Asparagus cochinchinensis

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]

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[1]
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

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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