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Smilax trinervula Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Smilacaceae > Smilax

Characteristics

A small shrub which can be climbing. It loses its leaves during the year. The stem is branched. It has few or no prickles. The leaf stalk is 3-5 mm long and with narrow wings. Tendrils are present. The leaf blade is 2-5 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. It is papery. The flowering stalk is in the axil of a young leaf. Flowers of both sexes are present and they are greenish yellow. The fruit is a round, red berry. It is 5-6 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mountains, C. Japan. Forests and thickets at elevations of 400-1700 metres in Fujian, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests between 400-1700 m altitude in N & E China.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Smilax trinervula world distribution map, present in Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541918-1
WFO ID wfo-0000741931
COL ID 4XWVX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Smilax sarumame Smilax trinervula Smilax leucocarpa Smilax esquirolii Smilax biflora var. trinervula Smilax china var. trinervula
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