Asparagus gonoclados
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Asparagus gonoclados
Identify Asparagus gonoclados by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Angled (gonoclados) stems.
- Confirm leaf shape: Needle-like.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Liliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Asparagus gonoclados.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asparagus gonoclados
- Genus
- Asparagus
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Needle-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asparagus gonoclados itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asparagus gonoclados itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Sinhala
- හාතවාරිය
About Asparagus gonoclados
Asparagus gonoclados is a climber in the Liliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala and 2 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Asparagus gonoclados belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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