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Smilax megacarpa

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

A. de Candolle

Common Names

• Da guo ba qia (Pinyin)
• Akar Kemudang (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Cambodia
• Guangxi
• Hainan
• S. Yunnan - China
• Assam
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Laos
• Pahang
• Penang
• Perak
• Sarawak - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest & thickets
• coastal
• jungle
• woodland
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Oct-Dec (China)

Fruiting Times

• May-Jun (China)

Unarmed stout woody tendril vine to 6m with leathery leaves 200mm x 80mm, umbels of male 7mm greenish-yellow flowers, flowers white 6mm long, female flowers larger, yellow or dark red berries to 20mm diameter

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• FS
• F Indochine
• P. Chai
• GBS
• Kew