Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Asparagus qinghaiensis Y.Wan; Protasparagus filicinus (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kamble; Protasparagus filicinus var. brevifolius (Baker) Kamble; Protasparagus filicinus var. brevipes (Baker) Kamble; Protasparagus filicinus var. microclada (Hook.f.) Kamble
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Asparagus filicinus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Common name : Fern Asparagus
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chiriya-kanda, Sahasimuli, Sharanoi (Hindi)
    • Ban kurilo (Nepali)
    • Satavari (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests, thickets, shady and moist places along valleys; 1200 - 3000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The root is considered vermifuge and taeniafuge. It is a powerful diuretic, used in cholera and rheumatism.
  • Key identification features : Perennial, shrubby climbers; Stems erect, smooth, unarmed; Roots fasciculated; Cladodes 2-5-nate, falcate, flat, acuminate, costate; Pedicels solitary or 2-nate; Flowers minute, axillary, yellow; Berries globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 239
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 194
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Asparagus filicinus. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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