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Smilax siphilitica

Botanic Family

Smilacaceae

Author

Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow

Common Names

• Ilambo (Quichua)
• Casha Huasca Muyo (Quichua)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Leeward Islands
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad
• Venezuela
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Coastal
• forest edge
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Liana with green flowers, 2mm dia. reddish-orange fruit, spines sparsely thorny, tendrils

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Kew