Asparagus retrofractus

Asparagus retrofractus

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 retrofractus

Name

Asparagus retrofractus L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asparagopsis retrofracta (L.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 88 (1850).
  • Protasparagus retrofractus (L.) Oberm., S. African J. Bot. 2: 244 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Asparagus declinatus Sieber ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 621 (1875), not validly publ.
  • Asparagus africanus var. microphyllus Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 266 (1896).
  • Asparagus microphyllus (Baker) Kies, Bothalia 6: 178 (1951).

Homonyms

• Asparagus retrofractus C.Sm. ex Webb & Berthel., nom. illeg. = Asparagus arborescens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
• Asparagus retrofractus Forssk., sensu auct. = Asparagus africanus var. africanus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Botswana; Cape Provinces; Namibia; Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 313. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asparagus retrofractus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• http://www.plantsystematics.org/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Asparagus_retrofractus
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090226095824/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?5541
• http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/93320/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080511233431/http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_40af.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080513141624/http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/interiorscape/Asparagus_retrofractus.html

Vernacular names

English: Ming Fern, Pom Pom Asparagus Fern, Zigzag Shrub
suomi: Pensasparsa

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