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CLASSIFICATION
TAXON
Asparagus adscendens Roxb.
FAMILY
Asparagaceae Juss.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Liliaceae
GENUS
Asparagus L.
SPECIES
adscendens Roxb. Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 2:153. 1832
Plant Description
Sub-erect prickly shrub having tall, much branched, ascending branchletsand white tuberous roots. Roots are 30 to 100 cm long, 0.7 to 1.0 cm thick, white, odourless and sweetish in taste.