Smilax scobinicaulis C.H.Wright

Species

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Characteristics

Vines climbing. Stem branched, terete, 1--2 m, ± woody; stem and branches sparsely prickly, rarely scarcely so; prickles blackish, needlelike, 4--5 mm. Petiole 0.5--1.5 cm, narrowly winged for ca. 1/2 its length; abscission zone distal; tendrils well developed. Leaf blade sometimes becoming blackish when dried, ovate to elliptic-ovate, 4--12.5 × 2.5--8 cm, herbaceous. Inflorescence of 1 umbel, basally not prophyllate; peduncle rather short, usually less than 1/2 as long as petiole; umbels of both sexes 3--8-flowered, base not thickened. Male flowers: tepals yellowish green, 4--5 × 1--1.8 mm; stamens 2--3 mm. Female flowers: tepals slightly smaller than male ones; staminodes 3. Berries blue-black, globose, 6--9 mm in diam. Fl. May, fr. Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Dysentery (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Sore (unspecified)
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Distribution

Smilax scobinicaulis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000742174
COL ID 4XWTQ
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Synonyms

Smilax cavaleriei Smilax brevipes Smilax scobinicaulis Smilax ocreata Smilax martini Smilax microphylla var. nigrescens Smilax scobinicaulis var. brevipes Smilax sieboldii var. scobinicaulis Smilax brevipes var. angustifolia