Willdenow, C.L. (1799), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 2(1): 152 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India orientali."

Baker, J.G. (1875), Revision of the genera and species of Asparagaceae. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 14: 623 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 117 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 553 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 516 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Asparagopsis fasciculata F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Asparagus fasciculatus R.Br. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Asparagopsis brownii Kunth legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 213 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 227 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. (1979), Liliaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 9(1): 216-217 [secondary reference]

Obermeyer, A.A. (1983), South African Journal of Botany 2: 244 [basionym]

basionym of: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 46 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 48 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 48 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protoasparagus racemosus J.W.Green orth. var.

Clifford, H.T. & Conran, J.G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Protasparagus. Flora of Australia 45: 161 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 43 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 24 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Asparagaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 990 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate

Malcomber, S.T. & Demissew, S. (1993), The status of Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum in the Asparagaceae. Kew Bulletin 48(1): 63 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 306 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 71 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 78 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate common name: Native Asparagus Fern [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus fasciculatus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagus acerosus Roxb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asparagopsis brownei Kunth orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Asparagopsis brownii Kunth legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Asparagopsis fasciculata F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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