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Smilax megalantha

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

C.H. Wright

Common Names

• Da hua ba qia (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Guizhou
• Hubei
• Sichuan
• Yunnan - China
• Myanmar

Natural Habitats

• Forest & thickets
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Mar-Apr
• Sep (China)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Nov (China)

Woody vine sparsely prickly & sometimes with tendrils, axillary umbels, male 8mm greenish-yellow to white flowers, female flowers sligjhtly smaller & coral-red berries to 15mm diameter

Further References

• Bean 1950
• Krussmann 1986
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Kew