Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax sieboldii Miq.

First published in Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., ser. 2, 2: 87 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. China to Temp. E. Asia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Taiwan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)
  • WHODrug Herbal Substances 2025

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chang [5746] China K002375597 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [10528] Korea, North K002375583 Yes
Pei, C. [10248] China K002375600 Yes
Togashi, M. [48] Japan K002375575 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [866] Japan K002375567 Yes
Law, Y.W. [1211] China K002375598 Yes
Furuse, M. [40573] Japan K002375574 Yes
Zhou, Z.Z. [0047] China K002375591 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2672] China K002375596 Yes
Faurie, U.J. (Père) [4457] Japan K002375570 Yes
Beyer; Erskine; Cowley [217] Korea, South K002375588 Yes
Yinger, B.R.; Chang, Y.J.; March, S.G.; Apps, S.A.; Bristol, P.W. [2008] Korea, South K002375587 Yes
Furuse, M. [43767] Japan K002375577 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11464] China K002375592 Yes
{Maximowicz} [s.n.] Japan K002375569 Yes
Taquet [1602] K002375586 Yes
Furuse, M. [47079] Japan K002375578 Yes
Kanai, H.; Ohashi, H.; Hasegawa, K.; Okubo, K. [9676] Japan K002375565 Yes
Watanabe, K. [s.n.] Japan K002375572 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [8672] Korea, North K002375584 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K002885467 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1301] China K002375601 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11464] China K002375593 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2672] China K002375594 Yes
Taquet [1609] Korea, South K002375589 Yes
Togashi, M. [MT7222] Japan K002375571 Yes
s.coll. [91] China K002375566 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [10623] Korea, South K002375581 Yes
{Maximowicz} [s.n.] Japan K002375568 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2672] China K002375595 Yes
Furuse, M. [43767] Japan K002375576 Yes
Carles, W.R. [172] K002375585 Yes
s.coll. [53] K002375582 Yes
Law, Y.W. [1297] China K002375599 Yes
Furuse, M. [40600] Japan K002375573 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [9270] Korea, South K002375580 Yes
Taquet [3303] Korea, South K002375590 Yes
Dallimore, W. [s.n.] K002885468 Yes
Furuse, M. [11635] Japan K002375564 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [9584] Korea, South K002375579 Yes
Oldham, R. [887] Korea, South Smilax oldhamii K000441988 Type Yes
Oldham, R. [997] Korea, South Smilax oldhamii K000820619 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images