Asparagus lignosus

Asparagus lignosus

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 lignosus

Name

Asparagus lignosus Burm.f., 1768

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Protasparagus lignosus (Burm.f.) Oberm. ex Wijnands, Bothalia 21: 157 (1991).
• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus africanus var. wrightii Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 619 (1875).
  • Asparagus compactus var. nanus Pynaert, Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1893-1894: 6 (1893).
  • Asparagus compactus T.M.Salter, J. S. African Bot. 6: 165 (1940).
  • Protasparagus compactus (T.M.Salter) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Burman, N.L., 1768. Trav. S. Afric. 1:537.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asparagus lignosus 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 lignosus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Asparagus lignosus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asparagus lignosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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