Smilax myrtillus A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Characteristics

Shrubs erect. Stem densely branched, 50--100 cm, sparsely prickly; branchlets usually 4-angled, with winglike edges. Petiole 1--4 mm, basally auriculate; auricles paired, lanceolate to ovate, 1--2 × ca. 0.5 mm, membranous, margin lacerate-fimbriate; abscission zone at middle; tendrils absent. Leaf blade usually rhombic-ovate, 1--5 × 0.6--2.5(--3) cm, thinly papery, main veins 3(--5), raised adaxially. Inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate; peduncle 5--10 mm; umbels of both sexes 2--10-flowered. Male flowers: tepals purplish green, ca. 1.5 × 0.4--0.6 mm; stamens ca. 0.5 mm. Female flowers: tepals ca. 1 × 0.3 mm; staminodes 3. Berries blue-black, globose, 6--8 mm in diam. Fl. Jul, fr. Oct--Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Smilax myrtillus world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541659-1
WFO ID wfo-0000742776
COL ID 4XWNQ
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Synonyms

Smilax myrtillus Smilax rigida subsp. myrtillus Smilax myrtillus var. dulongensis Smilax rigida var. myrtillus