Smilax bauhinioides Kunth

Species

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Characteristics

A climbing vine. The stems are branched. They are 1-2 m long and woody. There are a few prickles. The leaf stalk is 1.5-2 cm long and scarcely winged. There are usually tendrils near the base. The leaf blade is almost round and 4.5-7 cm long by 4-6.5 cm wide. It is thickly leathery. There are 5 main veins. They are raised on both surfaces except the mid vein.
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Vines climbing. Stem branched, terete, 1--2 m, woody; branches densely verruculose, sparsely prickly. Petiole 1.5--2 cm, scarcely winged; abscission zone distal; tendrils usually present near base. Leaf blade suborbicular, 4.5--7 × 4--6.5 cm, thickly leathery, main veins 5, raised on both sides except midvein concave adaxially, base rounded, apex mucronate.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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A tropical plant. It grows in pine forests in S China.
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The young leaves are eaten.
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Edible fruits leaves
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Distribution

Smilax bauhinioides world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541298-1
WFO ID wfo-0000740811
COL ID 4XWC9
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Synonyms

Smilax anamitica Smilax incerta Smilax bauhinioides