Checklist: Asparagaceae

ASPARAGACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Chase, M.W., Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.J. (2009) A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 132-136 
Demissew, S. (2008) Asparagaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1)  
Geerinck, D.J.L. (2016) Asparagaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique 
Obermeyer, A.A. (1992) Asparagaceae Flora of Southern Africa 5(3)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
1113.000 ASPARAGUS L. 
MYRSIPHYLLUM Willd. 
PROTASPARAGUS Oberm. 
Asparagus africanus Lam. II,III,IV,V,VII,VIII,IX,XI
Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm.
Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce IX
Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd.
Asparagus drepanophyllus Welw. ex Baker II,III,IV,VI
Asparagus drepanophyllus Welw. ex Baker var. warneckei Engl.
Asparagus warneckei (Engl.) Hutch.
Asparagus falcatus L. IX
Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm.
Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker II,III,IX,XI
Asparagus laricinus Burch. IV,V,XI
Asparagus angolensis Baker
Protasparagus laricinus (Burch.) Oberm.
Asparagus racemosus Willd. IX,XI
Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm.
Asparagus schroederi Engl. V,XI
Protasparagus schroederi (Engl.) Oberm.
Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop III,IV,VII,IX,XI
Asparagus plumosus Baker
Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm.
Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm.

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