PROTASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS

This member of the Asparagaceae was given the name Asparagus racemosus by Willder in 1799 and placed in the Liliaceae family. In 1983, Anna Amelia Obermeyer classified it as Asparagaceae. It is found in north and western Australia, south-east Asia and around eastern Africa. The roots are used in medicine. It grows in a rich soil with some water and little sun. The small flowers are white. It can be reproduced both by dividing the bulbs and by seed.

The genera name from Greek protos; 'first', and asparagos, 'the asparagus plant'.

The species name from Latin racemose; 'flowering on the stem'. Synonyms. Asparagopsis abyssinica Kunth Asparagopsis acerosa Kunth Asparagopsis brownei Kunth Asparagopsis decaisnei Kunth Asparagopsis floribunda Kunth Asparagopsis hohenackeri Kunth Asparagopsis javanica Kunth Asparagopsis retrofracta Schweinf. ex Baker Asparagopsis sarmentosa Dalzell & A.Gibson Asparagopsis subquadrangularis Kunth Asparagus acerosus Roxb. Asparagus dubius Decne. Asparagus fasciculatus R.Br. Asparagus jacquemontii Baker Asparagus penduliflorus Zipp. ex Span. Asparagus petitianus A.Rich. Asparagus stachyoides Spreng. ex Baker Asparagus tetragonus Bresler Asparagus zeylanicus (Baker) Hook.f. Protasparagus acerosus (Kunth) Kamble Protasparagus jacquemontii (Baker) Kamble Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. Protasparagus racemosus var. javanicus (Kunth) Kamble Protasparagus racemosus var. subacerosus (Baker) Kamble Protasparagus zeylanicus (Hook.f.) Kamble Geitonoplesium scandens Hassk.