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

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?
Prescott, J.D. [s.n.] Asparagus oligophyllus K000901186 Unknown type material Yes
Kotschy, T. [365], Iran Asparagus oligophyllus K000901217 Yes
Kotschy, T. [365], Iran Asparagus oligophyllus K000901216 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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