Asparagus aphyllus

Asparagus aphyllus subsp. orientalis

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 aphyllus
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. aphyllus – A. a. subsp. orientalis

Name

Asparagus aphyllus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 314 (1753).

• Protologue locality: "Habitat in Sicilia, Hispania, Lusitania."
• Lectotype : Herb. Linn. No. 434.11 (LINN), designated by Valdés, Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 32 : 1091 (1975).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 314. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, 1016 pp. Reference page. 

Links

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

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