Details for: PI 409117, Asparagus africanus Lam., 2255


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Top Name:
2255
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
21 Jun 1976
PI Assigned:
1976
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Top Name:
2255
Origin:
Collected – Cape Province, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
21 Jun 1976
PI Assigned:
1976
Source History
Collected
April 1976.
Cape Province, South Africa
Locality: Great Brok River, Schoombee, Cape Province.
Environment description: Growing in open brush.

Collector(s):
Donated
21 June 1976.
Maryland, United States
Comment: Collected February, March, and April, 1976.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
2255
Type: Collector identifier

B&O 0276
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Plants very leafy with few thorns.
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Genus:
Asparagus
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Asparagoideae
Nomen number:

4490
Place of publication:

Encycl. 1:295. 1783
Verified:
05/03/1991 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm.

Invalid Designation(s)
Asparagus asiaticus auct.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishasparagus-fern  1Batchelor, K. L. & J. K. Scott. 2006. Review of the current taxonomic status and authorship for Asparagus weeds in Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 21:128-129.
Englishclimbing asparagus  1Vivian-Smith, G. E. & C. R. Gosper. 2010. Comparative seed and dispersal ecology of three exotic subtropical Asparagus species. Invasive Pl. Sci. Managm. 3:93-103. Note: this study found high dispersal capabilities in Asparagus africanus, and it mentioned some potential negative impacts of its removal on bird populations feeding on its fruits
Swedishplymsparris  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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