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Smilax officinalis

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Kunth

Common Names

• Barstard Sarsaparilla (Belize)

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Minas Gerais - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• secondary vegetation
• forest understorey
• forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

High-climbing sparsely spiny glabrous tendril liana with quadrangular striate stems, recurved thorns. Variable leaves to 230mm x 80mm. Axillary umbels of male or female green-cream flowers, male umbels to 10 flowers, tepals 10mm x 2mm, vanilla-scented. Black or red fruit to 18mm

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• Neotrop
• Fedde
• Standley
• Kew