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Smilax ornata

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Lemaire

Common Names

• Honduran Sarsaparilla
• Sarsaparilla
• Jamaican Sarsaparilla

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Hispaniola
• Honduras
• E. & S. Mexico
• Nicaragua

Natural Habitats

• Riverine forest

Flowering Times

• Mar-Apr (Nic)

Fruiting Times

• All year (Nic)

Armed evergreen twining high-climbing tendril vine with lobed leaves to 350mm x 230mm, spiny beneath. Axillary umbels with bracts, 5mm greenish flowers, exterior male tepals 4.5mm x 1.2mm 15mm, interior 4mm x 1mm. Black fruits, sometimes white

Further References

• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• Fedde
• JAA
• Kew