Smilax longifolia Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen vine. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Syphilis (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Smilax longifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315317-2
WFO ID wfo-0000742904
COL ID 4XWLK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732422
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Synonyms

Sarsaparilla acuminata Smilax flavescens Smilax acuminata Smilax officinalis Smilax papyracea Smilax longifolia Smilax syphilitica