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Smilax havanensis

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Jacquin

Common Names

• Laurel-leaved Greenbriar

Geographical Habitats

• Bahamas
• Brazil
• Cayman Islands
• Cuba
• Hispaniola
• Mexico
• Turks & Caicos
• S. Florida - USA

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• forest
• pine woods
• coral rock.

Flowering Times

• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug Jul (Haiti)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Jun
• Dec Jul (Haiti)

Trailing or high-climbing tuberous tendril vine with angled zig-zag stems & hooked sparse thorns. Mucronate leaves to 135mm x 35mm, spiny-toothed on the nerves beneath. Umbels with bracts & minute brateoles, Male umbels to 30 flowers, greenish-yellow flowers, sepals & petals of staminate flowers to 2mm long, female umbels to 8 flowers, sepals 1.2mm long. Black berry to 6mm diameter

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• RSNRV
• FOSEUS
• SAFIO
• Kew