Asparagaceae
Asparagus

Asparagus minutiflorus (Kunth) Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 616 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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

  • in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 616 (1875).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gerstner, J. [22951] Eswatini K002866850 Yes
Codd, L.E.W.; Dyer, R.A. [4694] South Africa K002866851 Yes
Codd, L.E. [10296] South Africa K002866852 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12038] South Africa K002866849 Yes
Forbes [s.n.] South Africa K000255716 Type Yes
Gill [s.n.] K002866853 Yes

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