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Smilax ovalifolia

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Roxburgh ex D. Don

Common Names

• Jakrak (Chepang)
• Kukurdaino (Nepali)
• Nadar (Nepali)
• Nagikhre (Tamang)
• Nakre (Tamang)
• Yo Lhapte (Tamang)
• Luan ye ba qia (Pinyin)
• Khuang Thon (Laos)
• Kyatcho (Myanmar)
• Ku-ku (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• Nepal
• Hainan - China
• Andaman islands
• Assam
• Nicobar islands - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Moist forest
• coastal
• evergreen forests
• montane areas

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Large woody perennial evergreen tendril liane with some prickles, leaves 200mm x 200mm shiny beneath, umbels of male 6mm yellowish flower, female inflorescence to 100mm long, female flowers, sepals 7mm x 2.5m, petals 6mm x 2.5mm, fruit a dark red berry to 12mm diameter

Further References

• Manandhar 2002
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F Indochine
• Kew