Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusAsparagus
Scientific name with authorshipAsparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Asparagopsis sinica Miq.Asparagus cochinchinensis f. pygmaeus (Makino) Yamashita & M.N.TamuraAsparagus cochinchinensis subsp. dolichoclados F.T.Wang & TangAsparagus cochinchinensis subsp. longifolius F.T.Wang & TangAsparagus cochinchinensis subsp. pygmaeus (Makino) OhwiAsparagus cochinchinensis var. dolichoclados F.T.Wang & TangAsparagus cochinchinensis var. longifolius F.T.Wang & TangAsparagus cochinchinensis var. pygmaeus (Makino) OhwiAsparagus dauricus subsp. elongatus Pamp.Asparagus dauricus var. elongatus Pamp.Asparagus falcatus Thunb.Asparagus gaudichaudeanus KunthAsparagus gaudichaudianus KunthAsparagus insularis HanceAsparagus lucidus Lindl.Asparagus lucidus subsp. dolichocladus Merr. & RolfeAsparagus lucidus subsp. pygmaeus MakinoAsparagus lucidus var. dolichocladus Merr. & RolfeAsparagus lucidus var. pygmaeus MakinoAsparagus sinicus (Miq.) C.H.WrightMelanthium cochinchinense Lour.Melanthium cochinchinensis Lour.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier531041-1
Use codesGS HF ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.