- Family: Asparagaceae Juss.
Asparagus Tourn. ex L.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Distribution
- More than 210 species in Africa, parts of Europe, Asia and Australia, mainly in areas with arid tropical or Mediterranean climates.
- Note
- Some recent authors have subdivided Asparagus into three genera, Asparagus, Protasparagus Oberm. and Myrsiphyllum Willd., but Malcomber & Sebsebe Demissew in Kew Bull. 48(1): 63–78 (1993) argue for a single genus with two subgenera, Asparagus and Myrsiphyllum (Willd.) Bak. All Somali representatives fall within subgen. Asparagus that is characterized by having free, spreading filaments.
- Vernacular
- The species of Asparagus are generally called “argeeg” or “ergeg” in Somali.
[FTEA]
Asparagaceae, Sebsebe Demissew. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2006
- Note
- Description as for the family.
[KBu]
Hamdi SMM et al. 2017. Asparagus bojnurdensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Iran. Kew Bulletin 72:22. DOI 10.1007/S12225-017-9691-8
- Note
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Table 1. Comparison of Asparagus bojnurdensis with A. verticillatus and A. khorasanensis Characters A. bojnurdensis A. verticillatus A. khorasanensis Stem (cm) 80 - 120 70 - 90 30 - 70 Stem diam. (mm) 7-8 3-5 1.5 - 2 Branch type of stem bent bent straight Leaves type scale or membrane scale or membrane scale or membrane Colour of plant glaucous green usually glaucous Cladode number 1-5 5- 12 2-4 Cladode type triangular linear cylindrical Cladode apex acute acute acute Longest cladodes (mm) 25 30 50 Cladode equal/unequal unequal unequal unequal Cladode diam. (mm) 1-2 0.4 - 0.5 1.5 - 2 Spur (crowed leaf) size (mm) 1.7 - 2.2 1.3 - 1.6 2 - 2.5 Cladode straight/curved straight straight straight/curved Pedicels (mm) 0.3 2 1-2 Number of flowers on base of branch 2 1 1 Calyx (mm) 3 - 3.3 2 - 2.2 7-8 Berry (mm) 7-8 5- 5.5 7-8 Berry stalk (mm) 1 - 1.3 2 - 2.2 1 Seed number 1 2 1-2 Seed size (mm) 5-6 2- 2.5 4.5 - 5 Seed shape spherical spherical spherical Size of surface of periclinal cell wall of seed (μm) 25 - 30 x 15 - 20 7 - 25 x 5 - 15 32 - 48 (-50) x 25 - 30 (-35) Shape of surface cells of seed irregular hexagonal irregular penta- and hexagonal irregular penta- and hexagonal Ornamentation of surface cells of seed papillate rough smooth Ornamentation of periclinal walls rough papillate smooth Size of surface of periclinal cell wall of fruit (pm) 22 - 66 x 30 - 40 25 - 65 x 20 - 50 32 - 48 (- 50) x 25 - 30 (-35)
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Buryatiya, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Comoros, Congo, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Hainan, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Alabama, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Azores, Baltic States, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Chagos Archipelago, Colorado, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nauru, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Samoa, Saskatchewan, Solomon Is., South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, St.Helena, Sweden, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Asparagus acicularis F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen
- Asparagus acocksii Jessop
- Asparagus acutifolius L.
- Asparagus adscendens Roxb.
- Asparagus aethiopicus L.
- Asparagus africanus Lam.
- Asparagus aggregatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus albus L.
- Asparagus alopecurus (Oberm.) Malcomber & Sebsebe
- Asparagus altiscandens Engl. & Gilg
- Asparagus altissimus Munby
- Asparagus angulofractus Iljin
- Asparagus angusticladus (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Asparagus aphyllus L.
- Asparagus arborescens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Asparagus aridicola Sebsebe
- Asparagus asiaticus L.
- Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
- Asparagus aspergillus Jessop
- Asparagus azerbaijanensis Hamdi & Assadi
- Asparagus baumii Engl. & Gilg
- Asparagus bayeri (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus benguellensis Baker
- Asparagus bequaertii De Wild.
- Asparagus biflorus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus biradarii (Kamble) Kottaim.
- Asparagus botschantzevii Vlassova
- Asparagus botswanicus Sebsebe
- Asparagus brachiatus Thulin
- Asparagus brachyphyllus Turcz.
- Asparagus breslerianus Schult. & Schult.f.
- Asparagus buchananii Baker
- Asparagus bucharicus Iljin
- Asparagus burchellii Baker
- Asparagus burjaticus Peschkova
- Asparagus calcicola H.Perrier
- Asparagus capensis L.
- Asparagus capitatus Baker
- Asparagus chimanimanensis Sebsebe
- Asparagus clareae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
- Asparagus coddii (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus concinnus (Baker) Kies
- Asparagus confertus K.Krause
- Asparagus coodei P.H.Davis
- Asparagus crassicladus Jessop
- Asparagus curillus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
- Asparagus dauricus Fisch. ex Link
- Asparagus declinatus L.
- Asparagus deflexus Baker
- Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
- Asparagus denudatus (Kunth) Baker
- Asparagus devenishii (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus divaricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus drepanophyllus Welw. ex Baker
- Asparagus duchesnei L.Linden
- Asparagus dumosus Baker
- Asparagus edulis (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Asparagus elephantinus S.M.Burrows
- Asparagus equisetoides Welw. ex Baker
- Asparagus exsertus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus exuvialis Burch.
- Asparagus falcatus L.
- Asparagus fallax Svent.
- Asparagus fasciculatus Thunb.
- Asparagus faulkneri Sebsebe
- Asparagus ferganensis Vved.
- Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Asparagus filicladus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus filifolius Bertol.
- Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker
- Asparagus flavicaulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus fouriei (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus fractiflexus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus fysonii J.F.Macbr.
- Asparagus gharoensis Blatt.
- Asparagus glaucus Kies
- Asparagus gobicus N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov
- Asparagus gonoclados Baker
- Asparagus graniticus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus greveanus H.Perrier
- Asparagus griffithii Baker
- Asparagus gypsaceus Vved.
- Asparagus hajrae Kamble
- Asparagus hirsutus S.M.Burrows
- Asparagus homblei De Wild.
- Asparagus horridus L.
- Asparagus humilis Engl.
- Asparagus inderiensis Blume ex Ledeb.
- Asparagus intricatus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus juniperoides Engl.
- Asparagus kaessneri De Wild.
- Asparagus kansuensis F.T.Wang & Tang ex S.C.Chen
- Asparagus karthikeyanii (Kamble) M.R.Almeida
- Asparagus katangensis De Wild. & T.Durand
- Asparagus khorasanensis Hamdi & Assadi
- Asparagus kiusianus Makino
- Asparagus kraussianus (Kunth) J.F.Macbr.
- Asparagus krebsianus (Kunth) Jessop
- Asparagus laevissimus Steud. ex Baker
- Asparagus laricinus Burch.
- Asparagus lecardii De Wild.
- Asparagus ledebourii Miscz.
- Asparagus leptocladodius Chiov.
- Asparagus lignosus Burm.f.
- Asparagus longicladus N.E.Br.
- Asparagus longiflorus Franch.
- Asparagus longipes Baker
- Asparagus lycaonicus P.H.Davis
- Asparagus lycicus P.H.Davis
- Asparagus lycopodineus (Baker) F.T.Wang & Tang
- Asparagus lynetteae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus macowanii Baker
- Asparagus macrorrhizus Pedrol, J.J.Regalado & López Encina
- Asparagus madecassus H.Perrier
- Asparagus mahafalensis H.Perrier
- Asparagus mairei H.Lév.
- Asparagus mariae (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus maritimus (L.) Mill.
- Asparagus meioclados H.Lév.
- Asparagus merkeri K.Krause
- Asparagus microraphis (Kunth) Baker
- Asparagus migeodii Sebsebe
- Asparagus minutiflorus (Kunth) Baker
- Asparagus mollis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus monophyllus Baker
- Asparagus mozambicus Kunth
- Asparagus mucronatus Jessop
- Asparagus multituberosus R.A.Dyer
- Asparagus munitus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen
- Asparagus myriacanthus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen
- Asparagus natalensis (Baker) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Asparagus neglectus Kar. & Kir.
- Asparagus nelsii Schinz
- Asparagus nesiotes Svent.
- Asparagus nodulosus (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Asparagus officinalis L.
- Asparagus oligoclonos Maxim.
- Asparagus oliveri (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus ovatus T.M.Salter
- Asparagus oxyacanthus Baker
- Asparagus pachyrrhizus N.A.Ivanova ex N.V.Vlassova
- Asparagus palaestinus Baker
- Asparagus pallasii Miscz.
- Asparagus pastorianus Webb & Berthel.
- Asparagus pearsonii Kies
- Asparagus pendulus (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Asparagus penicillatus H.Hara
- Asparagus persicus Baker
- Asparagus petersianus Kunth
- Asparagus plocamoides Webb ex Svent.
- Asparagus poissonii H.Perrier
- Asparagus prostratus Dumort.
- Asparagus przewalskyi N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov & T.V.Egorova
- Asparagus pseudoscaber Grecescu
- Asparagus psilurus Welw. ex Baker
- Asparagus punjabensis J.L.Stewart
- Asparagus pygmaeus Makino
- Asparagus racemosus Willd.
- Asparagus radiatus Sebsebe
- Asparagus ramosissimus Baker
- Asparagus recurvispinus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus retrofractus L.
- Asparagus richardsiae Sebsebe
- Asparagus rigidus Jessop
- Asparagus ritschardii De Wild.
- Asparagus rogersii R.E.Fr.
- Asparagus rottleri Baker
- Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius
- Asparagus rubricaulis (Kunth) Baker
- Asparagus sapinii De Wild.
- Asparagus sarmentosus L.
- Asparagus saundersiae Baker
- Asparagus scaberulus A.Rich.
- Asparagus scandens Thunb.
- Asparagus schoberioides Kunth
- Asparagus schroederi Engl.
- Asparagus schumanianus Schltr. ex H.Perrier
- Asparagus scoparius Lowe
- Asparagus sekukuniensis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
- Asparagus sichuanicus S.C.Chen & D.Q.Liu
- Asparagus simulans Baker
- Asparagus spinescens Steud. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Asparagus squarrosus J.A.Schmidt
- Asparagus stellatus Baker
- Asparagus stipulaceus Lam.
- Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb.
- Asparagus suaveolens Burch.
- Asparagus subfalcatus De Wild.
- Asparagus subscandens F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen
- Asparagus subulatus Thunb.
- Asparagus sylvicola S.M.Burrows
- Asparagus taliensis F.T.Wang & Tang ex S.C.Chen
- Asparagus tamariscinus N.A.Ivanova ex Grubov
- Asparagus tenuifolius Lam.
- Asparagus tibeticus F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen
- Asparagus touranensis Hamdi & Assadi
- Asparagus transvaalensis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Asparagus trichoclados (F.T.Wang & Tang) F.T.Wang & S.C.Chen
- Asparagus trichophyllus Bunge
- Asparagus turkestanicus Popov
- Asparagus uhligii K.Krause
- Asparagus umbellatus Link
- Asparagus umbellulatus Bresler
- Asparagus undulatus (L.f.) Thunb.
- Asparagus usambarensis Sebsebe
- Asparagus vaginellatus Bojer ex Baker
- Asparagus verticillatus L.
- Asparagus virgatus Baker
- Asparagus volubilis (L.f.) Thunb.
- Asparagus vvedenskyi Botsch.
- Asparagus warneckei (Engl.) Hutch.
- Asparagus yanbianensis S.C.Chen
- Asparagus yanyuanensis S.C.Chen
Asparagus Tourn. ex L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
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11009.000 | ||||
Gimingham, C.H. [CY50], Libya | K000809343 |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 313 (1753)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Kew Bulletin
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- Sebsebe, D. (2008). Four new species of Asparagus (Asparagaceae) from the Flora Zambesiaca area. Kew Bull. 63: 269 - 275.
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- Davis, P. H. (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 67 - 358. Edinburgh University Press.
- Wendelbo, P. (1964). In: K. H. Rechinger, Flora of Lowland Iraq. Pp: 143 - 160. J. Cramer, Weinheim. (1985). In: C. C. Townsend & E. Guest, Flora of Iraq 8: 179 - 183. Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad & Benthan Moxon Trust, Kew.
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- F.T.A. 7: 435.
- Sp. Pl. 313 (1753)
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
- Jessop in Bothalia 9(1): 31–96 (1966).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Kubutzki & Rudall in Kubutzki (ed.), Flowering Plants, Monocotyledons: Lilianae (except Orchidaceae) 3: 128 (1998)
- Jessop in Bothalia 9: 31– 96 (1966)
- Sp. Pl. 1: 313 (1753)
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