Asparagaceae FAMILY

Asparagus cochinchinensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Asparagus cochinchinensis is a climbing, perennial plant producing a cluster of stems 1 - 2 metres long from a tuberous rootstock[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild for use in traditional medicine, and the roots are sometimes used locally for food. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines

HabitatThinly forested slopes, roadsides, waste fields; from near sea level to 1,700 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Near seashores all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].