Asparagaceae
Asparagus

Asparagus exuvialis Burch.

First published in Trav. S. Africa 1: 432 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Trav. Sthn. Africa 1: 432 (1822).
  • in F.C. 6: 259 (1896);
  • in F.T.A. 7: 426 (1898).
  • ―Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 608 (1875);
  • ―Jessop in Bothalia 9: 62 (1966).
  • ―Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 74 (1850).
  • ―Schinz in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4, App.3: 42 (1896).
  • ―Sölch, Roessler & Merxmüller in Prodr. Fl. SW Afr., fam.147: 30 (1966).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1965 Burchell [1768] South Africa K000255714 Type Yes
Bayer, M.B. [3277] South Africa K002866841 Yes
Mannheimer, C. [4115] Namibia K002866834 Yes
Giese, W.; Watt, J.S.; Snyman, J. [11058] Namibia K002866836 Yes
Nanyeni, L.; Sack, J. [721] Namibia K002866835 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002866838 Yes
Bohnen, P. [7491] South Africa K002866842 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [2570] South Africa K002866840 Yes
Seydel, R. [1345] Namibia K002866839 Yes
Huntley, B.J. [1420] South Africa K002866837 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/