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Ver. 24.12
December 15th, 2024

145.0000 Family Asparagaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 40 (1789), nom. cons., s. l.
ca. 140 genera, ca. 3400 spp. The family is nowadays expanded very much to include all of former Asparagales (from Tecophilaeaceae to Ruscaceae)
Species listed in database: 3551; hybrids: 35
= Agavaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 57, 58 (1829), nom. cons.
= Anemarrhenaceae Conran, M.W.Chase & Rudall; Kew Bull. 52: 995 (1997)
= Anthericaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 27 (1858)
= Aphyllanthaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. (Burnett) 421, 1153 (1835), Family
= Aspidistraceae Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. 32 (1844)
= Behniaceae Conran, M.W.Chase & Rudall; Kew Bull. 52: 996 (1997)
= Chlorogalaceae Doweld & Reveal; Reveal, Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 53 (2005)
= Convallariaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 53 (1834)
= Dracaenaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 73 (1866), nom. cons.
= Eriospermaceae Orb.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 5: 402 (1845)
= Eucomidaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 16 (1866)
= Eustrephaceae Chupov; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 79(3): 7 (1994)
= Herreriaceae Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 5: 290 (1850)
= Hesperocallidaceae Traub; Pl. Life (Stanford) 28: 131 (1972)
= Hostaceae B.Mathew; Kew Bull. 43: 302 (1988)
= Hyacinthaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 315 (1797), Family
= Lachenaliaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 20 (1866)
= Laxmanniaceae Bubani; Fl. Pyren. 4: 111 (1902), Family
= Lomandraceae Lotsy; Vortr. Bot. Stammesgesch. 3: 761 (1911)
= Nolinaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 226 (1943)
= Ophiopogonaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen., Tab. Diagn. 397, Comm. 308 (1842)
= Ornithogalaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 33 (1866)
= Peliosanthaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 63 (1866)
= Polygonataceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 63 (1866)
= Ruscaceae M.Roem.; Handb. Allg. Bot. 3: 446 (1840), nom. cons.
= Sansevieriaceae Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 779 (1936)
= Scillaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 267, 284 (1818)
= Themidaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 84 (1866), Family
= Tupistraceae Schnizl.; Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg. 1: 72 (1846)
= Yuccaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 8 (1858)
145.2002 Genus Asparagus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 313 (1753)
Distribution: arid and semiarid regions of the Old World; incl. (ca. 30), Russia (from Europeana part to Far East), Caucasus, and Middle Asia, > 150 spp. tropical and South Africa, tropical Asia, Australia (1)
Species listed in database: 217
= Asparagopsis (Kunth) Kunth; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1842: 35 (1844)
= Elachanthera F.Muell.; Vict. Naturalist 3: 108 (1886)
= Elide Medik.; Philos. Bot. 2: 71 (1791)
= Hecatris Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 66 (1866)
= Myrsiphyllum Willd.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 25 (1808)
= Protasparagus Oberm.; S. African J. Bot. 2: 243 (1983)

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