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Asparagaceae

Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Asparagus

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Shatavari: This is a photograph of Asparagus racemosus, which is called 'shatavari'in hindi.
Photo: Neha.Vindhya, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (18)
Amharic
ሰሪቲ
Arabic
شاتا فاري
Bangla
শতমূলী
Bhojpuri
सतावर
Burmese
ရှဉ့်မတက်ပင်
Chinese
長刺天門冬, 长刺天门冬
English
Shatavari
Hindi
सतावर
Japanese
シャタバリ
Kannada
ಶತಾವರಿ
Konkani
शतावरी
Malayalam
ശതാവരി
Marathi
शतावरी
Sanskrit
शतावरीसस्यम्
Tamil
சாத்தாவாரி
tcy
ಉದುರಿ ಬೂರು
Telugu
శతావరి
Thai
ผักชีช้าง, จ๋วงเครือ, สามร้อยราก

Synonyms

  • Asparagopsis abyssinica Kunth
  • Asparagopsis acerosa Kunth
  • Asparagopsis brownei Kunth
  • Asparagopsis decaisnei Kunth
  • Asparagopsis floribunda Kunth
  • Asparagopsis hohenackerii 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 racemosus var. javanicus (Kunth) Baker
  • Asparagus racemosus var. longicladodius Chiov.
  • Asparagus racemosus var. subacerosus Baker
  • Asparagus racemosus var. tetragonus (Bresler) Baker
  • Asparagus racemosus var. zeylanicus Baker
  • Asparagus stachyoides Spreng. ex Baker
  • Asparagus tetragonus Bresler
  • Asparagus zeylanicus (Baker) Hook.f.
  • Geitonoplesium scandens Hassk.
  • Protasparagus acerosus (Roxb.) 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

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.