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Asparagus officinalis L. (Sp. Pl. 313. 1753) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Grenada, Saba, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [ Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], ], North America (exotic), Mexico (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native: Europe), Common Names: Asparagus (L. Antilles), Asperge (Haiti), Asperge (L. Antilles), Espárrago (Cuba), Espárrago (Dominican Republic), Espárrago (Puerto Rico), Citations:1). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 5). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 6). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 7). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 03 Aug 09 |