1113.000 Asparagus L.

MYRSIPHYLLUM Willd.

PROTASPARAGUS Oberm.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family

Worldwide: 130-140 species, in the Old World excluding Australasia

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
africanus Lam. var. africanus N,Z,MS,GI,MDescription, Image
africanus Lam. var. puberulus (Baker) Sebsebe T,MS,M
asparagoides (L.) WightDescription, Image
aspergillus JessopN,Z,MS
buchananii BakerN,Z,T,MS,M
chimanimaniensis SebsebeMS
densiflorus (Kunth) JessopM
divaricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.M
edulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.M
exuvialis Burch.GI,M
falcatus L. var. falcatus N,Z,MS,GI,MDescription, Image
flagellaris (Kunth) BakerN,Z,T,MS
humilis Engl.N,M
krebsianus (Kunth) JessopN,Z,T
laricinus Burch.MSDescription, Image
longicladus N.E. Br.T
macowanii BakerM
migeodi SebsebeZ
minutiflorus (Kunth) BakerGI,M
natalensis (Baker) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.GI,M
pendulus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L. Mey.T
petersianus KunthN,Z,MS
psilurus BakerMS
racemosus Willd.MS
schroederi Engl.N,T,Z
setaceus (Kunth) JessopN,Z,MS,GI,MDescription, Image
suaveolens Burch.GI
virgatus BakerN,GI,MS,MDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Asparagus:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Asparagus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Asparagus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Asparagus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Asparagus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Asparagus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Asparagus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Asparagus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Asparagus.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=359, retrieved 21 May 2013

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