Smilax outanscianensis Pamp.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Characteristics

Vines climbing. Stem branched, 2--3 m, woody, scarcely prickly. Petiole 5--10 mm, winged; wings 3--5 × 1--2 mm; abscission zone just above winged portion; tendrils sometimes present. Leaf blade elliptic to ovate, 4--10 × 2--4.5 cm. Inflorescence borne in axil of young leaf on new branchlets, of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate; peduncle 5--12 mm; umbels of both sexes several flowered, base slightly thickened, sometimes elongate; bracteoles persistent. Male flowers: tepals yellowish green, 6--7 × 1.4--2.8 mm. Female flowers: tepals smaller than male ones; staminodes 3--6. Berries purplish black, globose, 7--10 mm in diam. Fl. May, fr. Sep--Oct.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Smilax outanscianensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541696-1
WFO ID wfo-0000742507
COL ID 4XWPR
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Synonyms

Smilax outanscianensis Smilax discotis subsp. concolor Smilax discotis var. concolor