Smilax fluminensis Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous plant. It grows 4.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits leaves roots shoots
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (root), Aphrodisiacs (root), Demulcents (root), Hypohidrosis (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Skin diseases (root), Syphilis (root), Sexually transmitted diseases (tuber), Skin diseases (tuber), Alterative (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Dermatosis (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Enteritis (unspecified), Flux (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Cancer(Digestive) (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Disorder of ejaculation (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Helminthiasis (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Psoriasis (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Fruit

Smilax fluminensis fruit picture by pedrogc -- (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Smilax fluminensis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315321-2
WFO ID wfo-0000742594
COL ID 6YS7M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Smilax syringoides Smilax fluminensis Smilax china Smilax syringoides var. multiflora Smilax syringoides var. syringoides