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Smilax longifolia

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Richard

Common Names

• Salsaparilha (Brazil)
• Zarzaparilla (Brazil)
• Saras (Achuar Jivaro)
• Sarsa (Quichua/Spanish)
• Salsaparilha de Maranhao (Brazil)
• Boyeau du Diable (Haiti)

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Hispaniola
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• forest
• inundated riverside.

Flowering Times

• Sep
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Armed twining high-climbing subshrub or vine with thorny winged stems, aerial roots & recurved spines. Leaves to 210mm x 135mm with tendrils. Umbels with bracteoles 1mm long, male umbels to 15 flowers, females to 40 flowers. Geenish flowers, male sepals 5.5mm long, females 3mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• Botanicus
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• RSNRV
• FOPE
• SAFIO
• Kew