriger Spargel
English: Sharp-leaved asparagus
suomi: Neulaparsa
hrvatski: Oštrolisna šparoga
italiano: Asparago pungente
kurdî: Çavmarka strîlok
sardu: Sparau fèmina
shqip: Brengë thiu
vèneto: Sparaxełe

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