Asparagaceae
Asparagus

Asparagus persicus Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 603 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Türkiye to Mongolia and W. Pakistan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, China North-Central, East European Russia, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ali, S.I. & Khan, S.W. (2009). Asparagaceae. Flora of Pakistan 217: 1-23. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Nikitina, E.V. & al (eds.) (1951). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR 3: 1-148. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 2: 1-454. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1958). Flora Kazakhstana 2: 1-290. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ali, S.I. & Khan, S.W. (2009). Asparagaceae. Flora of Pakistan 217: 1-23. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Nikitina, E.V. & al (eds.) (1951). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR 3: 1-148. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.
  • Ryabinina, Z.N. & Knyazev, M.S. (2009). Opredelitel sosudistykh rastenii Orenburgskoi oblasti: 1-757. Moskva: KMK.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schreck [s.n.] K002974658 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh [20657] Pakistan K002974241 Yes
{Tamanian, K.; Sh. Mnatskanyan} [83] Armenia K002974243 Yes
s.coll. [858] K002974655 Yes
Vasak, V. [s.n.] K002974654 Yes
Jafri; Akbas [2252] Pakistan K002974242 Yes
Ovczinnikov, P.N.; Afanasjev, K.S. [1617] K002974656 Yes
[illegible]; [illegible] [s.n.] K002974657 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2187] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974454 Yes
Davis [43831] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974458 No
[M. Zorab] [42] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974457 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D29410] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974453 Yes
Sintenis, P. [621] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974451 Yes
Davis [44688] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974455 Yes
Davis [46259] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974450 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [23822] Türkiye Asparagus leptophyllus K002974452 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Asparagus leptophyllus K002974456 Yes
Kotschy, T. [365] Iran Asparagus oligophyllus K000901217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Prescott, J.D. [s.n.] Asparagus oligophyllus K000901186 Type Yes
Kotschy, T. [365] Iran Asparagus oligophyllus K000901216 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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