Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.

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Showing Asparagus virgatus

Asparagaceae Juss.

APC
Plantae(reg.)
Charophyta(div.)
Equisetopsida(cl.)
Magnoliidae(subcl.)
Lilianae(superordo)
Asparagales(ordo)
Asparagaceae(fam.)
Asparagus(gen.)
virgatus(sp.)

Asparagus virgatus Baker

, legitimate

, scientific

Baker, J.G. in Saunders, W.W. (ed.) (1870), Refugium Botanicum; or, Figures and Descriptions from Living Specimens of Little Known of New Plants of Botanical Interest. London 3(3)

:

t. 214

[tax. nov.]

Clifford, H.T. & Conran, J.G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Protasparagus.

Flora of Australia

:

162

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.

legitimate

Obermeyer, A.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Protasparagus.

Flora of Australia

:

494

[basionym]

basionym of:

Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.

legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae.

Flora of South-eastern Queensland

:

24

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.

legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Asparagaceae.

Flora of New South Wales

:

46

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.

legitimate

Malcomber, S.T. & Demissew, S. (1993), The status of Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum in the Asparagaceae.

:

63

APC

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.

legitimate

common name:

Asparagus Fern

[n/a]

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 virgatus (Baker) 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

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129

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.

legitimate

common name:

Asparagus fern

[n/a]