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Asparagus
racemosus Willd.
Synonym
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Asparagus zeylanicus
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Family
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Asparagaceae
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Local name
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English- Asparagus
Malayalam-shathavari
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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July - August
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Distribution
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Paleotropics
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Distribution
in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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All forest
types, also in the plains
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Endemic
/Exotic
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Endemic to India and the Himalayas
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Uses
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The roots
are useful in nervous disorders, dyspepsia, tumours, scalding of urine,
throat infections, tuberculosis, cough bronchitis and general debility and
used for treating sexual debility, infertility in both the sexes, The paste
of fresh leaves is used to apply on the burning sensation of the skin in
small-pox.
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Key botanical characters :
Woody perennial climbers; stem often spinescent, terete,
green;. Flowers bisexual,; bracts triangular;pedicelPerianth-lobes 6,
whiteoblong, acute. Stamens 6, adnate to the perianth lobes; filaments
subulate.Ovary long, globose to slightly 3-gonous, 3-celled; ovules 2 per
cell; stigma 3, recurved. Berry globose, purple on ripening; seeds 2-5,
globose.
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