Smilax hemsleyana Craib

Species

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Characteristics

Vines climbing. Stem branched, 3--5(--15) m, woody, sometimes sparsely prickly. Petiole 1.5--2.5 cm, narrowly winged for ca. 1/4 its length; abscission zone at middle; tendrils usually present. Leaf blade broadly ovate to elliptic, 7--13 × 4--11 cm. Inflorescence of 1(or 2) umbels, basally prophyllate; peduncle 1.5--4.5 cm, proximally articulate, with 1 or 2 bracts; umbels of both sexes densely many flowered, base thickened, suboblong, 3--6 × 2--4.5 mm in fruit. Male flowers: tepals ca. 5 × 0.5--1 mm; stamens slightly exserted; filaments basally connate, forming a column ca. 1 mm. Female flowers: tepals ca. 4 × 0.7--1.5 mm; staminodes 3, filiform. Berries 7--8 mm in diam. Fl. Apr--May, fr. Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Smilax hemsleyana world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541495-1
WFO ID wfo-0000742665
COL ID 4XWHX
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Synonyms

Smilax hemsleyana Smilax zeylanica subsp. hemsleyana