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Asparagus falcatus

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID644014dd3c53a949195527
Scientific name Asparagus falcatus
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 313 (1753)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No documented non-medicinal culinary uses are reported for Asparagus falcatus.

Industrial and craft applications:
No established industrial or craft uses are reported for this species.

Colorants and tanning:
No documented use as a dye, ink, or tannin source is reported.

Wood and fiber:
No timber or fiber uses are reported.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented uses in fragrance or cosmetics are reported.

Common products:
The only documented application is as a foliage plant in ornamental horticulture, typically grown in containers or as a climbing vine; fronds are occasionally used as filler greenery in cut flower arrangements. No non-ornamental commercial products are documented.

Properties relevant to use:
The species is valued for its evergreen, glossy, sickle-shaped cladophylls; the clambering habit and moderate vigour suit indoor and conservatory displays. No material properties relevant to non-ornamental uses are reported.

Standards and regulation:
No specific standards or regulatory frameworks are identified for this species in relation to commercial products.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Sourcing is primarily through horticultural cultivation for ornamental markets; no sustainability frameworks specific to this taxon are documented.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Asparagus aethiopicus var. ternifolius Baker Refug. Bot. 4: t. 261. 1871
Asparagus falcatus var. ternifolius (Baker) Jessop Bothalia 9: 70 1966
Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm. S. African J. Bot. 2: 244 (1983)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
Azerbaijani oraqşəkilli qulançar
Estonian mõõkaspar
Persian سرخس مارچوبه
Polish szparag sierpowaty
Swedish klättersparris
Chinese 镰叶天门冬

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Rwanda
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000632455
Tropicos 18401032
INPN 629121
Flora of Italy 9594
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531097-1
The Plant List kew-275047
Open Tree Of Life 736863
NCBI Taxonomy 77334
IPNI 531097-1
iNaturalist 283326
GBIF 2768780
Freebase /m/0g9w946
EPPO ASPFA
EOL 987745
USDA GRIN 5511
Wikipedia Asparagus_falcatus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812860
doi:10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:38270178
How Poor Is Aphyllophoroid Fungi Diversity in the Boreal Urban Greenhouses of Eastern Europe? Shiryaev AG, Zmitrovich IV, Senator SA, Minogina EN, Tkachenko OB J Fungi (Basel) 17-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10672352
doi:10.3390/jof9111116
PMID:37998921
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Asparagus Fructans as Emerging Prebiotics Hamdi A, Viera-Alcaide I, Guillén-Bejarano R, Rodríguez-Arcos R, Muñoz MJ, Monje Moreno JM, Jiménez-Araujo A Foods 23-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9818401
doi:10.3390/foods12010081
PMID:36613297
Mechanism and Antibacterial Activity of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) Functionalized with Natural Compounds from Plants Timoszyk A, Grochowalska R Pharmaceutics 25-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9784296
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics14122599
PMID:36559093
Microspines in tropical climbing plants: a small-scale fix for life in an obstacle course Lehnebach R, Paul-Victor C, Courric E, Rowe NP J Exp Bot 13-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9467647
doi:10.1093/jxb/erac205
PMID:35562069
The Complexity of Sesquiterpene Chemistry Dictates Its Pleiotropic Biologic Effects on Inflammation Arizmendi N, Alam SB, Azyat K, Makeiff D, Befus AD, Kulka M Molecules 11-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9032002
doi:10.3390/molecules27082450
PMID:35458648
The inventory of camel feed resource and the evaluation of its chemical composition in south‐east rangelands of Ethiopia Habte M, Eshetu M, Andualem D, Maryo M, Legesse A Vet Med Sci 22-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8294363
doi:10.1002/vms3.471
PMID:33750028
Emerging Herbal Cosmetic Production in Sri Lanka: Identifying Possible Interventions for the Development of the Herbal Cosmetic Industry Gamage DG, Dharmadasa RM, Abeysinghe DC, Wijesekara RG, Prathapasinghe GA, Someya T Scientifica (Cairo) 10-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7984923
doi:10.1155/2021/6662404
PMID:33791143
The traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of bacterial respiratory diseases: A review of the ethnobotany and scientific evaluations Cock IE, Van Vuuren SF J Ethnopharmacol 27-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7383173
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113204
PMID:32730881
Determination of In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Five Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants against Selected Human Pathogenic Bacteria De Zoysa MH, Rathnayake H, Hewawasam RP, Wijayaratne WM Int J Microbiol 06-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6526512
doi:10.1155/2019/7431439
PMID:31198423
Therapeutic Potential of Plants and Plant Derived Phytochemicals against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury Subramanya SB, Venkataraman B, Meeran MF, Goyal SN, Patil CR, Ojha S Int J Mol Sci 28-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6321362
doi:10.3390/ijms19123776
PMID:30486484
Antimicrobial Resistance: Its Surveillance, Impact, and Alternative Management Strategies in Dairy Animals Sharma C, Rokana N, Chandra M, Singh BP, Gulhane RD, Gill JP, Ray P, Puniya AK, Panwar H Front Vet Sci 08-Jan-2018
PMCID:PMC5766636
doi:10.3389/fvets.2017.00237
PMID:29359135
Rose Prickles and Asparagus Spines – Different Hook Structures as Attachment Devices in Climbing Plants Gallenmüller F, Feus A, Fiedler K, Speck T PLoS One 02-Dec-2015
PMCID:PMC4667892
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143850
PMID:26629690
Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale region, Ethiopia Bussmann RW, Swartzinsky P, Worede A, Evangelista P J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 24-Sep-2011
PMCID:PMC3196683
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-7-28
PMID:21943288

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Tetraterpenoids / Carotenoids / Xanthophylls
(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16Z,18E)-1-[(1S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-19-[(1S,4S,6R)-4-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 11814033 Click to see 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16Z,18E)-19-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-1-[(1S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 162933253 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12Z,14Z,16E,18E)-19-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-1-[(1S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 162933255 Click to see CC1=C(C(CC(C1)O)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC(=O)C2(CC(CC2(C)C)O)C)C)C 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
(2E,4E,6E,8Z,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-19-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-1-[(1R,4S)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 23258405 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
(2E,4E,6E,8Z,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-19-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-1-[(1S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 162933258 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
(2E,4Z,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-19-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-1-[(1R,4S)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 23258403 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
(2E,4Z,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-19-[(4R)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl]-1-[(1S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 162933256 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
1-(4-Hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl)-19-(4-hydroxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-1-yl)-4,8,13,17-tetramethylnonadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaen-1-one 73114088 Click to see CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC12C(CC(CC1(O2)C)O)(C)C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC(=O)C3(CC(CC3(C)C)O)C 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
13-cis-Capsanthin 23258406 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
9-cis-Capsanthin 23258404 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
9-cis-Violaxanthin 5282218 Click to see 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
Capsanthin (Paprika Extract) 4481061 Click to see 584.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
CID 162936689 162936689 Click to see CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=C=C1C(CC(CC1(C)O)O)(C)C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC(=O)C2(CC(CC2(C)C)O)C 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)01417-9
Violaxanthin 448438 Click to see 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(2E,4E,6Z,8Z,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-1,20-bis[(1R,4R)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylicosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaene-1,20-dione 163016184 Click to see CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC(=O)C1(CC(CC1(C)C)O)C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC(=O)C2(CC(CC2(C)C)O)C 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
(2Z,4Z,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-1,20-bis[(1R,4R)-4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl]-4,8,13,17-tetramethylicosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaene-1,20-dione 163016185 Click to see CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC(=O)C1(CC(CC1(C)C)O)C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC(=O)C2(CC(CC2(C)C)O)C 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
1,20-Bis(4-hydroxy-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl)-4,8,13,17-tetramethylicosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18-nonaene-1,20-dione 4481062 Click to see 600.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acid derivatives / Carboxylic acid amides / 2-heteroaryl carboxamides
(4S)-6,7-dibromo-4-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-1-one 10448074 Click to see 309.94 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)01417-9
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aldehydes / Aryl-aldehydes
Cyclopenta(c)pyran-7-carboxaldehyde, 4-(ethoxymethyl)- 3062371 Click to see CCOCC1=COC=C2C1=CC=C2C=O 204.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aldehydes / Medium-chain aldehydes
2-Nonene-4,6,8-triynal 5283343 Click to see 128.13 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)01417-9
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Benzoquinolines / Acridines / Acridones
1-Hydroxy-2,3,6,7-tetramethoxy-10-methylacridin-9-one 163041408 Click to see 345.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Eupalitin 5748611 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)OC 330.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10870-010-9687-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans / Isoflavanones / 6-prenylated isoflavanones
5-Hydroxy-3-[4-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenyl]-8,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)pyrano[2,3-h]chromen-4-one 25231268 Click to see 472.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447

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