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Asparagus africanus Lam.

This species name was first published in Encycl. 1: 295 (1783) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000631275.

Synonyms of Asparagus africanus Lam.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Asparagopsis lamarckii Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 87 (1850) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000630830
Asparagus africanus var. microcarpus Balf.f. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 411. 1884 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000631309
Asparagus asiaticus var. mitis (A.Rich.) Chiov. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s., 26: 166. 1919 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000631568
Asparagus gourmacus A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. i. 645 (1920), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000632819
Asparagus mitis A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 319. 1850 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000633752
Asparagus rivalis Burch. ex Kies Bothalia 6: 179 (1951) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000634437
Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000724772
Asparagus africanus var. biarticulatus De Wild. & T.Durand Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 31. 1901 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000773008
Asparagus africanus var. pubescens Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 619. 1875 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000804327

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link