Asparagus cochinchinensis

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Asparagus cochinchinensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species:
A. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Asparagus cochinchinensis
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Melanthium cochinchinenseLour.
  • Asparagopsis sinicaMiq.
  • Asparagus cochinchinensis var. dolichocladosF.T.Wang & Tang
  • Asparagus cochinchinensis var. longifoliusF.T.Wang & Tang
  • Asparagus cochinchinensis f. pygmaeus(Makino) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura
  • Asparagus cochinchinensis var. pygmaeus(Makino) Ohwi
  • Asparagus dauricus var. elongatusPamp.
  • Asparagus falcatusThunb.
  • Asparagus gaudichaudianusKunth
  • Asparagus insularisHance
  • Asparagus lucidusLindl.
  • Asparagus lucidus var. dolichocladusMerr. & Rolfe
  • Asparagus lucidus var. pygmaeusMakino
  • Asparagus sinicus(Miq.) C.H.Wright

Asparagus cochinchinensis [2] is a species of flowering plant, sometimes called "Chinese asparagus", in the subfamily Asparagoideae of the family Asparagaceae . [1] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [3]

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Range and description

Asparagus cochinchinensis is distributed in eastern Asia including the Philippines and Japan; named after the southern region of Vietnam, in Vietnamese A. cochinchinensis is called thiên môn đông, [4] the latter similar to tian men dong (天門冬) in Chinese. This is a trailing plant, growing up to 2.5 m long; leaves are phyllodes, 15-25 mm long. The flowers are axillary and the white berries are often in pairs. [4]

The roots and stems are used in traditional Chinese and Korean medicine. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Merrill ED (1919) Philipp. J. Sci. 15: 230.
  3. ↑ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 12 February 2020.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 9629B) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
  5. ↑ Lee DY, Choo BK, Yoon T, Cheon MS, Lee HW, Lee AY, Kim HK (2009). Anti-inflammatory effects of Asparagus cochinchinensis extract in acute and chronic cutaneous inflammation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 121 (1): 28–24. ( PMID   18691647)
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