Asparagus falcatus

Asparagus falcatus

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 falcatus

Name

Asparagus falcatus L.,1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 244 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus aethiopicus var. ternifolius Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 261 (1871).
  • Asparagus falcatus var. ternifolius (Baker) Jessop, Bothalia 9: 70 (1966).

Homonyms

• Asparagus falcatus Thunb., sensu auct. = Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Cape Provinces; Comoros; Ethiopia; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Rwanda; Somalia; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe Continental: Asie India; Saudi Arabia; Sri Lanka; Yemen; References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 313. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asparagus falcatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asparagus falcatus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Asparagus falcatus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asparagus falcatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asparagus falcatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Sicklethorn, Large Forest Asparagus

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