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Asparagus africanus

Lam. (1783)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Genus: Asparagus

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Synonyms (43)

Asparagopsis juniperina Kunth (1850)
Asparagopsis lamarckii Kunth (1850)
Asparagopsis schlechtendalii Kunth (1850)
Asparagopsis scoparia Kunth (1850)
Asparagus africanus var. africanus
Asparagus africanus var. biarticulatus De Wild. & T.Durand (1901)
Asparagus africanus var. microcarpus Balf.f. (1884)
Asparagus africanus var. puberulus (Baker) Sebsebe (2006)
Asparagus africanus var. pubescens Baker (1875)
Asparagus asiaticus var. ellenbeckianus Engl. (1906)
Asparagus asiaticus var. mitis (A.Rich.) Chiov. (1919)
Asparagus burkei Baker (1875)
Asparagus buruensis Engl. (1910)
Asparagus conglomeratus Baker (1898)
Asparagus cooperi Baker (1874)
Asparagus dependens Thunb. (1794)
Asparagus dinteri Engl. & Krause (1910)
Asparagus fleckii Schinz (1896)
Asparagus francisci K.Krause (1914)
Asparagus gourmacus A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel (1936)
Asparagus irregularis Baker (1875)
Asparagus judtii Schinz (1896)
Asparagus kaessneri De Wild. (1913)
Asparagus lugardii Baker (1898)
Asparagus mitis A.Rich. (1850)
Asparagus multiflorus Baker (1875)
Asparagus patens K.Krause (1914)
Asparagus pauli-guilelmi var. katangensis De Wild. & T.Durand (1901)
Asparagus pilosus Baker (1875)
Asparagus puberulus Baker (1875)
Asparagus pubescens Baker (1878)
Asparagus retrofractus Forssk. (1775)
Asparagus rivalis Burch. ex Kies (1951)
Asparagus sapinii De Wild. (1910)
Asparagus sennii Chiov. (1932)
Asparagus shirensis Baker (1898)
Asparagus sidamensis Cufod. (1969)
Asparagus striatus De Wild. (1913)
Asparagus wildemanii Weim. (1937)
Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. (1983)
Protasparagus cooperi (Baker) Oberm. (1983)
Protasparagus multiflorus (Baker) Oberm. (1983)
Protasparagus pilosus (Baker) Oberm. (1983)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Encycl. 1: 295 (1783)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Asparagus africanus N rim of Koaie Canyon Cultivated UNKNOWN . Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International C. R. Annable Kauai HAPI 11/20/1996
2 Asparagus africanus 1443 Kealia Drive Preserved_Specimen Apparently this plant is an annual bloomer, but elsewhere in Hawaii the species blooms infrequently. Obata, J.K. Oahu BISH 1993-07-31
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