Asparagaceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 40. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

Trees of New Guinea

  • Chase, M.W., Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009). A subfamilial classification for the extended asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 161: 132–136.
  • Laura V.S. Jennings & Timothy M.A. Utteridge (2022). Trees of New Guinea. Timothy M. A. Utteridge and Laura V. S. Jennings (Eds) Kew Publishing. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Wilkin, P. (2014). Asparagaceae. In: T.M.A. Utteridge & G.L.C. Bramley (eds), The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook, pp. 36–37. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 161 (2): 105–121.
  • Chase, M. W., Reveal, J. L. & Fay, M. F. (2009). A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families, Asparagaceae, Amaryllidaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 161: 132–136.
  • Wilkin, P. (2015b). Asparagaceae. In: T. M. A. Utteridge & G. Bramley (eds), The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook. 1st edition. pp. 36–37. 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, 2022 Hogg, R.; Groves, K; Miller, H; Svahnstrom, V; Larridon, I; Randrianasolo, V. [RSH006] Madagascar K001600403 No
Jan 1, 2012 Wood, J.R.I., et al [22642] Bolivia K000524366 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Venturi, S. [4979] Argentina K001097466 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B. [10890] Peru K001097467 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Wood, J.R.I. [9347] Bolivia K001097470 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B. [10890] Peru K001097468 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Sanderman, C. [5364] Peru K001097469 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Lehmann [429a] Ecuador K000524459 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5054] K001104617 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5054] K001104618 Unknown Type Material Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.,, Kamau, P., Mbale, M.; Chase, M.W. [6646] Kenya K000696614 Yes
Rakotoarinivo, M.; Ralimanana, H.; Rajaonarison, R. [RMJ 409] Madagascar Dracaenaceae K001622493 Yes
Rakotoarinivo, M.; Ralimanana, H.; Rajaonarison, R. [RMJ 409] Madagascar Dracaenaceae K000952550 Yes
Harvey, I. [187] Kenya Hyacinthaceae K000332934 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0