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Smilax perfoliata

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Loureiro

Common Names

• Chuan qiao ba qia (Pinyin)
• Sein-nabaw (Myanmar)
• Dây hông dong trang (Vietnam)
• Dây chong chong (Vietnam)
• Chrai (Vietnam)
• Cre (Vietnam)
• Dây nau (Vietnam)
• Com lang (Vietnam)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Taiwan
• S Yunnan - China
• Assam - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest & thickets
• coastal
• disturbed areas
• secondary growth
• evergreen forests

Flowering Times

• Apr (China)

Fruiting Times

• Oct (China)
• Apr-Jun (Thailand)

Woody perennial evergreen tendril liane with coriaceou glabrous leaves 170mm x 100mm, glabrous stems armed with prickles, axillary umbels or panicles to 60mm long with bracts to 5mm long, of male 6mm flowers, sepals 2mm x 7mm, petals similar, female flowers slightly smaller, berries to 7mm diameter

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F indochine
• JAA
• Kew