MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Asparagus names


Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :







Cross-checking table
(AAM) v  (AFH) v  (Apni) v (CRDP) v  (EuroD) v   (FDAM) v  (GCW) (GRIN) v (HYPPA) v  (IPNI) v (ISF) v (ISTA) v  (LibHer) v (Logos) v (Mansf.) v (Mrkv) v  (Pand)  (Pan)  (Pixie) v (SavMark) v (sbio) v   (Smit) (SR) v   (USDA) v (Wang) v(W3Trop) (1-800) v




Asparagus acerosus Roxb.

BURMESE :     , .        

ENGLISH :  Wild asparagus.

THAI :  จั่นดิน   Chan din (Smit).




Asparagus acutifolius L. (ISF)  (CRDP)  (FDAM) (W3Trop)  (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus corruda Scop.  (ISF)

BOSNIAN: Vija, Vijeja, Vijeha, Viha.

CROATIAN: Vija, Sparag, Sparog, Sparožina, Šparoga grmolika.

DANISH :   Skarpbladet asparges.

ENGLISH :   Lesser asparagus (GCW) ,Wild asparagus.

FRENCH :  Asperge à feuilles aigües (Pixie), Asperge sauvage (CRDP).

GERMAN :  Lianen-Spargel (SR), Stechender Spargel  (SR), Strauchspargel (Pixie), Wildspargel. (SR)

GREEK :   Άγριο σπαράγγι   Agrio sparaggi .

ITALIAN :   Asparago pungente  (FDAM)  (Pixie), Corruda (Pixie).

PORTUGUESE :  Corruda menor, Espargo bravo menor.

RUSSIAN :    Спаржа остроиглая   Sparzha ostroiglaia.

SERBIAN: Vija.

SLOVENIAN: Beluš, Biluš, Biljuš, Bljuš, Brščika, Ognjenca, Praščika.

SPANISH : Esparrago amarguero (Pixie), Esparraguera silvestre (Pixie), Esparraguera triguera (Pixie).


Photographs at Pixieflore.


Asparagus adscendens Roxb. (GRIN)

BURMESE :   .

FRENCH :  Asperge de l'Inde (M.M.P.N.D).

HINDI :   Hazarmuli (AFH), Safed moosli, Safed musli (sbio), Sufed musli (sbio), Khairuva (sbio).

MALAYALAM :  Tannir vitang  (AFH).

TAMIL :  Tannir vittagam (AFH).

TELUGU : Sallogodda (AFH).

SANSKRIT :    Mushali  (AFH), Shweta musli (sbio).


Asparagus africanus  Lam.  (GCW) (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) :  Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. sens. lat.

ENGLISH :  Orange-fruited asparagus fern, Orange-fruited climbing asparagus.

UNIDENTIFIED AFRICAN : Imburabano (Burundi - Central Africa).





Asparagus albus L.  (CRDP)  (GRIN)  (W3Trop)

FRENCH :  Asperge blanche (CRDP).

GERMAN :  Weißstängeliger Spargel.

SPANISH :  Esparraguera blanca.


Asparagus aphyllus L.

ENGLISH :  Israel wild asparagus, Prickly asparagus, Thorny asparagus.

GERMAN :  Blattloser Spargel.

HEBREW :  אספרג החורש.

MALTESE :  Sprag xewwieki.


Asparagus asparagoides (L.) W. Wight  

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce, Asparagus medeoloides (L. f.) Thunb., Dracaena medeoloides L. f., Elachanthera sewelliae F.Meull., Luzuriaga sewelliae (F. Muell.) K. Krause,    Medeola asparagoides L.,  Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd.

DANISH :  Medeola.

ENGLISH :  African asparagus fern,  Bridal creeper (Aust.), Bridal veil creeper, Florist's Smilax , Smilax.

FRENCH :  Liane asperge.

SERBIAN: Repulja.



Asparagus brachyphyllus Turcz. 

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа короткоиглая  Sparzha korotkoiglaia.


Asparagus  bucharicus Iljin

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа бухарская   Sparzha buxarskaia.



Asparagus caspius Hohen

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа каспийская   Sparzha kaspiiskaia.



Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. (W3Trop) (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Asparagopsis sinica Miquel, Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. var. longifolius  F. T. Wang & T. Tang,  Asparagus dauricus Link var. elongatus Pampanini,  Asparagus gaudichaudianus Kunth,  Asparagus  insularis Hance,  Asparagus lucidus Lindley; Asparagus sinicus (Miquel) C. H. Wright., Melanthium cohinchinensec Lour.

CHINESE :   天门冬    Tian men dong,  天門冬  Tian men dong (Taiwan).

JAPANESE :   クサスギカズラ  Kusa sugi kazura, ナンゴククサスギカズラ    Nangoku kusa sugi kazura.

KOREAN :   천문동   Cheun mun dong.

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа блестящая   Sparzha blestiashchaia  (as A. lucidus).

VIETNAMESE : 
Thiên môn đông.


Asparagus dauricus Fisch. ex Link

CHINESE :   兴安天冬.

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа даурская   Sparzha daurskaia.



Asparagus declinatus L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Asparagus crispus Lam., Asparagus decumbens Jacq., Myrsiphyllum declinatum (L.) Oberm.

ENGLISH :  Bridal veil.

GERMAN :  Zier-Spargel.


Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop  (GCW)  (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) :   Asparagopsis densiflora Kunth (GCW), Asparagus aethiopicus L. (GCW), Asparagus myriocladus Baker  (GCW) , Asparagus sarmentosus L. (GCW), Asparagus sprenger Regel (GCW), Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm. (GCW), Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm. (GCW)

CHINESE :   非洲天门冬    Fei zhou tian men dong.

DANISH :   Hængeasparges.

ENGLISH :  Emerald feather  (GCW), Asparagus fern  (GRIN)  (GCW) , Sprengeri's fern  (GRIN), Bushy asparagus (GCW) , Protasparagus (GCW) , Sprenger's asparagus fern  (GCW).

FRENCH :  Asperge de Sprenger, Cheveux de Madeleine (Reunion).

JAPANESE :    アスパラグス・デ ンシフロルス  Asuparagasu denshifurorusu. 



Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don  (GCW) (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don  var. giraldii C. H. Wright,  Asparagus filicinus  Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don  var. megaphyllus F. T. Wang & T. Tang, Asparagus qinghaiensis Y. Wan.


BURMESE :  .

CHINESE :   羊齿天门冬     Yang chi tian men dong.

ENGLISH :  Fern asparagus (GRIN)  (GCW).

NEPALESE :  बन कुरीले     Ban kuriilo,     Van kurilo.

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа папоротниковая    Sparzha paporotnikobaia.

THAI :  ม้าสามต๋อน  Ma sam ton (Chiang Mai) (Smit).


Asparagus litoralis Stev. 

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа прибрежная   Sparzha pribrezhnaia.


Asparagus maritimus Mill.

GERMAN :  Meerstrand Spargel.



Asparagus neglectus Kar. & Kir.

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа пренебреженная      Sparzha prenebrezhennaia.



Asparagus officinalis L.  (GRIN)  (LibHer)   (HYPPA)  (FDAM)  (W3Trop)

SYNONYM(S) :   Asparagus caspius Hohen.(GRIN), Asparagus longifolius Fisch. ex Steud.(GRIN), Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. officinalis (GRIN), Asparagus officinalis L. var. caspius (Hohen.) Asch. & Graebn.(GRIN), Asparagus polyphyllus Steven ex Ledeb.(GRIN)


AFRIKAANS : Aspersie   (ISTA).

ARABIC :  الهليون  (Logos)   Halgun (Mansf.)   Kishk almaz (ISTA).

BOSNIAN: Kukovina, Mekostruk, Šparoga.


BULGARIAN :  Аспержи  Asperzhi (M.M.P.N.D).

BURMESE :   .

CHINESE :  蘆筍   Lu sun (Taiwan)   (M.M.P.N.D) , 芦笋 Lu sun    (M.M.P.N.D) ,   石刁柏  Shi diao bai  (M.M.P.N.D).

CROATIAN :   Beluš, Pitome šparoge, Pitomi sparog, Pitomi šparglin, Šparga,  Špargle, Šparoga, Šparoga vrtna, Šparogama, Šparoge, Šparugama.

CZECH :  Chřest obecný, Chřest lékařský  (ISTA).

DANISH :   Almindelig asparges   (LibHer), Asparges   (LibHer)  (ISTA) (AAM), Rodstok af asparges (EuroD) (planting root), Vild asparges   (LibHer).

DUTCH :  Asperge  (ISTA), Wortelstok van asperge (EuroD) (planting root).

ENGLISH :  Asparagus   (LibHer), Asparagus crown (EuroD) (planting root), Common asparagus  (Mansf.), Garden asparagus (SavMark)  (Mansf.),   Wild asparagus   (LibHer)  (HYPPA).

ESTONIAN :  Aspar, Harilik aspar   (LibHer)

FINNISH :  Parsa   (EuroD)  (ISTA)  Ruokaparsa  (SavMark) (AAM)  (LibHer).

FRENCH :  Asperge  (ISTA), Asperge alimentaire, Asperge commune, Asperge cultivée  (CRDP)  (ISTA), Asperge de culture, Asperge maraîchère, Asperge officinale   (LibHer)  (HYPPA) Griffe d'asperge (planting root).

GERMAN :  Garten-Spargel   (Mansf.) (ISTA) , Gemüse-Spargel  (AAM) (EuroD)   (Mansf.)  (LibHer), Spargel   (EuroD)  (ISTA)  (LibHer)  (HYPPA) , Wurzelstock vom Spargel (EuroD)(planting root).

GREEK :  Σπαράγγι Sparaggi (M.M.P.N.D), Sparagi (ISTA).

HEBREW :   (1-800)   אספרגוס   Spragus (M.M.P.N.D). , Asparag refui (ISTA).

HINDI :   (LGorg)  Shatwaar (M.M.P.N.D).

HUNGARIAN :  Spàrga  (Mansf.) (ISTA) , Közönséges spárga (Joz).

ITALIAN :  Asparagio (ISTA),  Asparago  (FDAM)  (EuroD)  , Asparago comune   (LibHer)   (HYPPA) , Radice di asparago (EuroD) (planting root), Zampa di asparago (EuroD) (planting root).

JAPANESE :  アスパラガス   Asuparagasu  (M.M.P.N.D),    マツバウド   Matsubaudo  (ISTA),   オランダキジカクシ   Oranda kiji kakushi. 

KOREAN :  아스파라거스   A seu pa ra geo seu  (M.M.P.N.D),      Yakpijjaru   (Mansf.)

NEPALESE :       Kurilo.

NORWEGIAN :  Asparges  (AAM)  (ISTA)  (LibHer).

PERSIAN :    مارچوبه    Maarcube   (M.M.P.N.D).   

POLISH :  Szparag lekarski    (ISTA)  (LibHer).

PORTUGUESE :  Aspargo (Brazil), Espargo (EuroD)   (Mansf.)  (ISTA) , Espargo hortense (EuroD)   (HYPPA) , Rebentos de espargos  (EuroD) (planting root).

ROMANIAN :  Sparanghel   (ISTA).

RUSSIAN : Аспарагус лекарственный  (Asparagus lekarstvennyi)  (M.M.P.N.D), Спаржа   Sparža  (ISTA)., Спаржа аптечная  Sparža aptečnaja   (Mansf.) Sparža lekarstvennaja   (Mansf.), Спаржа лекарственная (Sparzha lekarstvennaia) (M.M.P.N.D)


SERBIAN :  Betrica, Kalenac, Kolenac, Kuka, Kuke, Kukovina, Samovilska metla, Sparga, Špargla, Sparoga vrtna, Šparožina, Vilina metlaVrtni beluš    (ISTA).


SLOVAKIAN :  Asparágus lekársky (GCW),  Špargľa.

SLOVENIAN :  Beluš,  Navadni beluš, Smerečica, Špargelj, Šparglin,  Vrtni beluš, Vrtni špargelj

SPANISH :   Brote de espárrago (EuroD) (planting root), Esparraguera (LibHer)  (Mansf.)   (HYPPA), Espàrrago (Argentina)  (EuroD) (ISTA), Espárrago común  (Mansf.), Esparrago (Mexico, Spain)   (ISTA) (LibHer).

SWEDISH :  Sparris   (SavMark)  (EuroD)   (Mansf.)  (ISTA) (LibHer),  Vanlig sparris.

THAI :  หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง  (Smit) Normai farang (M.M.P.N.D).

TURKISH :  Kuşkonmaz  (ISTA).

URDU :     اسپاراگيس (Apni)  Asparagys (M.M.P.N.D).

VIETNAMESE :  Măng tây.


A number of types & cultivars illustrated at Harvest Moon Farms & Seed Company.


Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. officinalis (GCW) (GRIN)   (ISF) 

SYNONYM(S) :   Asparagus altilis (L.) Ascherson    (ISF)   , Asparagus esculentus Salisb.   (Mansf.)  (ISF)   , Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. altilis (L.) Ciferri & Giacomini     (ISF)   ,  Asparagus officinalis L. var. altilis  L.    (ISF) 

ENGLISH :  Asparagus, Cultivated asparagus, Garden asparagus (GCW).

THAI :  หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง   (NatH)  Normai farang (M.M.P.N.D).

Of course most names usually applied to the species Asparagus officinalis L. will fit this subspecies.


Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. officinalis  'Giant Dutch Purple'

FRENCH :  Asperge violette de Hollande.

ITALIAN :  Asparago violetto d’Olanda.


Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. officinalis  'Pacific Purple'

FRENCH :  Asperge violette..

ITALIAN :  Asparago violetto..



Photograph at Graines Baumaux - France



Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. officinalis  'Hâtive d'Argenteuil'

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. officinalis  'Précoce d'Argenteuil'

CROATIAN :   Šparoga 'Précoce d'Argenteuil'.

FRENCH :  Asperge blanche (produce), Asperge à blanchir, Asperge d'Argenteuil.

ITALIAN :  Asparago bianco (produce).

SPANISH : Esparrago blanco (produce).


Photograph of  spears exposed to light (non-blanched) at Agro Croatia.
Photograph of blanched spears at Harvest Moon Farms & Seed Company.


Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. officinalis  'Mary Washington'

FRENCH :  Asperge verte.

ITALIAN :  Asparago verde.


Photograph  at Graines Baumaux - France


Asparagus officinalis L. subsp. prostratus (Dumort.) Corb.     (HYPPA) (GRIN)    (ISF) 

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus  prostratus   Dumort (GRIN) , Asparagus officinalis L.  var. prostratus (Dumort.) Ascherson & Graebner  (ISF)  (GRIN)

ENGLISH :  Wild asparagus.


Asparagus oligoclonos Maxim.

JAPANESE :   タマボウキ Tama bouki.  

RUSSIAN :  Спаржа маловетвистая       Sparzha malovetvistaia.


Asparagus persicus Baker 

RUSSIAN :  Спаржа персидская      Sparzha persidskaia.



Asparagus plumosus  Baker  (GCW) (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus comorensis hort.  (GCW), Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm.   (W3Trop)  (GCW)

BURMESE :   .

DANISH :  Slørasparges.

ENGLISH :  Black-fruited asparagus fern, Climbing asparagus fern (GCW) ,  Climbing feather fern

FRENCH :  Asparagus des fleuristes.

SPANISH :  Esparraguera de las floristas. 

THAI :   โปร่งฟ้า   Prong fa (Smit).



Asparagus plumosus Baker var. nanus Nichols.

SYNONYM(S) :   Asparagus densiflorus Myers,   Asparagus plumosus Baker  var. nanus hort.

ENGLISH :  Asparagus fern, Feather fern.

KOREAN :  아스파라거 스 나누스   A seu pa ra geo seu na nu seu  (M.M.P.N.D).

THAI :  สนราชินี  Son rachini (Smit).



Asparagus polyphyllus Stev.

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа многоиглая      Sparzha mnogoiglaia ,  Спаржа многолистная     Sparzha mnogolistnaia .


Synonym of Asparagus officinalis L. ?



Asparagus pseudoscaber Grec.

RUSSIAN :  Спаржа ложношероховатая   Sparzha lozhnosheroxovataia.




Asparagus racemosus Willd. (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : 
Asparagus rigidulus Nakai (GRIN) , Asparagus schoberioides Kunth (GRIN) , Asparagus volubilis Buch.-Ham. ,  Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. (GRIN)

ASSAMESE :  সতোমূল   Satomul (Fl-IND).

BENGALI : 
সতমূল    Satamul (Fl-IND) সতমুলী    Satamuli (Fl-IND).

BURMESE :  
, .

CHINESE :  长刺天门冬    Chang ci tian men dong.

ENGLISH :  Indian asparagus, Sataver white, Sataver yellow, Wild asparagus.

FRENCH :  Asperge à longues épines, Asperge de l'Inde (M.M.P.N.D).
 
HINDI :
Sahansarmuli, Sahanspal, Satavar (AFH) (sbio), सतावरी  Satawari (Fl-IND), Shatamuli, Shatavar,  Shataavar , Shatavari, Shatavri (sbio), शतवीर  Shatavir (Fl-IND), Satmuli (sbio), Shatamuli (sbio) (GRIN) , Sootmooli.

MALAYALAM :  ചതവലീ  Chatavali (Fl-IND) സതവലീ   Satavali (Fl-IND),  Satavari (AFH), Sataveri.

MARATHI :  आसवेल Asvel (Fl-IND) ,   सतावरी मूल  Satavari mul (Fl-IND).

NEPALESE :  कुरीले    Kuriilo (Kurilo),      Sataavarii.

SANSKRIT : 
Challagadda,  हिरण्यस्रिंगी  Hiranyasringi , Satavari ,   (Logos)  Shataavarii (M.M.P.N.D). , Shatavari  (AFH) (sbio) (GRIN) .

TAMIL :  கிலவரீ Kilavari (Fl-IND), ஸதாவரீ Sadavari (Fl-IND), Thanni vuttaan kodi (Malayali) (FRIS), Sathaavari (Ano) , Shadavaree (AFH), Sadha valli (Kadar) (FRIS), Kadamoolam  (FRIS), Tuviputturu (Pand) .

TELUGU :  Challagadda (AFH), Challa gaddalu,  Ettavaludutige (Fl-IND),  Pilligaddal,  Pilligaddalu, Phillitaga , Pilliteegalu, Pillitheegalu, Satavari, Shatavri.

THAI :  Chuang khruea (Northern Thailand)
(Smit),   สามสิบ  Sam sip Central Thailand) (Smit).

URDU : 
ستاور   Satawar, شقاقل مسری   Shaqaqul misri (Fl-IND).

VIETNAMESE :  Măng tây.



Asparagus scaber Brign.

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа шероховатая   Sparzha sheroxovataia.



Asparagus scandens Thunb. (GCW)  (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) :  Myrsiphyllum scandens (Thunb.) Oberm. (GCW)

ENGLISH :  Asparagus fern (GCW) , Climbing asparagus  (GCW) .



Asparagus schoberioides Kunth

CHINESE :  龙须菜 .

JAPANESE :    キジ カクシ   Kiji kakuji.

KOREAN :   비짜루 .

RUSSIAN :   Спаржа шобериевидная      Sparzha shoberievidnaia.



Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop (GCW)

SYNONYM(S) :   Asparagopsis setacea Kunth (GCW), Asparagus graminifolius L. (GCW)Asparagus plumosus Baker  var. plumosus, Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm.  (GCW)

ARABIC :    هليون ريشي  .

CHINESE :  文竹   Wen zhu.

DANISH :  Slørasparges.

ENGLISH :   Asparagus fern, Climbing asparagus fern, Common asparagus fern,  Feather fern, Ornamental asparagus.

FRENCH :  Asperge monte au ciel (Reunion), Asperge monte en l'air (Reunion).

GERMAN :  Feder-Spargel,  Zierspargel.

JAPANESE :  アスパラグス・セタケウス   Asuparagasu setakeusu.

SPANISH :  Ala de pájaro (GCW), Esparrago plumoso, Esparraguera plumosa.

THAI :   Chamchuri phaeng (Bangkok) (Smit),    โปร่งฟ้า   Prong fa (Smit) (Central Thailand - as A. plumosus var. plumosus).



Asparagus sprengeri Regel    (W3Trop)  (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus densiflorus Kunth  (Sprengeri Group)
ARABIC :   أسبرجس   .

DANISH :  Hængeasparges .

GREEK :  Ασπάραγγος  Asparaggos.

KOREAN :  아 스파라거스 스프렌게리       A seu pa ra geo seu  seu peu ren ge ri  (M.M.P.N.D).

SERBIAN: Strmogled.

THAI :  ปริก  Prik (Smit).

A synonym of Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop (GRIN)



Asparagus stipularis Forssk.

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus horridus L. f.

GERMAN :  Schrecklicher Spargel.


Asparagus tenuifolius Lam. (GCW) (FDAM)  (GRIN)   (W3Trop)

SYNONYM(S) :  Asparagus sylvaticus Waldst. & Kit., Asparagus tenuifolius (L.) Lam.

CROATIAN :  Divja šparga, Divje šparoge, Divlja šparoga, Konjska struna, Mekolisnašparoga, Tankolisna šparoga, Zečji lan.

ENGLISH :  Narrow-leaved asparagus (GCW) .

GERMAN :  Schmalblättriger Spargel,  Zartblättriger Spargel.

ITALIAN :  Asparago selvatico  (FDAM) .

SERBIAN : Vilina metla, Zečje perje, Krupavče, Krupač, Rebruša.

SLOVENIAN : Agnenca, Šentjanževa jabelčka, Šentjanževa jabučka, Šentjanžova jabučka, Zajčji lan.

RUSSIAN :  Спаржа тонколистная      Sparzha tonkolistnaia.



Asparagus trichophyllus Bge.

CHINESE :   曲枝天冬.



Asparagus umbellatus (Bresler) Kunth.

FRENCH : Asperge en ombelle, Asperge sauvage.

 

 


Asparagus verticillatus L.

ENGLISH :  Climbing asparagus.

GREEK :   Άγρια σπαράγγια  Agria sparaggia.

RUSSIAN :  Спаржа мутовчатая      Sparzha mutovchataia.


Photographs of spear, stems and young fruits by J. R. Crellin at Floral Images.


Asparagus virgatus Baker

SYNONYM(S) :   Protasparagus virgatus (Bak.) Oberm.

ENGLISH :  Broom fern, Tree fern.

FRENCH : Asperge à rameaux plumeux.

SPANISH :  Awaiting feedback.




 

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Asparagus Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database  (M.M.P.N.D - A Work in Progress. School of Agriculture and Food Systems. Faculty of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia.
 < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Asparagus.html > (2008).




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REFERENCES
Specific to this genus


Ammas.com.Ltd.  1996 - 2004, Name of Asparagus in Telugu ? Forum 12th August 2004.  < http://www.ammas.com/ar/home.cfm?r=va&qid=90974&bid=0&topicid=2  >. Excellent demonstration of the confusion over plant names around the world.

Anglo-French Drugs & Industries Ltd. 2002 - 2003, Plant Name Index. < http://www.anglofrenchherbals.com/plant-index3.html > Table of ayurvedic plant names  in English, Latin and romanised Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit. (AFH)

Anonymous, 2004, List of Non-Timber  Forest Produce Of Tamil Nadu. Commonly Traded Plants. < http://members.fortunecity.com/svrrajah/research/projects/medicinal%20plants/medicinal%20plants%20files/list%20of%20non-timber%20forest%20produce%20in%20tn.htm >.  (Ano) 

Ager Simon  1998 - 2004, Omniglot. A Guide to Writing Systems and Written Languages. Hebrew Script. < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hebrew.htm  >. Scripts, transcriptions and vowel points.

Anderberg A. & A. L. (Arne & Anna-Lena) & Mia Ehn Salter 1997 - 1999, Den Virtuella Floran, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm.
< http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html >. (Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish)  (AAM).

Association Flore Reunion,  2001, Encyclopedie online de la Flore de la Reunion.  < http://www.flore-reunion.com/frame.html >. 1600 plantes. Indexes in French, English, Latin.

Bartol Tomaž  (doc. dr.) & Working Group, 2000 - 2003,   Latinsko-slovensko-angleški geslovnik rastlin in živali  (Latin-Slovenian-English glossary of plants and animals).   Hosted by Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia in cooperation with FAO SEUR.
AGROTEZAVER, FLORA IN FAVNA, 1. del: botanične družine.  < http://www.agroweb.bf.uni-lj.si/geslovnik1.html >.
AGROTEZAVER, FLORA IN FAVNA, 2. del: botanične družine. < http://www.agroweb.bf.uni-lj.si/geslovnik2.html >.
(
AGROTHESAURUS - FLORA AND FAUNA,  Part 1 & Part 2: Botanical families).

Botanische Datenbank mit über 7000 Einträgen. Blütenpflanzen, Farne und Schachtelhalme, Wildpflanzen, Zierpflanzen, Zimmerpflanzen und wichtige Nutzpflanzen der Erde.
< http://www.botanikus.de/Botanik2/Botanik-Datenbank.pdf >.

CRDP de Franche-Comté, 2004, Collège de Pont de Roide. La Flore de Franche-Comté. Ornithogales. < http://crdp.ac-besancon.fr/ressourc/flore/flore/nom_com/ornithogales.htm >. (CRDP)

Digitalizace knih 2004, Nicolaus Joseph Jacquin: Icones Plantarum Rariorum (2). Rare old books digitized. Czechoslovakia. < http://digi.azz.cz/showbooknoimage.php?BookID=2&lng=1 >.

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp >.   (EuroD)

Farmers' Rights Information Service, Supported by Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation, Developed by  M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation India .  Medicinal Plants Information of TamilNadu. < http://www.mssrf.org/fris9809/TN-Ethnobotony.html#top >.

FLORA DELLE ALPI MARITTIME. 2004, Catalogazione botanica completa e aggiornata di fiori e piante delle Alpi Marittime. Indice - Ricerca per Nome Comune. < http://www.floramarittime.it/nomi_comuni.php >. Indice - Ricerca per Genere. (FDAM)

Franjić Josip (Izv. prof. dr. sc.)  &  Škvorc Željko  (Mr. sc), 2001 - 2005,  Šumarska botanika, Šumsko drveće i grmlje Hrvatske (Online). Šumarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu & Ministarstva znanosti i tehnologije Republike Hrvatske.  < http://www.sumfak.hr/%7Ebotanika/projekt00237/popis.htm >.  

FRIS, 2004, Farmers' Rights Information Service, Supported by Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation, Developed by  M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation India .  Medicinal Plants Information of TamilNadu. < http://www.mssrf.org/fris9809/TN-Ethnobotony.html#top >.  (FRIS)

Goran Igaly, 2002 - 2005, EH Dictionary  English-Croatian Dictionary, Croatian-English Dictionary.  < http://www.taktikanova.hr/eh/eh.asp >.

Gotfredsen Erik, Liber Herbarum II, The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine. < http://www.liberherbarum.com >. (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Italian, German, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish)    (LibHer)

Horak Ernst, 
2001 - 2004,   Botanik im Bild. Flora von Österreich / Bilddatenbank der Wildpflanzen
Österreichs. Botanische Abteilung - Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.  (Presentation of the variety of the Austrian Flora. Department of Botany - Natural History Museum Vienna ).  < http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/ >, < http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Allgemein/Pflanzengattungen.html >.

Hyde Mark , 2002 - 2003, Zimbabwe Flora. Version 1.  < http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/fams/asparagac.html  >.

HYPPA 1996, HYpermédia pour la Protection des Plantes - Adventices. Adaptation Internet du CDROM HYPP, Coédition INRA-ACTA. Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie INRA-Dijon, France. < http://www.dijon.inra.fr/malherbo/hyppa/hyppa-f/noms_sc.htm#A >. (Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Photos.) (HYPPA)

IPK Gatersleben, 2002, Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops.
<
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/mansfeld/taxonomy/search_names-mf.htm >. (Mostly reliable for Latin and synonyms, German, Russian, but many other languages).    (Mansf.)

IPNI - International Plant Name Index. Online Database. (Botanical names & botanical synonyms. Authors names & their standard abbreviations). < http://www.ipni.org/ >. (IPNI)

I.S.T.A. Nomenclature Committee, 1982, A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names - Field Crops, Grasses & Vegetables, Second Edition, International Seed Testing Association, Zurich, Switzerland. < http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/glossary.pl (Romanised names only, except Russian).   (ISTA)

Kay Q. O. N.  [1], Davies E. W. [2], Rich T. C. G. [3] . Taxonomy of the western European endemic Asparagus prostratus (A. officinalis subsp.prostratus) (Asparagaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society - October 2001, vol. 137, no. 2,   pp.127-137(11) . Academic Press.
[1] School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales [2] School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, Prestons, Chewton Mendip, Bath, BA3 4NU, U.K. [3] School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, Prestons, Chewton Mendip, Bath, BA3 4NU, U.K., Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum & Gallery of Wales, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, Wales.

Kerguélen Michel, 1999, Index Synonymique de la Flore de France. INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique).
< http://www.inra.fr/flore-france/index.htm >. (Botanical names + synonyms, French)  (ISF) 

LanguageGuide.org 2005,  Vegetable list - Image, sound and name (Hindi).  < http://www.languageguide.org/im/veg/hi/ >.  Excellent site. (LGorg)

LOGOS Dictionary, 1995 - 2004, Italy.  < http://www.logos.net/ > or < http://www.logosdictionary.com/pls/dictionary/new_dictionary.index_p > or < http://www.logos.it/dictionary/index_en.html >. (60 + languages).   (Logos)

Mohammad & Faisal Nasim, Raza Abbas, 2002 - 2003 , Apni Urdu ,  FREE Urdu Translation, Transliteration, and Email - WAP gateway.
< http://www.apniurdu.com/ >.  Image-based Urdu words.    (Apni)

Molnár Tamás & Ivanics József, 2003, Berze Nagy János Gimnázium és Szakiskola, Gyöngyös. Tanösvény a Sár-hegyen. A tanösvényen található növényfajok listája latin név szerint rendezve.  < http://www.berze-nagy.sulinet.hu/tanos/fooldal/novlat.htm >.  (Joz)

Mrkvicka Alexander et al. 2003, Botanik im Bild. Flora von Österreich. Bild-Datenbank der Wildpflanzen Österreichs. < http://www.gut-im-bild.at/pages-G/Ornithogalum.htm >. < http://www.gut-im-bild.at/Pflanzengattungen.html > Generic index. (Mrkv)

Nattamon Homthong  Ms. , 2001, Vegetable Gallery, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences , Maejo University.  < http://www.mju.ac.th/fac-agr/hort/vegetable/gallery.asp >. Names & Thumbnail photos. (NatH)

S. I. S. 1998-2005 , Pandanus Database of Plants. Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tamil and Latin Plant names.  Seminar of Indian Studies (S. I. S.), Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Czech Republic.  < http://iu.ff.cuni.cz/pandanus/database >.

Pixieflore, 2004, Balades dans le Monde des Plantes Sauvages des Régions de France.
< http://www.pixiflore.com/pages/recherche/rech_alpha_lat.asp?offset=10 >.
< http://www.pixiflore.com/pages/recherche/rech_alpha_ita.asp >.
(German, French, English, Italian, Spanish) (Good but limited to 145  species). (Pixie)

Randall Rod, 2002, The Global Compendium of Weeds, Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project. < http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/menus/fam_h.htm > . (GCW)

Savela Markku, 1998 - 2002. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. An enormous database on insects, plants and fish. (could be useful to the genetic engineers of the world) with English indexes, Finnish indexes, Latin indexes and Swedish names.
< http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/warp/food-plants-a.html >. (SavMark)

Schroeter A.I., Panasiuk V.A. & Bykov V.A. (Editor), 1999, Dictionary of Plant Names, Koeltz Scientific Books, Germany. (Pan)

Simonović Dragutin, 1959,  Botanički rečnik - imena biljaka; Naučno delo, Izdavačka ustanova srpske akademije nauka, Beograd.

Spohn Roland (Dr.), 2002 - 2004, Botanik-Dia-Archiv - Botanik-Fotoarchiv, Deutschland. A photo archive with comprehensive indexes in Latin and German. < http://www.spohns.de/DrRolandSpohn/Pflanzen-latein-A.html  >, < http://www.spohns.de/DrRolandSpohn/Pflanzen-deutsch-A.html >. See also Horak Ernst  (German)  (SR)

SSSBiotic.com (India), 2004, Asparagus plants from India. Asparagus adscendens & Asparagus racemosus.  < http://www.sssbiotic.com >. (sbio)

Swedish Museum of Natural History < http://www.nrm.se/fbo/chk/lexo.htm >. (SwedMus)

Thingnam Girija et al. 2008, Flowers of India. < http://www.flowersofindia.net/botanical.html >. (Fl-IND)

UrduWord.com, 2000 - 2003,  Online English - Urdu Dictionary. < http://www.urduword.com/Home/index.cgi >.

USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. (USDA)

USDA, ARS, 2002, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?asparagus (24 June 2004). (GRIN)

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing. (Wang)

W3TROPICOS, 1995 - 2004, Missouri Botanical Garden's VAST (VAScular Tropicos) Nomenclatural Database and Associated Authority Files. < http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html >. (W3Trop)

 1-800 - Translate, 2004, Free Computer Translation Online. < http://www.1-800-translate.com/services/freecomputer/freecompwiz.asp >. Rather good machine translations handling 17 languages in or out, any matched pair. Handles single words or text with up to 125 words. Particularly useful for Arabic, a language badly serviced on the web.    (1-800)


 

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