Smilax gagnepainii T.Koyama

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Characteristics

Vines climbing. Stem branched, woody; branches 4-angled, sometimes sparsely prickly, angles narrowly winged. Petiole 1.5--4 cm, winged for ca. 2/3 its length; wings 1--3 mm wide; abscission zone distal; tendrils sometimes present. Leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 17--25 × 4--10 cm, thickly leathery, main veins 3(--5), base rounded or broadly cuneate. Inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally prophyllate; peduncle 1.5--4 cm, proximally articulate; umbel 5--20-flowered.
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A climbing shrub.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

The young leaves and shoots are fried as a vegetable or cooked in soup.
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Edible leaves
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541452-1
WFO ID wfo-0000742630
COL ID 4XWGK
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Synonyms

Smilax tetraptera Smilax gagnepainii