Asparagus aethiopicus L.

First published in Mant. Pl.: 1 (1770)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. to North-West Province. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Azores, Baleares, Bermuda, Brazil South, Canary Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Hawaii, Italy, Madeira, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Funez, L.A. & al. (2017). Fifty-five new records of vascular plants, and other discoveries for the flora of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 72: 221-275.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kunzer, J.M., Wunderlin, R.P. & Anderson, L.C. (2009). New and noteworthy plants from Florida. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3: 331-337.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Serapio, J. & al. (2023). Contribution to the alien flora of the Balearic Islands. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d’Història Natural. Secció de botanica 87: 11-28.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2020). Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 12. Willdenowia 50: 305-341.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(2): 1-70. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • Funez, L.A. & al. (2017). Fifty-five new records of vascular plants, and other discoveries for the flora of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 72: 221-275.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Serapio, J. & al. (2023). Contribution to the alien flora of the Balearic Islands. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d’Història Natural. Secció de botanica 87: 11-28.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2020). Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 12. Willdenowia 50: 305-341.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
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  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
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  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Turrill, W.B. [997] K002973887 Yes
[Deer] [s.n.] France K002973817 Yes
[Nice] [s.n.] France K002973838 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [D103] Ghana K002853974 Yes
s.coll. [3850] Angola K002865816 Yes
[Christ.] [s.n.] France K002973825 Yes
Irvine [2028] Ghana K002853976 Yes
[Succ. Hruse] [s.n.] K002867332 Yes
Grey, F.W. [s.n.] South Africa K002866900 Yes
Adams, C.D. [3706] Ghana K002853977 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [[282]] France K002973837 Yes
s.coll. [1502] Ghana K002853970 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002866896 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [3395] Trinidad and Tobago K002867335 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973828 Yes
de Koning, J. [7660] Mozambique K002865813 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002867337 Yes
de Koning, J. [8402] Mozambique K002865815 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973832 Yes
Akpabla, G.K. [1265] Ghana K002853972 Yes
Villette [s.n.] K002866898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973819 Yes
Williams, I. [3541] South Africa K002866893 Yes
Botteri [s.n.] K002973889 Yes
Edwards, S.; Tewolde-Berhan, G.E.; Olov; Hedberg, I. [3849] Ethiopia K002854408 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002867342 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002867341 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002867340 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [3477] South Africa K002866899 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Delacour, Th. [s.n.] France K002973830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002867339 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002973829 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002867338 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [1026] K002973890 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [884] South Africa K002866894 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30866] Mozambique K002865814 Yes
van Jaarsveld, E.J. [3672] South Africa K002866895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002867336 Yes
Wougaúde, G. [42[5]] France K002973826 Yes
Cummins, H.A. [31] Ghana K002853975 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [11989] Ghana K002853971 Yes
Laferrère, M. [70] Mali K002853979 No
Wyatt, J.W. [282] France K002973836 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A3027] Ghana K002853978 Yes
Candolle, D. [s.n.] France K002973818 Yes
Monteiro; Monteiro (Mrs) [s.n.] Angola K002865817 No
[Vauduse] [s.n.] France K002973833 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973824 Yes
Bentham [s.n.] France K002973834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973821 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [2004] South Africa K002866901 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [219] France K002973815 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973822 Yes
[M. Xatard] [s.n.] France K002973820 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [3575] South Africa K002866902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973823 Yes
[Rwh Denis] [75] K002973888 Yes
Faure, P. [3505] France K002973827 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002973816 Yes
Garside, S. [1308] South Africa K002866897 No
Moggridge, J.T. [s.n.] France K002973831 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [D79] Ghana K002853973 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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    • Copyright applied to individual images
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0