Asparagus scandens

Asparagus scandens

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 scandens

Name

Asparagus scandens Thunb., 1794

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asparagopsis scandens (Thunb.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 78 (1850).
  • Myrsiphyllum scandens (Thunb.) Oberm., Bothalia 15: 86 (1984).
• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus pectinatus Redouté, Liliac. 7: t. 407 (1813).

Homonyms

• Asparagus scandens Gueldenst. ex Ledeb., nom. illeg. = Asparagus verticillatus L.

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

• Thunberg, C.P., 1794. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in Promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775, collegit Carol. Peter. Thunberg. Upsaliae 66.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asparagus scandens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Asparagus scandens. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 14 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Asparagus scandens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Asparagus scandens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asparagus scandens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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