Family – Asparagaceae – 1 genus in Sri Lanka

 

25.01. ASPARAGUS L.

A.falcatus L. S:hatawariya

A.gonoclados Baker

A.officinalis L.* E:asparagus

A.racemosus Willd. [Asparagus zeylanicus (Baker) Hook, f.] S:hatawariya T:chattavari

A.setaceus (Kunth) Jessop* E: Asparagus fern

 

Reference – A CHECK LIST OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS; Lilani Kumudini Senaratna, B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Phil. (OUSL), Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda.  Published by National Science Foundation 47/5, Maitland, Place Colombo 7 SRI LANKA