Asparagaceae
Asparagus

Asparagus africanus Lam.

First published in Encycl. 1: 295 (1783)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, W. India. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt Checklist: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Demissew, S. (2006). Asparagaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-22.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 53
  • Encycl. Méth. Bot. 1: 295 (1783)
  • F.T.A. 7: 433
  • Morton, Lilles & Orch. fig. 20.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Encycl. 1: 295 (1783).
  • in F.C. 6: 265 (1896);
  • in F.T.A. 7: 433 (1898).
  • ―Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 619 (1875);
  • ―Jessop in Bothalia 9: 48 (1966).
  • ―Sebsebe Demissew in F.T.E.A., Asparagaceae: 6 (2006).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Demissew, S. (2006). Asparagaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-22.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 311 (1994).
  • Baker in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 14: 619 (1875)
  • Baker, Fl. Cap. 6: 265 (1896).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr.: fig. 245 (1987).
  • Bresler, Dissert. inaug.: 9 (1826).
  • E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda p. 203, fig. 132 (1962).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa 3: 94, fig. 349 (1968).
  • Kies in Bothalia 6: 177 (1951).
  • Lam., Encycl. Meth. Bot. 1: 295 (1783).
  • Marloth, Fl. S. Afr. 4: pl. 20 (1915).
  • Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 7: 331 (1829).
  • Salter in Fl. Cape Penins.: 175 (1950).
  • Sebsebe Demissew in Fl. Somalia 4: 25 (1995)
  • Sebsebe Demissew, Fl. Eth. & Erit. 6: 68 (1997).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 2, 2013 Heath [2186], Botswana K000203520 No
Jan 1, 2010 Crawford, F. [96], Namibia K000787826 No
Jan 1, 1994 Schimp. [296], Ethiopia K000255646 isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Pichi-Sermolli, R. [2027], Ethiopia K000255647 Unknown type material Yes
Mar 25, 1971 Welwitsch [3878], Angola K000255665 Unknown type material Yes
Mar 25, 1971 Welwitsch [3874], Angola K000255669 Unknown type material Yes
Feb 8, 1971 Scaetta [512], Zaïre K000255636 paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Sapin [s.n.], Congo, DRC K000255637 Yes
Aug 11, 1965 Lugard, E.J. [31], Malawi K000255660 Unknown type material Yes
Aug 11, 1965 McCabe [15], Botswana K000255664 Unknown type material Yes
Aug 11, 1965 Lugard, E.J. [25], Botswana K000255666 Unknown type material Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Burchell, W.J. [2587], Botswana K000255662 holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Lugard, E.J. [52], Botswana K000255668 Unknown type material Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Bowker [s.n.], South Africa K000255683 holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Saunders [s.n.], South Africa K000255684 holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Burke [s.n.], South Africa K000255685 holotype Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Burke [s.n.], South Africa K000255686 holotype Yes
15152.000 No
Ash [915], Ethiopia 36412.000 No
Nader, I.A. [310], Saudi Arabia 48908.000 No
Kirk, J [s.n.], Malawi K000255661 Unknown type material Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.], Malawi K000255663 Unknown type material Yes
Baum, H. [150], Angola K000255667 Unknown type material Yes
unknown [8576], South Africa K000255687 Unknown type material Yes
unknown [8576], South Africa K000255688 Unknown type material Yes

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