Asparagus cochinchinensis

Asparagus cochinchinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Asparagoideae
Genus:	Asparagus
Species:	A. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
	Asparagus cochinchinensis; (Lour.) Merr.
Synonyms
	List Melanthium cochinchinense Lour. ; Asparagopsis sinica Miq. ; Asparagus cochinchinensis var. dolichoclados F.T.Wang & Tang ; Asparagus cochinchinensis var. longifolius F.T.Wang & Tang ; Asparagus cochinchinensis f. pygmaeus (Makino) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura ; Asparagus cochinchinensis var. pygmaeus (Makino) Ohwi ; Asparagus dauricus var. elongatus Pamp. ; Asparagus falcatus Thunb. ; Asparagus gaudichaudianus Kunth ; Asparagus insularis Hance ; Asparagus lucidus Lindl. ; Asparagus lucidus var. dolichocladus Merr. & Rolfe ; Asparagus lucidus var. pygmaeus Makino ; 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]

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]

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References

^ ^a ^b "Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
^ Merrill ED (1919) Philipp. J. Sci. 15: 230.
^ 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)
^ ^a ^b Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 9629B) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
^ 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)

External links

Data related to Asparagus cochinchinensis at Wikispecies
Media related to Asparagus cochinchinensis at Wikimedia Commons

[POWO-1] "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.

[COL-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)

[CCVN-4] 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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