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|genus = Asparagus |
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|species = flagellaris |
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae |
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|authority = ([[Kunth]]) [[John Gilbert Baker|Baker]] |
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] |
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]] |
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''Asparagus abyssinicus'' <small>Hochst. ex A.Rich.</small><br> |
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]] |
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| familia = [[Asparagaceae]] |
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''Asparagus schweinfurthii'' <small>[[John Gilbert Baker|Baker]]</small><br> |
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| genus = '''''Asparagus''''' |
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''Asparagus somalensis'' <small>Chiov.</small> |
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| binomial_authority = (Kunth) Baker |
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'''''Asparagus flagellaris''''' is a [[flowering plant]] that is native to [[tropical]] [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531107-1|title= Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> |
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'''''Asparagus flagellaris''''' is a widespread [[flowering plant]] in the asparagus plant family. It is widespread in tropical Africa, where it is known as '''wild asparagus''' and used as a '''[[vegetable]]'''. |
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Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a [[vegetable]].{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The fruit — juicy orange berries with a sweet taste — are also eaten.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ruffo |first1=Christopher K. |last2=Birnie |first2=Ann |last3=Tengnäs |first3=Bo |title=Edible wild plants of Tanzania |year=2002 |publisher=Regional Land Management Unit/Sida |isbn=9966-896-62-7 }}</ref> |
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''Asparagus flagellaris'' has been much confused with ''[[Asparagus africanus]]'' Lam., which occurs in East and southern Africa, but it is not clear whether the latter species can also be found in West Africa.<ref name="prota">Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.</ref><ref name="protabase">[http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Asparagus+flagellaris&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on ''Asparagus flagellaris'']</ref> |
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==References== |
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*[http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Asparagus+flagellaris&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on ''Asparagus flagellaris''] |
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{{WestAfricanPlants|Asparagus flagellaris}} |
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{{Taxonbar|from=Q4807694}} |
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===Vernacular names=== |
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* '''[[English]]:''' wild asparagus |
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* '''[[French]]:''' asperge sauvage, asperge rampante, piège de la hyène<ref name="prota"/><ref name="protabase"/> |
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==Uses in tropical Africa== |
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The uses described here refer to both ''Asparagus flagellaris'' and ''[[Asparagus africanus]]'', which are probably used indiscriminately. <ref name="prota"/><ref name="protabase"/> |
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The young shoot-tips (‘spears’) are fleshy and edible, resembling the asparagus of commerce harvested from ''[[Asparagus officinalis]]'' L. In Tanzania the young shoots are dug up, peeled and chewed to quench thirst and hunger, especially by children and herdsmen. Uses as a vegetable, fresh or boiled, have been reported from Gabon and southern Africa, but are probably common in several other countries. The fleshy root tubers are edible after several hours cooking. The fruits are sucked out by children in Uganda and Tanzania, especially during famine periods.<ref name="prota"/><ref name="protabase"/> |
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The branchlets (cladodes) are the main ingredient of a medicine to combat guinea-worm and of an ointment for hair growth. In the Central African Republic they are eaten to combat stitch. The branchlets are used as a wound medicine in Kenya, to treat earache in Tanzania, and in many countries to treat eyesight troubles. The roots have a variety of medicinal uses. In Senegal and Tanzania they are added to food or baths for treating syphilis, gonorrhoea and other sexually transmitted diseases. In Senegal macerated root is gargled against throat troubles, and in East Africa the roots are chewed for the same purpose. In Ethiopia pounded branches mixed with butter are used as an ointment for the treatment of haemorrhoids. An embrocation is used in Senegal against rheumatism. A hot water infusion is used in Zimbabwe to arrest diarrhoea. In Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Nigeria a root macerate is used against earache, in Nigeria for the treatment of haematuria, in Kenya for curing coughs, in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania against schistosomiasis and in Tanzania (Teita tribe) as an ingredient of a complicated technique for the treatment of bubonic plague. In East Africa the branchlets, stems or roots are pounded, soaked in water and the infusion drunk 2–3 times a day for the treatment of mental disturbance.<ref name="prota"/><ref name="protabase"/> |
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The Maasai in Kenya boil the roots, add milk and give it to women immediately after childbirth to release the afterbirth. In Burkina Faso a decoction of the roots is used to promote healing of the umbilicus of the newborn by external application and in small quantity by draught. In the Central African Republic a root decoction is taken by women wishing to conceive. The roots and branchlets are ingredients of arrow-poison. In Tanzania, seeds are swallowed to prevent eye diseases.<ref name="prota"/><ref name="protabase"/> |
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Wild asparagus is used throughout Africa for a wide variety of ailments of cattle. It is used in several ceremonies and initiation rituals. In Tanzania it is planted as an ornamental. In a number of countries, the wiry stems are used for preparing traps and snares for small animals, and for making cord. The woody stem parts are used for making pencils in Sudan.<ref name="prota"/><ref name="protabase"/> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Flora of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Saudi Arabia]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Sigismund Kunth]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker]] |
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* [http://www.prota.org/uk/About+Prota/ Plant Resources of Tropical Africa] |
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* [http://database.prota.org/search.htm PROTAbase] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. flagellaris
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Asparagopsis flagellaris Kunth | |
Asparagus flagellaris is a flowering plant that is native to tropical Africa.[1]
Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a vegetable.[citation needed] The fruit — juicy orange berries with a sweet taste — are also eaten.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Ruffo, Christopher K.; Birnie, Ann; Tengnäs, Bo (2002). Edible wild plants of Tanzania. Regional Land Management Unit/Sida. ISBN 9966-896-62-7.
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