Smilax calophylla Wall. ex A.Dc.

Climber to c. 3 m; stems 3–4 mm diam., glabrous to prickly. Leaves chartaceous, narrowly oblong to obovate, usually 3-nerved; lamina 5–20 cm long, 2–15 cm wide, dark green above, paler below; petiole 8–15 mm long, often keeled on abaxial surface, slightly twisted; stipules slightly inflated, with tendrils. Inflorescence a simple, axillary umbel; pedicels 15–25 mm long, recurved. Flowers 5–7 mm diam., green, elongate in bud; sepals and petals 4–5 mm long, slightly recurved. Male flowers: stamens 6–7 mm long; anthers 1-1.5 mm long. Female flowers: ovary ovoid, 2–3 mm long, glabrous; stigma minutely ciliate. Berry 6–12 mm diam., black. Seeds 1 or 2, ± globose or flattened, dark brown.

Evergreen forests at elevations up to 1,600 metres.

Sometimes cultivated.

Can be grown by seedlings.