Smilax pottingeri Prain

Species

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Characteristics

Vines herbaceous, becoming blackish when dried. Stem terete, rigid, slightly woody proximally, smooth. Petiole 2--5 cm, slightly compressed, narrowly winged; wings 1--2.5 cm × ca. 1 mm, apically minutely auriculate; abscission zone inconspicuous; tendrils commonly present. Leaf blade abaxially glaucous, ovate to broadly so, 10--18 × 6--17 cm, herbaceous to thinly papery, abaxially white powdery, main veins 5--7. Male inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate; peduncle 3--6 cm; umbel densely 40--70-flowered, base 3--4 mm in diam. Male flowers: tepals 4--5 × 1--1.5 mm; stamens slightly shorter than tepals. Female flowers unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541753-1
WFO ID wfo-0000741848
COL ID 4XWRH
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Synonyms

Smilax pottingeri Heterosmilax pottingeri Smilax jiankunii