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)

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Azerbaijani	oraqşəkilli qulançar
Estonian	mõõkaspar
Persian	سرخس مارچوبه
Polish	szparag sierpowaty
Swedish	klättersparris
Chinese	镰叶天门冬

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
- South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces
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  - Swaziland
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  - Rwanda
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros

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  - Saudi Arabia
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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

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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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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

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

Isolation and Crystal Structure Determination of 3,5,4′-Trihydroxy-6,7-Dimethoxy-Flavone (Eupalitin) from Asparagus falcatus (Linn.)

Raza Murad Ghalib, Sayed Hasan Mehdi, Rokiah Hashim, Othman Sulaiman, Arto Valkonen, Kari Rissanen, Srećko R. Trifunović

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

28-Jan-2010

doi:	10.1007/S10870-010-9687-9

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 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
(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 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,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 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-[(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 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,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 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,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 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
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 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
3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta,kappa-caroten-6'-one	4481061	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
9-cis-Capsanthin	23258404	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
9-cis-Violaxanthin	5282218	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=CC34C(CC(CC3(O4)C)O)(C)C	600.90	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 CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC12C(CC(CC1(O2)C)O)(C)C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC34C(CC(CC3(O4)C)O)(C)C	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 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
> 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 C1C(N2C(=CC(=C2Br)Br)C(=O)N1)O	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 C#CC#CC#CC=CC=O	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 CN1C2=CC(=C(C=C2C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C31)OC)OC)O)OC)OC	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 CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=COC3=C4C=CC(OC4=C(C(=C3C2=O)O)CC=C(C)C)(C)C)O)C	472.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0101447

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Asparagus falcatus

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