Smilax leucophylla Blume

Climber to c. 20 m; stems 5-10 mm diam., sparsely armed, reddish. Leaves coriaceous, broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, 3-5-nerved; lamina 10-32 cm long, 4-22 cm wide, reddish above, glaucous beneath, veins on lower surface raised; petiole 20-40 mm long; stipules inflated, with tendrils. Inflorescence branched, axillary; pedicels 9-16 mm long. Flowers 7-9 mm long, greenish-white, oblong in bud. Male flowers with filamentous stamens. Female flowers with 3-6 staminodes; ovary ovoid, 3-4 mm long, glabrous. Berry c. 10 mm diam., black. Seeds 2 or 3.

A tropical plant. It grows in hill forest. In Java it grows up to 1,100 m above sea level.

The young leaves are cooked as vegetables.

Plants can be grown from seeds.