Asparagaceae
Asparagus

Asparagus falcatus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 313 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka. It is a climbing perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bermuda, Mexico Central, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Demissew, S. (2006). Asparagaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-22.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(2): 1-70. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Perrier de la Bathie, H. (1938). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 40: 1-147. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Sp. Pl.: 313 (1753).
  • in F.C. 6: 271 (1896);
  • in F.T.A. 7: 435 (1898).
  • ―Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 626 (1875);
  • ―Jessop in Bothalia 9: 69 (1966).
  • ―Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 71 (1850).
  • ―Sebsebe Demissew in F.T.E.A., Asparagaceae: 14 (2006).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
  • Demissew, S. (2006). Asparagaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-22.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(2): 1-70. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Perrier de la Bathie, H. (1938). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 40: 1-147. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 311 (1994) pro parte.
  • Baker, Fl. Cap. 271 (1896).
  • Baker, Journ. Linn. Soc. 14: 626 (1875)
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E.Afr.: fig. 534 (1987).
  • Bresler, Dissert. inaug.: 2 (1826).
  • E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda p. 203 (1962).
  • Jessop in Bothalia 9: 69 (1966).
  • Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 71 (1850).
  • L., Sp. Pl. 1: 313 (1753).
  • R. O. Williams, Useful and Ornamental Plants in Zanzibar and Pemba p. 133 (1949).
  • Sebsebe Demissew in Fl. Somalia 4: 26 (1995)
  • Sebsebe Demissew, Fl. Eth. & Erit. 6: 70 (1996) pro parte.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 8, 1970 Saunders, W.W. [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000255725 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Cooper [1448] South Africa K000255723 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1965 Wood [1351] South Africa K000255726 Type Yes
s.coll. [2747] Rwanda K002854186 Yes
Frazier, J. [1165] Tanzania K002865046 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [600A] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002854179 Yes
van der Ben, D. [806] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002854181 Yes
Matimele, H. [HM2651] Mozambique K001346297 Yes
Troupin, G. [8104] Rwanda K002854190 Yes
Toms, K.E. [152] Tanzania K002865038 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2421] South Africa K002866929 No
Forest Plot [TSET L005] Mozambique K001346156 Yes
Pócs, T. [87007 F] Tanzania K002865049 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9623] Kenya K002865054 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wondefrash, M.; Getu Tefera [9650] Ethiopia K002854399 Yes
Lewalle, J. [1750] Rwanda K002854188 Yes
Harris, B.J. [3638] Tanzania K002865040 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [596] Uganda K002865053 Yes
Rudatis, H. [1323] South Africa K002866942 Yes
Jessop, J.P. [662] South Africa K002866937 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3879] Jamaica K002867328 No
Jessop, J.P. [671] South Africa K002866932 No
Rodin, R.J. [4706] South Africa K002866935 Yes
Buitendag, E. [757] South Africa K002866940 Yes
Jessop, J.P. [665] South Africa K002866931 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Rwaburindore, P. [4442] Uganda K002865052 Yes
Cooper [s.n.] South Africa K000255724 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1201] Tanzania K002865036 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [7783] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002854183 Yes
{Luke; Robertson} [2080] Kenya K002865056 Yes
Frazier, J. [1199] K002865042 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [5571] South Africa K002866934 Yes
Smeds, H. [1408] Ethiopia K002854400 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [9830] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002854184 Yes
Harris, B.J.; Tadros; Kasembe; Mwasumbi [BJH3116] Tanzania K002865043 Yes
s.coll. [2833] Rwanda K002854187 Yes
Batty, M. (Mrs.) [293] Tanzania K002865041 Yes
Osborne, J.; Ernesto, A.; Matimele, H.; Mucaleque, P.; Tanleque, C. [JO1290] Mozambique K000569615 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [710] K002865039 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [9830] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002854182 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1970] Tanzania K002865048 Yes
Edwards, D. [1685] South Africa K002866933 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [961] Somalia K002854403 Yes
Frazier, J. [1165] Tanzania K002865044 Yes
Troupin [8409] Rwanda K002854191 Yes
Christiaensen [353] Rwanda K002854185 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1143] South Africa K002866939 No
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR 365] Kenya K002865057 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [304] Kenya K002865055 Yes
Cheadle [635] South Africa K002866938 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1578] Tanzania K002865047 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M.; Julin, H. [25185] Somalia K002854401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K002865050 Yes
Buitendag, E. [1278] South Africa K002866941 No
Boaler, S.B. [B33] Somalia K002854402 Yes
van der Ben, D. [806] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002854180 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [470] Uganda K002865051 Yes
{Dr. Kirk} [s.n.] Tanzania K002865037 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1938] Tanzania K002865045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002866936 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [13649] South Africa K002866930 No
Troupin [8464] Rwanda K002854189 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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