Asparagus africanus

Asparagus africanus

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 africanus
Varietates: A. a. var. africanus – A. a. var. puberulus

Name

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Asparagus africanus Lam., Encycl. 1: 295 (1783)

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Asparagopsis lamarckii Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 87 (1850), nom. illeg.
    • Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
      • Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina; Burundi; Cape Provinces; Central African Repu; Chad; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Free State; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Rwanda; Senegal; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe, Socotra;
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
      • India; Oman; Saudi Arabia; Yemen

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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English: African asparagus
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