Asparagaceae
Asparagus

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 152 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to N. Australia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burkina, Cambodia, Central African Repu, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Queensland, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Jamaica, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Trinidad-Tobago

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.
  • Ali, S.I. & Khan, S.W. (2009). Asparagaceae. Flora of Pakistan 217: 1-23. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Perrier de la Bathie, H. (1938). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 40: 1-147. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • 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.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 645.
  • Sp. Pl. 2: 152 (1799)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Sp. Pl. 2: 152 (1799).
  • in F.T.A. 7: 434 (1898).
  • ―Baker in F.T.A. 7: 434 (1898).
  • ―Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 623 (1875);
  • ―Engler, Hochgeb. Trop. Afrika: 169 (1892).
  • ―Jessop in Bothalia 9: 72 91966).
  • ―Sebsebe Demissew in F.T.E.A., Asparagaceae: 12 (2006).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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. (2006). Asparagaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-22.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • 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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Perrier de la Bathie, H. (1938). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 40: 1-147. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • 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, t. 140 (1994).
  • Baker in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 14: 623 (1875).
  • Baker, Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 434 (1898).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E.Afr.: fig. 246 (1987).
  • Engler, Hochgebirgsfl. trop. Afr.: 169 (1892).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa 3: 93 (1968).
  • Jessop in Bothalia 9: 72 (1966).
  • Sebsebe Demissew in Fl. Somalia 4: 26 (1995)
  • Sebsebe Demissew, Fl. Eth. & Erit. 6: 71 (1997).
  • Wight, Ic. Pl. Ind. Or.: t. 2056 (1853).
  • Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 152 (1799).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1994 Schimp. [374] Ethiopia K000255648 Type Yes
Collins, E.E. [302] Thailand K002853795 Yes
Wirawan, N. [794] Sri Lanka K002850144 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15008] Ethiopia K002854384 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [871] Sri Lanka K002850145 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6179] Ethiopia K002854388 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19947] Thailand K002853802 Yes
[Bourne] [s.n.] India K002850132 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D. [50087] Sri Lanka K002850137 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [J2845] Sudan K002854374 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20831] India K002850116 Yes
Nair, N.B. [269] Sri Lanka K002850146 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [1075] Ethiopia K002854381 Yes
Lorzing, J.A. [6699] Indonesia K002853827 Yes
Jacob, K.C. [11357] India K002850109 Yes
Bloembergen, S. [3153] Indonesia K002853829 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] India K002850129 Yes
Marcan, A. [334] Thailand K002853796 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8052] Ethiopia K002854379 Yes
Lushington, A.W. [s.n.] India K002850114 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4594] Thailand K002853807 Yes
[Bourne] [725] India K002850128 Yes
Schimper [725] Sudan K002854376 Yes
Lakshnakara, M.C. [10002] Thailand K002853806 Yes
Jacob, K.C. [10527] India K002850108 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5153] K001104945 Unknown Type Material Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [160] India K002850110 Yes
Fischer; Gage [107] India K002850119 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16487] India K002850117 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [179] India K002850120 Yes
Put [2041] Thailand K002853805 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [45374] India K002850106 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [D-621] Sri Lanka K002850153 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3391] Ethiopia K002854394 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Sleumer, H.O. [1361] Thailand K002853812 Yes
Smeds, H. [1388] Ethiopia K002854390 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002850141 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, K. [374] Ethiopia K002854383 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000901276 Type Yes
Jacob, K.C. [17549] India K002850118 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [5995] Ethiopia K002854398 Yes
Wirawan, N. [794] Sri Lanka K002850143 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Nair, N.B. [53574] Sri Lanka K002850135 Yes
[G. Graib] [s.n.] India K002850138 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4274] Thailand K002853799 Yes
Jones, S. [1] Ethiopia K002854392 Yes
Meebold, A. [7644] India K002850112 Yes
[Bourne] [3362] India K002850124 Yes
Kerr, A. [13112] Thailand K002853800 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19515] Thailand K002853803 Yes
Zollinger, H. [2572] Indonesia K000292090 Type Yes
Matthew, K.M. [15389] India K002850131 Yes
Barneo, E. [1824] India K002850122 Yes
Mesfin, T.; Kagnew, G.Y. [2360] Ethiopia K002854397 Yes
Brown, R. [5663] Australia K000901281 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [88] India K002850123 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [11041] Ethiopia K002854382 Yes
Roth [550] Ethiopia K002854389 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8977] Sri Lanka K002850151 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14617] Ethiopia K002854386 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15074] India K002850115 Yes
s.coll. [240] Ethiopia K002854380 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000901282 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Jayasuria, M. [52784] Sri Lanka K002850134 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [436] Sri Lanka K002850149 Yes
s.coll. [2300] Sri Lanka K002850140 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [D-631] Sri Lanka K002850154 Yes
Collins, E.E. [132] Thailand K002853798 Yes
Brown, A.S. [1216] Sudan K002854375 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [1935] India K002850113 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] India K002850130 Yes
Smeds, H. [1388] Ethiopia K002854391 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5153] K001104947 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [5754] Nepal K000901271 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1961] Thailand K002853811 Yes
Perrottet [305] India K002850121 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Sleumer, H.O. [1341] Thailand K002853814 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [13850] Ethiopia K002854396 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [16195] Thailand K002853801 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [504] Sudan K002854377 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Waas, S.; Peeris, S. [1386] Sri Lanka K002850136 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14617] Ethiopia K002854387 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5153] K001104946 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Bourne] [364] India K002850126 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India K002850133 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [436] Sri Lanka K002850150 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Phengklai, C. [6939] Thailand K002853809 Yes
Wight, R. [5754] India K000901272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000901268 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000901269 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000901274 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2096] Thailand K002853808 Yes
Burger, W. [1505] Ethiopia K002854393 Yes
Boden Kloss, C. [s.n.] Thailand K002853813 Yes
Nair, N.B. [269] Sri Lanka K002850147 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10376A] Tanzania K:SPC-23391.000 No
Lace, J.H. [6323] Burma K002850142 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [250] Thailand K002853797 Yes
[Pul] [17] Thailand K002853804 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Waas, S.; Peeris, S. [1386] Sri Lanka K002850152 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10376] Tanzania K:SPC-23776.000 No
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [949] Ethiopia K002854395 Yes
Pleyte, D.R. [22] Indonesia K002853830 Yes
s.coll. [5752] India K000901270 Unknown Type Material Yes
Matthew, K.M. [45374] India K002850107 Yes
[Bourne] [1231] India K002850125 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8052] Ethiopia K002854378 Yes
Waas, S. [1129] Sri Lanka K002850155 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [436] Sri Lanka K002850148 Yes
s.coll. [2299] Sri Lanka K000901273 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14552] India K002850111 Yes
Walker [56] Sri Lanka K002850139 Yes
Pleyte, D.R. [106] Indonesia K002853828 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8804] Kenya K:SPC-04414.000 No
Bourne [3039] India K002850127 Yes
Walker, A.W. [222] Sri Lanka K000901275 Type Yes
Middleton, D.J.; Suddee, S.; Davies, S.J.; Hemrat, C. [850] Thailand K002853810 Yes
Smeds, H. [1387] Ethiopia K002854385 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [537] India Asparagus jacquemontii K000901267 Type Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5152] Burma Asparagus acerosus K001104940 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5152] Burma Asparagus acerosus K001104936 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5152] Asparagus acerosus K001104943 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5152] Burma Asparagus acerosus K001104937 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5152] India Asparagus acerosus K001104941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5152] Burma Asparagus acerosus K001104944 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Asparagus acerosus K000901278 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5152] Burma Asparagus acerosus K001104938 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5152] Burma Asparagus acerosus K001104939 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5152] Asparagus acerosus K001104942 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Asparagus acerosus K000901277 Unknown Type Material Yes

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