Asparagus aethiopicus

Taxonavigation

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

Asparagus aethiopicus L. Mant. Pl. 1: 63 (1767)

Homotypic
- Asparagopsis aethiopica (L.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 95 (1850)
- Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983)
Heterotypic
- Asparagus lanceus Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 66 (1794)
- Asparagus laetus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 253 (1796)
- Asparagopsis lancea (Thunb.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 104 (1850)
- Asparagus sprengeri Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 302 (1890)
- Asparagus aculeatus Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 1047 (1895)
- Asparagus maximus Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 1047 (1895)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Prov. to North-West Province References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum Editionis vi et Specierum Editionis ii. 1:63.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asparagus aethiopicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 27 February 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Asparagus aethiopicus. Published online. Accessed: 27 February 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Asparagus aethiopicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 February 2022.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Asparagus aethiopicus. Accessed: 2022 Feb 27.

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