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Smilax aspericaulis

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Wallich ex A. de Candolle

Propagation

D.

Common Names

• You zhi ba qia (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Taiwan
• Xizang
• Yunnan - China
• Andaman Islands
• Assam
• Meghalaya
• Nicobar Islands
• Sikkim - India
• Ryukyu Islands - Japan
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest & thickets
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Dec-Feb (China)
• Oct-May (India)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Sep (China)
• Oct-May (India)

Woody climbing vine with some prickles & tendrils. Raceme of 3-7 umbels of 5mm male flowers with outer tepals to 5mm x 1.2mm, inner tepals narrower, female flowers smaller & purplish-black berries to 6mm diameter

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• JNBR
• Kew