Smilax microphylla C.H.Wright

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Characteristics

Vines climbing. Stem branched, 1--5 m, woody; branches minutely prickly. Petiole 0.5--2 cm, narrowly winged for 1/2--2/3 its length; abscission zone apical; tendrils commonly present. Leaf blade abaxially glaucous, ovate-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3--9 × 1--4 cm. Inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate; peduncle strikingly shorter than petiole, usually minutely scabrous; umbels of both sexes 2--15-flowered, base thickened; bracteoles many, small, persistent. Male flowers: tepals greenish, 1.6--2 × 0.7--1 mm; stamens very short. Female flowers: tepals slightly smaller than male ones; staminodes 3. Berries blue-black, globose, 5--7 mm in diam. Fl. Jun--Aug, fr. Oct--Nov.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Smilax microphylla world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541640-1
WFO ID wfo-0000742768
COL ID 4XWN8
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Synonyms

Smilax castaneiflora Smilax gracillima Smilax microphylla Smilax labordei Smilax elegans subsp. microphylla Smilax microphylla var. angustifolia