Smilacaceae
Smilax

Smilax rufescens Griseb.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 9 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Venezuela to Brazil and Bolivia. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Andreata, R.H.P. (1995). Revisão das espécies Brasileiras do gênero Smilax Linnaeus (Smilacaceae: 1-396. Tese (Doutorado) Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • das Graçac Lapa Wanderly, M, Shepherd, G.J., Sant'Anna Melham, T., Giulietti, A.N. & Kirizawa, M. (2003). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 3: 1-367. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Andreata, R.H.P. (1995). Revisão das espécies Brasileiras do gênero Smilax Linnaeus (Smilacaceae: 1-396. Tese (Doutorado) Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • das Graçac Lapa Wanderly, M, Shepherd, G.J., Sant'Anna Melham, T., Giulietti, A.N. & Kirizawa, M. (2003). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 3: 1-367. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 12, 1993 Burchell, W.J. [2722] Brazil K000828099 Yes
Jul 12, 1993 Lima, H.C.; Lewis, G.P.; Gomes, J.C.; Morão, L.M.M. [2897] Brazil K000828100 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Stoffers, A.L.; Rijn, A.R.A.G.; Welle, B.J.H.; Bonsen, K.J. [4] Guyana K000828110 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Riedl [s.n.] Brazil K000400958 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Guedes, M.L.; Browley, G. [935] Brazil K000828107 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Lima, H.C.; Lewis, G.P.; Gomes, J.C.; Morão, L.M.M. [2906] Brazil K000828101 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Amaral, I.L.; Silva, M.N.; Monteiro, O.P.; Lima, J.; Brako, L.; Reese, W.D.; Dibben, M. [964] Brazil K000828104 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Ramos, J.; Batista, E.; Coelho, J.A. [9208] Brazil K000828103 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Thomas, W.W.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4215] Brazil K000828102 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Daly, D.C.; Stevenson, D.W.; Ramos, J.; Lima, R.P. [5443] Brazil K000828105 Yes
May 1, 1988 Barros, F., de [1143] Brazil K000828106 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Santana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; {dos Santos, E.B. [22131] Brazil K002379865 No
Sucre, D.; Ichaso, C.L.; de Carvalho, L.F.; Graziela [5221] Brazil K002379876 No
Farney, C.; Gomes, J.C. [4318] Brazil K002379875 No
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17594] Brazil K002379863 No
Carvalho, A.M.V.; Guedes, M.L.; Ferreira, M.C.; Giulietti, A.M.; Melo, E. [[PCD 0009]] Brazil K002379862 No
Wood, J.R.I. [10329] Bolivia K002885228 Yes
Farney, C.; Vinicius, M. [749] Brazil K002379879 No
Killeen, T.J.; Saldias; Guillen; {Gutierrez}; {Menacho} [5577] Bolivia K002885226 Yes
Hind, D.J.N.; Guedes, L.M. [061] Brazil K002379870 No
Cavalcanti, A.C.S.; Farney, C.; Menezes, L.F.T.; Araujo Filho, P.B.; Ramsawer, G.C. [6] Brazil K002379873 No
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18534] Brazil K002379871 No
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18402] Brazil K002379868 No
Hind, D.J.N.; Guedes, L.M. [061] Brazil K002379869 No
{Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz} [871] Brazil K002379864 No
Sucre, D.; Graziela; Dunn, D. [5953] Brazil K002379878 No
Morawetz, W.; Morawetz, M. [19-5978] Brazil K002379861 No
Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR15102] Brazil K002379880 No
Jardim, A.; Quevedo, R. [194] Bolivia K002885225 Yes
{Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Santana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; E. B. dos Santos} [22054] Brazil K002379866 No
Harley, R.M. [18534] K002379872 No
Kuhlmann, J.G. [06491] K002379877 No
Killeen, T.; Gonzales [6457] Bolivia K002885227 Yes
Cavalcanti, A.C.S.; {de Sa, C.F.C.}; Araújo, D.S.D.; Araújo. Pereira, M.C.A. [253] Brazil K002379874 No
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18403] Brazil K002379867 No
Mendoza, M.; Calzadilla, E. [434] Bolivia K002885229 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 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