Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1783), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 1(1): 295 [tax. nov.]

Obermeyer, A.A. (1983), South African Journal of Botany 2: 243 [basionym]

basionym of: Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. legitimate

Clifford, H.T. & Conran, J.G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Protasparagus. Flora of Australia 45: 163 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. legitimate

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 africanus (Lam.) Oberm. legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Asparagaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 46 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. legitimate

Batchelor, K.L. & Scott, J.K. (2006), Review of the current taxonomic status and authorship for Asparagus weeds in Australia. Plant Protection Quarterly 21(3): 128-129 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. legitimate common name: asparagus fern [n/a]

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