Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax maritima Feay ex Alph.Wood

First published in Class-book Bot., ed. 1861: 702 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to E. Texas. It is a tuberous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2010 Drummond [433] United States Smilax smallii K000400474 Yes
May 1, 2010 Hall, E. [640] United States Smilax smallii K000400475 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Smilax smallii K002379452 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [5188] United States Smilax smallii K002379450 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [9085] United States Smilax smallii K002379449 Yes
Kral, R. [19465] United States Smilax smallii K002379454 Yes
Buckley, S.B. Smilax smallii K002379366 Yes
Elliott Smilax smallii K002379363 Yes
[C. F. P.] Smilax smallii K002379365 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. Smilax smallii K002379364 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Smilax smallii K002379451 Yes
Drummond, T. [349] United States Smilax smallii K002379453 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6882] United States Smilax cinnamomifolia K000820843 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

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