Smilax megacarpa A.Dc.

A climbing vine. It usually does not have prickles. The stem is branched. It is 10 m long and woody. The leaf stalk is 1.5-5 cm long and has narrow wings. Tendrils are usually present. The leaf blade is oval and 10-20 cm long by 3-12 cm wide. It is papery. There can be 1-3 flowerings stalks together. They are 3-6 cm long. There can be 6-20 flowers on each stalk. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruit is a dark red berry. It is round and 1.5-2 cm across.

Locally frequent in evergreen forest at elevations up to 1,200 metres. In Malesia, it is also found in bushes in open country.

The fruit are conserved and eaten. The rhizome is eaten.

Can be grown by seedlings.