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Smilax schomburgkiana

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Kunth

Common Names

• Dorokwaroplimpla (Creole)
• Cockshun (Creole)
• Dorokwaro Yuruwan (Arawak)
• Sipyatamu (Carib)
• Kaihido (Waroa)

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• secondary vegetation
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jul
• Oct-Jan (Guyana)

Tendril climbing tuberous dioecious vine with tuberculate branches & branchlets, hooked spines to 2mm long, spines all over, tuber to 225g. Leaves to 250mm x 90mm with 2 tendrils either side of petiole. Axillary umbels, male flowers greenish-yellow, tepals 20mm x 10mm. Female flowers with tepals 15mm x 7mm. 10mm diameter orange-red berry.

Further References

• NHN
• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew
• Academia ResearchGate