Asparagus africanus

Asparagus africanus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: Asparagus africanus

Name

Asparagus africanus Lam., Encycl. 1: 295 (1783)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asparagopsis lamarckii Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 87 (1850), nom. illeg.
  • Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus retrofractus Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 73 (1775), sensu auct.
  • Asparagus dependens Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 66 (1794).
  • Asparagus rivalis Burch. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 337 (1829).
  • Asparagopsis juniperina Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 85 (1850).
  • Asparagopsis schlechtendalii Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 90 (1850).
  • Asparagopsis scoparia Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 80 (1850).
  • Asparagus mitis A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 319 (1850).
  • Asparagus cooperi Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 1: 818 (1874).
  • Asparagus africanus var. biarticulatus De Wild. & T.Durand in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 31 (1901)
  • Asparagus africanus var. microcarpus Balf.f. in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 411 (1884)
  • Asparagus africanus var. puberulus (Baker) Sebsebe in Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Asparagac.: 8 (2006)
  • Asparagus africanus var. pubescens Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 619 (1875)
  • Asparagus asiaticus var. ellenbeckianus Engl. in Sitzungsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 40: 737 (1906), nom. nud.
  • Asparagus asiaticus var. mitis (A.Rich.) Chiov. in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 26: 166 (1919)
  • Asparagus burkei Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 607 (1875).
  • Asparagus irregularis Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 620 (1875).
  • Asparagus multiflorus Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 610 (1875).
  • Asparagus africanus var. microcarpus Balf.f., Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 411 (1884).
  • Asparagus fleckii Schinz, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(App. 3): 43 (1896).
  • Asparagus judtii Schinz, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(App. 3): 44 (1896).
  • Asparagus africanus var. biarticulatus De Wild. & T.Durand, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 31 (1901).
  • Asparagus asiaticus var. ellenbeckianus Engl., Sitzungsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 40: 737 (1906), nom. nud.
  • Asparagus buruensis Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 155 (1910).
  • Asparagus dinteri Engl. & Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 155 (1910).
  • Asparagus francisci K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 449 (1914).
  • Asparagus patens K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 448 (1914).
  • Asparagus asiaticus var. mitis (A.Rich.) Chiov., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 26: 166 (1919).
  • Asparagus sennii Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 418 (1932).
  • Asparagus gourmacus A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 352 (1936), nom. inval.
  • Asparagus rivalis Burch. ex Kies, Bothalia 6: 179 (1951), nom. illeg.
  • Asparagus sidamensis Cufod., Senckenberg. Biol. 50: 245 (1969).
  • Protasparagus cooperi (Baker) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983).
  • Protasparagus multiflorus (Baker) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 244 (1983).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina; Burundi; Cape Provinces; Central African Repu; Chad; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Free State; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Rwanda; Senegal; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zaire; Zimbabwe, Socotra; Continental: Asia-Temperate India; Oman; Saudi Arabia; Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1783–1785. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 1. XLIV+752 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page.  p. 344 BHL

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Asparagus africanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Asparagus africanus. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 28 2015. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Asparagus africanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec. 2015. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asparagus africanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: African Asparagus

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