Protasparagus densiflorus (Emerald Asparagus Fern, Fox Tail)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Asparagus Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald Asparagus Fern, Fox Tail, Myers Asparagus, Sprenger Asparagus, Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Common Names in Informal Latinized N:

Asparagus Fern

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Flowering Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Liliopsida () - Scopoli, 1760
        Subclass: Liliidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Lilianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Asparagales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Suborder: Asparagineae () - �
        Family: Asparagaceae () - A.l. De Jussieu, 1789, Nom. Cons.
        Genus: Protasparagus ()
        Specific epithet: densiflorus - (Kunth) Oberm.
        Botanical name: - Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm.

Unambiguous Synonyms

Asparagopsis densiflora Kunth
Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop

Notes

Basionym : Liliaceae Asparagopsis densiflora KunthBasionym author : (Kunth)Place of publication : Oberm. & Immelman, Flora of southern Africa 5(3):49. 1992

Name verified on 16-Apr-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 11-Feb-2007

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Protasparagus

There are approximately 56 species in this genus:

P. acerosus · P. aethiopicus · P. africanus · P. aggregatus · P. angusticladus · P. aspergillus · P. bayeri · P. biflorus · P. biradarii · P. buchananii · P. burchellii · P. capensis · P. coddii · P. compactus · P. confertus · P. cooperi · P. crassicladus · P. densiflorus (Emerald Asparagus Fern) · P. denudatus · P. devenishii · P. divaricatus · P. edulis · P. exuvialis · P. exuvialis f. ecklonii · P. falcatus · P. filicladus · P. flavicaulis · P. fouriei · P. karthikeyanii · P. krebsianus · P. laricinus · P. longicladus · P. lynetteae · P. macowanii · P. mariae · P. microraphis · P. microrhaphis · P. minutiflorus · P. multiflorus · P. natalensis · P. nelsii · P. nodulosus · P. pendulus · P. pilosus · P. plumosus · P. racemosus · P. retrofractus · P. rubicundus · P. schroederi · P. setaceus · P. stellatus · P. stipulaceus · P. striatus · P. suaveolens · P. subulatus · P. virgatus

Bibliography

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Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. (Pl SAfr) [accepts].
Fellingham, A. C. & N. L. Meyer. 1995. New combinations and a complete list of Asparagus species in southern Africa (Asparagaceae). Bothalia 25:206.

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 27, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 02, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 27, 2007:

Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5882933
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15078528
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969635-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 405045

International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 158895-3
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 606852